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KBGirts
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Hi everyone!!! Copy and paste the questions into your reply.... then change the answers. We can get to know each other!!
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Off and on for a year, but never for more than a month at a time
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Randomly researching diets and found MDA
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? All the tasty foods that I thought were "bad" like bacon
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Having to find special sources for certain things (inconvenience)
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That saturated fat was actually good for you!
7. Favorite meal to cook? Spaghetti squash and grass fed ground beef casserole
8. Favorite coffee brand? I am still looking for one that is free of mycotoxins
9. Do you drink tea? yes.... green or white (prefer white)
10. Favorite meat? Slow cooked pulled pork or anything seafood
11. Favorite Veggie? Sauted mushrooms or roasted broccoli
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? cumin
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? cherries!!! or blueberries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Cashew cookie (ingredients are cashews and dates.... that's it!)
15. Preferred oil for cooking? grass-fed butter
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? a salad with oil and vinegar or some meat and veggies
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Organic Valley
18. What’s your go-to snack? macadamia nuts, hard boiled eggs, bacon
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? sweet potato or (even though it's argueably not paleo) white potatoe or rice
20. How do you like your eggs? fried - over medium
21. What supplements do you take? None at the moment, but wan tmore info
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? None at the moment
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Telling my husband things that make him look at me weird, like that I but butter in my coffee and coconut oil in my tea
24. How supportive are your family/friends? very, even though they don't "get it"
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? Don't eat too much of that meat because it will clog your arteries.... typical
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? local honey or 90% organic dark chocolate
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? Amazon.com or other
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 45 minutes
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? kale chips!!
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Pizza crust made with cauliflower
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? cauliflower pizza crust
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? This is why the diet is perfect for me.... I love it all!
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Organ meats
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? no.... but I will in the futre. I want to complete an Ironman
34. Add your own question here...
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Off and on for a year, but never for more than a month at a time
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Randomly researching diets and found MDA
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? All the tasty foods that I thought were "bad" like bacon
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Having to find special sources for certain things (inconvenience)
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That saturated fat was actually good for you!
7. Favorite meal to cook? Spaghetti squash and grass fed ground beef casserole
8. Favorite coffee brand? I am still looking for one that is free of mycotoxins
9. Do you drink tea? yes.... green or white (prefer white)
10. Favorite meat? Slow cooked pulled pork or anything seafood
11. Favorite Veggie? Sauted mushrooms or roasted broccoli
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? cumin
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? cherries!!! or blueberries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Cashew cookie (ingredients are cashews and dates.... that's it!)
15. Preferred oil for cooking? grass-fed butter
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? a salad with oil and vinegar or some meat and veggies
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Organic Valley
18. What’s your go-to snack? macadamia nuts, hard boiled eggs, bacon
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? sweet potato or (even though it's argueably not paleo) white potatoe or rice
20. How do you like your eggs? fried - over medium
21. What supplements do you take? None at the moment, but wan tmore info
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? None at the moment
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Telling my husband things that make him look at me weird, like that I but butter in my coffee and coconut oil in my tea
24. How supportive are your family/friends? very, even though they don't "get it"
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? Don't eat too much of that meat because it will clog your arteries.... typical
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? local honey or 90% organic dark chocolate
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? Amazon.com or other
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 45 minutes
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? kale chips!!
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Pizza crust made with cauliflower
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? cauliflower pizza crust
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? This is why the diet is perfect for me.... I love it all!
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Organ meats
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? no.... but I will in the futre. I want to complete an Ironman
34. Add your own question here...
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I'll play!
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? I strive to be paleo, but some days I don't succeed at being either.
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? I've been off wheat for a year and transitioned to stricter paleo in July.
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Reading blogs and podcasts about gluten free eating
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? My energy level, better skin, etc.
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? People who think that paleo means I eat only bacon.
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That whole wheat bread isn't really healthy.
7. Favorite meal to cook? Almost any soup.
8. Favorite coffee brand? Camano Island Roasters
9. Do you drink tea? Yes, green and herbal
10. Favorite meat? Bacon
11. Favorite Veggie? Roasted cauliflower
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Cumin
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? All the berries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? I don't like any of them.
