NUTS!!
Yes, very delicious. Important thing to remember though, peanuts are legumes, which means they contain phytic acid. So try other nuts that might contain less. Walnuts? Pistachios? I actually don't know the level of phytic acid that these nuts contain. But perhaps it is worth looking into.
I came across this blog that debates the nut thing for paleo dieters. Read the comments. Mostly what I get from it is that one should not binge on nuts. As with most foods, binging is bad. But otherwise, nuts are great especially when you are first starting the paleo lifestyle.
I welcome people to look into this if they like and provide more insight or perpectives. I certainly would like to learn more.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Recipes for Day 1
Here are some recipes from the day:
MOCK TENDERLOIN CHUCK STEAKS (pieces of chuck cut into medallions that we got at Whole Foods for cheap)
Ingredients:
Mock tenderloin steak
minced garlic
wheat-free tamari
lime juice
black pepper
light olive oil, ghee, or bacon fat
Instructions:
Marinate the meat in the other ingredients for at least an hour. Heat oil in a medium high pan. Sear meat for about 5 minutes on each side (it should be a rusty brown color). Yummers!
GERRY & JAKE'S JERK CHICKEN FOR JERKS
Ingredients:
For the rub:
cumin
coriander
small onion
knob of ginger
green chilies
cinnamon
nutmeg
tumeric
black pepper
cardamom
lime juice
chunks of mango
salt
a couple cloves
enough olive oil to make everything into a paste when you blend it
Other ingredients:
One whole muthafuckin chicken
Sweet potatoes cut into slightly-bigger-than-bite-sized chunks
Onion cut up into chunks
Instructions:
Blend all the rub ingredients together in a food processor or blender. Rub that love all over that naked, vulnerable chicken and put it in a roasting pan. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Scatter onions and sweet potatoes around yon chicken and dizzle some olive oil on them. Stick her into the oven for 50 minutes or so or until the legs wanna come off pretty easily and the juices run clear. Shake the pan and give the veggies a turn halfway through so they don't scorch. Aight, yous gots chicken.
MOCK TENDERLOIN CHUCK STEAKS (pieces of chuck cut into medallions that we got at Whole Foods for cheap)
Ingredients:
Mock tenderloin steak
minced garlic
wheat-free tamari
lime juice
black pepper
light olive oil, ghee, or bacon fat
Instructions:
Marinate the meat in the other ingredients for at least an hour. Heat oil in a medium high pan. Sear meat for about 5 minutes on each side (it should be a rusty brown color). Yummers!
GERRY & JAKE'S JERK CHICKEN FOR JERKS
Ingredients:
For the rub:
cumin
coriander
small onion
knob of ginger
green chilies
cinnamon
nutmeg
tumeric
black pepper
cardamom
lime juice
chunks of mango
salt
a couple cloves
enough olive oil to make everything into a paste when you blend it
Other ingredients:
One whole muthafuckin chicken
Sweet potatoes cut into slightly-bigger-than-bite-sized chunks
Onion cut up into chunks
Instructions:
Blend all the rub ingredients together in a food processor or blender. Rub that love all over that naked, vulnerable chicken and put it in a roasting pan. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Scatter onions and sweet potatoes around yon chicken and dizzle some olive oil on them. Stick her into the oven for 50 minutes or so or until the legs wanna come off pretty easily and the juices run clear. Shake the pan and give the veggies a turn halfway through so they don't scorch. Aight, yous gots chicken.
Travel-food for the working / wandering paleo
I confess, I'm still in researching-the-logistics mode. Most of the food options offered near my workplace are based on grains and sugar (or both). And for the near-mid future, I have virtually no time to cook during the week-- before this experiment, I have been cooking my foods in bulk, once a week.
My challenge, in addition to assessing the workplace options more thoroughly, is to find paleo / low-glycemic foods that I can take with me, from school and then to work, that will provide me with 2 meals and a snack or 2 for my day. These foods need to be stable for at least 4-6 hours at room temperature, easy to transport in a backpack/messenger bag, and provide enough nutrition that I can successfully resist the siren calls of the cafeteria/vending machine/large platter of cookies that somebody left in the conference room.
