30 Day Paleo Challenge
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<p>Roasting is another easy way to cook lots of vegetables.</p>
<p>Kumara or Sweet Potato</p>
<p>Capsicum</p>
<p>Onion</p>
<p>Garlic Bulbs</p>
<p>Fennel</p>
<p>add - Beetroot and Courgette when there is about 15 minutes left to cook</p>
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<p>Throw them into a roasting pan (heavier the better), good splash of Olive Oil, season to taste, set at 180-200C, check after 15 minutes and give them a stir (add Beetroot & Courgette), then cook for another 15-20 or until ready.</p>
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<p>This opens up a couple of options, make some couscous or quinoa and mix the roasted veg in, add some feta if you like and that is a healthy dinner and great leftovers for next days lunch</p> -
<p>Similar to dK's salad above with a bit longer prep time (though once you get used to it you can have each ingredient going simultaneously). This one is good for BBQs and whatnot - use whatever green leaves (spinach mix or something) for your base:</p>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Eggplant and Capsicum</strong> - roast them in the oven (with a little bit of oil over them and Masterfoods lemon pepper seasoning). Once cooked remove from oven and then chop into small pieces on top of the salad</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Sundried tomatoes</strong> - cut up over salad, maybe letting some of the oil on it too.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Sausages</strong> - chicken snags from the butcher or if you can't find decent "clean" ones, then go with chicken breast. Cook about 4 snags and then cut up into bite size pieces and again place on top of the salad and other ingredients.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Pine Nuts</strong> - finally cook some pine nuts in a fry pan. You need to watch them as they cook really quickly (use low heat).. Then sprinkle over the salad</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Dressing</strong> - mix up some lemon juice and seeded mustard - just to give it a little flavour.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">There is another ingredient that makes this simply fucking awesome, and though it doesn't fit the Paleo thing as its dairy, but give it a try some time.</div>
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<div><strong>Haloumi Cheese</strong> - Cooked Haloumi cheese (cut up into long strips) and just before they are ready, squeeze a little lemon juice over them. Again cut into a smaller strip and put over the other ingredients</div>
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<p><strong>Healthy Hedgehog Slice</strong></p>
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<p>200g coconut butter<br>
200g pitted dried dates<br>
100g pitted prunes<br>
70g cacao powder<br>
60g dried cranberries<br><br>- Blitz speed 5 for 30 seconds or until finely mixed<br>
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60g honey<br>
50g coconut oil<br>
1 tsp vanilla bean paste<br><br> - Blitz again speed 5 for 20 seconds or until you're happy with it<br>
- Scrape into container, squash firmly down, refrigerate for a few hours<br>
- Carve it into slices</p>
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<p>Did something similar last year. check out my 6 week experiemnt thread! </p>
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<p>Eggs, eggs and more eggs. Hope you like them. I have actually gone back to eating some carbs now but its a lot lower then what it was.</p>
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<p>Will check out your thread, we have some chickens at home and have more eggs than we can get through, so finding more things to make with them be good :)</p> -
<p>Could I elbow my way into this thread for some advice (hopefully you don't mind Kirwan).</p>
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<p>I'm pretty good with meals (I can eat just veges and meat stir fry every day) but can you blokes recommend 'snacks' that will fight off my craving for sugar? I'm a sugar junkie, as long as it's processed (for example chocolate and lollies rather than fruits), and every time I try to eat better I always wind up back on the sugars (obviously I have very little will power ;)) so really need something to eat as a replacement snack. I have nuts and cold meats quite often but find they don't always work.</p>
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<p>Moosh - I eat eggs quite often but find they make me feel hungry full - I'm not sure how I explain that, I feel full in the gut but it doesn't stop hunger cravings I guess.</p> -
<p>nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??</p>
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<p>They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.</p>
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<p>These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a></p>
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<p>My favourite paleo dish is Paleo Cottage Pie (with mashed cauliflower)</p>
<p>eg <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/'>http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/</a></p>
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<p>I usually freeze some servings for easy meals later.</p>
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<p>Also, Buffalo wings were my dish to try and achieve sense of normalcy when needing something to look forward to for the weekend, ie eat during the rugby game, etc.</p> -
<p>I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.</p> -
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<p>My favourite paleo dish is Paleo Cottage Pie (with mashed cauliflower)</p>
<p>eg <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/'>http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/</a></p>
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<p>I usually freeze some servings for easy meals later.</p>
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<p>Also, Buffalo wings were my dish to try and achieve sense of normalcy when needing something to look forward to for the weekend, ie eat during the rugby game, etc.</p>
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<p>Hee hee I laughed when I opened that age and saw the title. Then I despaired as she removed all the good stuff from the pie. :(</p>
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<p>nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??</p>
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<p>They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.</p>
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<p>These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a></p>
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<p>WARNING; These packs may contain nuts</p>
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<p>I usually buy the raw ones of those, just the nuts none of the fancy raisin or berries or chocolate pieces ones.</p>
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<p>I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.</p>
