The paleo diet is the modern man’s healthy way of eating borrowed from an era long forgotten. The diet is based on the diet that man in the Paleolithic era ate; a diet low in sodium, gluten-free, and high in protein. The diet was a rich source of energy.
Today’s Paleolithic diet consists of meats, fruit, nuts, and vegetables. The fruit and vegetables add a good supply of vitamins, fiber, and minerals. Meat is usually lean cuts include seafood option. The key theme in the diet is avoiding all processed foods and sticking to all natural foods. Also, the preparation process is slight cooking or serving the foods raw, at best. The reason is foods often lose most their nutritional count when cooked.
Most people are afraid of making a change in their diet, often finding it hard to exclude certain meals or preparation processes. However, the right way is to start simple with foods you know and list, but do not stick there. Push your palate further by slowly introducing new foods into your paleo diet. The secret to enjoying a paleo meal is the variety. The Paleolithic man did not have the joys of shopping at the grocery store. Hence, his option were a bit limited. However, he still eat a variety of foods.
What to Take and Avoid:
As mentioned, the paleo diet is relative high in protein and include other necessary nutrients and minerals to ensure it remains a nutritionally rich and balanced meal. Therefore, your meal plan will include meats (lean meats and seafood), eggs, nuts, healthy fats and oils, tubers (yams, potatoes, turnips etc.), fruits, vegetables, and bit of salt and spices.
You may also indulge in a bit of wine and chocolate but avoid taking wine with high alcohol content. Quality red wine is a good choice. If you are to take something for your thirst, then plain water will be the way to go. Nevertheless, occasionally, tea and coffee can still be a good choice.
Here is a simple paleo meal plan that you can use if you are new to this form of dieting.
Day 1
Breakfast – Make some fried eggs and some vegetable salad. Top it up with some fruit juice or fruit.
Lunch – Chick salad, whole bread, and some nuts
Dinner – Vegetable salad with some salsa and some milk
Day 2
Breakfast – Eggs or Bacon with some fruit
Lunch – Burgers with no bun and milk
Dinner – Fried fish with vegetable salad
Day 3
Breakfast – Boiled eggs, bacon, and a fruit
Lunch – A sandwich made of meat and fresh lettuce leaf with other optional vegetables
Dinner – Stir-fried ground beef with vegetables, and some berries.
Here are some other nice meal plans you might find interest and tasty for your paleo meal plan:
Breakfast
Lean sausage, spinach, eggs, and a fruit
Fresh mint with grilled peach, milk
Scrambled or boiled eggs, and some berries
Lunch
Fresh salsa dressed with lemon, and grilled fish
Ground lean turkey or chicken burgers with salad
Guacamole with whole bread and papaya juice
Dinner
Meatballs fried in coconut oil, and a mushroom crockpot with some vegetable salad
Grilled steak with a nice lettuce onion, tomatoes, green pepper salad
Rotisserie chicken mashed cauliflower and a side of mixed berries
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