So far, I've found unsweetened applesauce single-paks, raw fruit, and treenuts (which my teeth are not happy about, but that's another story).
Longer term, I'm seriously considering undertaking a beef-jerky-making project--recipes welcome!
My challenge, in addition to assessing the workplace options more thoroughly, is to find paleo / low-glycemic foods that I can take with me, from school and then to work, that will provide me with 2 meals and a snack or 2 for my day. These foods need to be stable for at least 4-6 hours at room temperature, easy to transport in a backpack/messenger bag, and provide enough nutrition that I can successfully resist the siren calls of the cafeteria/vending machine/large platter of cookies that somebody left in the conference room.
So far, I've found unsweetened applesauce single-paks, raw fruit, and treenuts (which my teeth are not happy about, but that's another story).
Longer term, I'm seriously considering undertaking a beef-jerky-making project--recipes welcome!
Snacking Tips
SNACK IDEAS!! WHEEE!!!
Instead of crackers or bread, try slices of apple or pear with goat cheese. A drop of honey will also help beat back that sugar beast.
Carrots and celery are not very bioavailable raw, but they can be great mouth occupiers. Dip them in almond or cashew butter. If you can't eat nuts, goat cheese or mustard maybe? You can also eat them straight, but again, nutrition wise not so effective, just great for keeping your pie-hole busy.
Nuts, if you can eat them, are a great freaking snack. The protein and the fat content make them really satiating.
Berries are a good substitute for candy, particularly when they are in season.
Roast a chicken, or get one of those rotisserie chickens from the store (make sure no weird ingredients), shred it up, mix it with some tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and diced onion, salt and pepper. Maybe add diced up apple or chopped walnuts and celery. You got yourself a pretty satisfying chicken salad.
Instead of crackers or bread, try slices of apple or pear with goat cheese. A drop of honey will also help beat back that sugar beast.
Carrots and celery are not very bioavailable raw, but they can be great mouth occupiers. Dip them in almond or cashew butter. If you can't eat nuts, goat cheese or mustard maybe? You can also eat them straight, but again, nutrition wise not so effective, just great for keeping your pie-hole busy.
Nuts, if you can eat them, are a great freaking snack. The protein and the fat content make them really satiating.
Berries are a good substitute for candy, particularly when they are in season.
Roast a chicken, or get one of those rotisserie chickens from the store (make sure no weird ingredients), shred it up, mix it with some tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and diced onion, salt and pepper. Maybe add diced up apple or chopped walnuts and celery. You got yourself a pretty satisfying chicken salad.
Day 1
Some of us crazy Baltimore losers are trying out the Paleo Diet - you know, no grains, no legumes, no refined sugar, eating like cavemen, wearing loincloths... we're also drawing a bit from Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions and the research of Dr. Weston Price. Oh, and also Gary Taubes' book, Good Calories, Bad Calories.
Why are we doing this? Well, we all have our own individual reasons, but mainly, we're just trying to see what happens. I have heard arguments about grain being tolerable for a lot of people, but I haven't heard from anyone why they are necessary or why they should take up space on a plate where good meat or vegetables could go, so I figure we can get rid of them and see if we feel different. I'm hoping a lot of us feel better. I'm hoping we all develop a broader understanding and appreciation for food. I hope we bond and figure out better ways to navigate a really confusing and increasingly bleak food environment. I'm hoping to convince my friends to eat raw liver. That's pretty much it.
Last night, to kick things off, we had loads of collards, sweet potatoes, two different kinds of fish, and mussels in a coconut curry. We talked about food. It was nice. I'm one of those people who loves it when people post what they had for lunch of Facebook. Today, during the day, some people had difficulty, others did not. Seems like work and school make it difficult for people to abide by the diet. We'll try to figure out ways to make it work as the month goes on.
Here are the Paleo Basics
- No grains or legumes because they contain phytic acid and other anti-nutrients and they spike the blood sugar. Spiking blood sugar bad.
- Especially no wheat or other gluten-containing items because gluten is the devil
- Vegetable sources for carbohydrates that don't spike the blood sugar. Spiking blood sugar bad.
- No sugar (spiking blood sugar bad) or processed foods.
- Basically meat, vegetables, eggs, fruits, nuts, and some dairy
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