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<p>Cheers. What is it with all these cauliflower recipes - does it actually work as a rice replacement, popcorn replacement, potato replacement etc?</p> -
<p>yeah the chocolate pieces and choc raisins are usually first to go from my 'snacks' so I just as well not have them to fight off the sugar cravings :)</p>
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<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Nepia" data-cid="412464" data-time="1391052820"><p>Hee hee I laughed when I opened that age and saw the title. Then I despaired as she removed all the good stuff from the pie. :(<br />
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I usually buy the raw ones of those, just the nuts none of the fancy raisin or berries or chocolate pieces ones.<br />
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Cheers. What is it with all these cauliflower recipes - does it actually work as a rice replacement, popcorn replacement, potato replacement etc?</p></blockquote>
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Replacement for potato, yeah. I've also used it to replace the rice in fried rice.<br />
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<p>Replacement for potato, yeah. I've also used it to replace the rice in fried rice.<br><br>
Naturally, it's not as good as the real thing. That being said, that cottage pie is genuinely delicious.</p>
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<p>There is way too much effort and ingredients going into that cottage pie! I should also have mentioned I hating cooking as well. :)</p>
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<p>I like cauliflower on it's own and don't really need a rice or potato replacement TBH. If there's a cauliflower chocolate replacement I'll be all over it like white on cauliflower.</p> -
<p>cut cauliflower into smaller florets, drizzle with some olive oil, a bit of salt and pepper and a decent covering of smoked paprika. Bake at 160-170 till it starts to caramelise then finish with a squeeze of lemon juice. It's the business!</p>
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<p>Aren't we all a bunch of new age men-folk!! I love cooking and there are obviously some talented and created cooks on the fern. Good stuff.</p> -
<p>Stuffed capsicums could be a goer, especially if stuffed taters are off the menu. Nice and easy to make too.</p>
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<p>Stuffed capsicums could be a goer, especially if stuffed taters are off the menu. Nice and easy to make too.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I love me some capsicum ... they're quite pricey at the moment though. </p>
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Sugar snacking is a bastard for me. the only thing that works 100% is my motto of "Stop At Zero".<br /><br />Having even one sugary thing seems to erode my willpower like a dam bursting.<br /><br />And it starts at breakfast - while I'm on the oats at the moment, I find I was much less susceptible to cravings when I have no carbs or sugars at all e.g. bacon, eggs, bit of hard cheese.
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<p>Sugar snacking is a bastard for me. the only thing that works 100% is my motto of "Stop At Zero".<br><br>
Having even one sugary thing seems to erode my willpower like a dam bursting.<br><br>
And it starts at breakfast - while I'm on the oats at the moment, I find I was much less susceptible to cravings when I have no carbs or sugars at all e.g. bacon, eggs, bit of hard cheese.</p>
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<p>Oats? Oats will spike your blood sugar faster than table sugar. Very high glycaemic index food are oats, eat a big bowl of oats for breakfast and watch your blood glucose go sky high, then crash as your insulin kicks in and then at 10 am you are crashing and getting a serious case of the munchies and craving sugar. Oats also contains prolamines (another plant protein - which too are hard digest and can irritate your gut.)</p>
<p>Cheap and easy breakfast I know, but not without a risk.</p>
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<p>I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.</p>
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<p>indeed, Raisins are little sugar bombs and huge fructose load. Fructose being the hardest saccharide for the human body to digest - has to go the liver first then get converted to glucose.</p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/21/fructose-poison-sugar-industry-pseudoscience'>http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/21/fructose-poison-sugar-industry-pseudoscience</a> One "sugar is evil campaigner" is Dr Robert Lustig, he's a strong voice against fructose.</p>
<p>High Fructose Corn syrup HFCS , being a hot topic.</p>
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<p>nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??</p>
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<p>They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.</p>
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<p>These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a></p>
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<p>WARNING; These packs may contain nuts!</p>
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<p>You really have to watch nut consumption. Its an easy way to fall into a trap and overeat and take in a lot of calories. </p>
<p>Almonds - eat raw unroasted -its very hard to eat a lot this way, but with Salted and roasted are far too easy to eat, food palpability is huge aspect to why the Western World is getting fat. </p>
<p>"The Food reward Hypothesis" <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.jp/2011/10/case-for-food-reward-hypothesis-of.html'>http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.jp/2011/10/case-for-food-reward-hypothesis-of.html</a></p>
<p>It's very interesting stuff<em> </em><em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The food reward hypothesis of obesity states that the reward (reinforcing, motivational) and hedonic (pleasure, palatability) value of food influence food intake and body fatness, contributing to the development of obesity.</span></em></p>
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<p>Peanuts, aren't technically nuts and are the worst of the "nuts" - they have a high lectin load (lectin being a carbohydrate binding protein found in plants and are difficult for the human digestion to process, and over time it can weaken the digestive system and lead down a slippery slope. Interestingly one of the worst lectins in nature? Ricin!) and peanuts are susceptible to mycotoxins - which are bad news.</p>
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<p>Macadamias are good.</p>
<p>I sprinkle some walnuts on my salads, meals like a crouton substitute.</p>
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<p>One issue with nuts is the high ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fats. You ideally want less omega 6 and more omega 3 fats in your life.</p>
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<p>4 years ago I was Alice in Wonderland and followed the food rabbit down the hole and it's a very deep and neverending hole!</p>