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Olive or coconut
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? Seafood and a salad or veggies
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? I'm pretty minimal dairy, but organic if I need to
18. What’s your go-to snack? grass fed beef jerky, hard boiled eggs
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? Sweet potato (I sometimes splurge on gluten free pasta...shhhh)
20. How do you like your eggs? over easy or hard boiled
21. What supplements do you take? Fish oil, vitamin D, zinc, and an adrenal support supplement
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Practical Paleo - I have loved everything I've made from the book
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Not sure
24. How supportive are your family/friends? They don't really know I eat paleo. I just eat the way I eat and they don't seem to pay attention.
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites?
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? Sweet isn't an issue for me, salt is my craving weakness, which is usually resolved with nuts
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? I find everything I need at the grocery store, but I order my jerky online in order to get grass fed.
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 1 mile
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? cauliflower, brussel sprouts, lots of veggies
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? muffins, but even then i consider "sex w/ your pants on" foods a treat
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? cauliflower, kale
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? broccoli, liver
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? marrow bones
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? No.
KBGirts - I'd be interested in your cauliflower pizza crust recipe since you like it so much, and i do love cauliflower!0 -
KBGirts - I'd be interested in your cauliflower pizza crust recipe since you like it so much, and i do love cauliflower!
Me too, me too - it is on my "to try" list but there are a bunch of different ones out there and dont' want to screw it up0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal.
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Almost a year
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Started out clean eating and I had some friends who were Paleo fanaics so i started reading more
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? MEAT
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? People who say 'Oh so you are doing the Atkins Diet"
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? Fat - fat is not bad for you
7. Favorite meal to cook? Spagetti Squash with homemade marina
8. Favorite coffee brand? don't really have one...my favorite coffee of all time is Trader Joe Vanilla Chai Coffee - it's like a slice of heaven
9. Do you drink tea? Yep - I like Roobios the best
10. Favorite meat? Bacon
11. Favorite Veggie? Roasted Broccili
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Trader Joe Everyday Seasonings
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Fresh - Strawberries - Frozen - Blueberries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Key Lime Pie
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Coconut
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? Usually some sort of salad with meat (chicken, steak) with a vinagrette dressing on the side
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? I dont' drink milk - just do cheese and half and half - I try and stick with artisan cheeses i can get at the farmers market
18. What’s your go-to snack? nuts, red pepper strips, venison jerky
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? Sweet potato - thats my treat
20. How do you like your eggs? hard boiled - i really don't like yolk all that much so unless I am making a quiche of some sort I don't usually have it.
21. What supplements do you take? Vit D, calcium, Catalyn (whole food multi vitamin), Fish oil, B complex
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Paleo Comfort Foods
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? hummm...nothing really weird
24. How supportive are your family/friends? My husband is supportive and sort of follows the lifestyle along with me. My mom keeps asking if I can eat this or this...My sister thinks I am awesome (we went wedding dress shopping with her and while she was trying on dresses I was trying on bridesmaid dresses and wound up in the room next to her and overheard her telling the girl how proud she was of me making the lifestyle changes I have made over the past 2 years - that made EVERYTHING I have done these past 2 years so worth it and reenergized me to make sure I stay the course)
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? "so you just eat Bacon all day"
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? Frozen blueberries, a piece of dried mango
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? lucky for me we have a great Farm store - a farmers Co-op that runs Saturday mornings- as well as having a Whole Foods and a Fresh Market fairly close by - I can find everything I need.
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 20 miles
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Bok Choy
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Spagetti = Spagetti Squash
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? Brussel Sprout and Venison Jerky (my husband makes it - oh so yummy and a GREAT snack)
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? Kale
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Humm well I tried Kale for the first time the other day and that did not go over well....
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? I was eating clean and got into Crossfit - which sort of threw me more into the Paleo realm - I had friends who had done it and my box was offering a 30 day challenge so I jumped in ...Since I had already given up things like pasta and most bread it was only a few adjustments I had to make. I had to give up Crossfit because they moved to a different location and the times/location doesn't mesh with my scheduale - I still lift 1-2 days a week, I just can't go for PR's though cause I dont' want to push myself with a coach (and the fact you can't drop th weights at Golds Gym if you need too - well you can you - you get a warning though)0 -
FUn!!
. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Paleo
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? almost 6 weeks
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? from a friend
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? eating fat and not getting fat!
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Looking for hard to find ingredients!!
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That saturated fat was actually good for you!
7. Favorite meal to cook? Cauliflower pizza crust
8. Favorite coffee brand? any kind lol
9. Do you drink tea? herbal peppermint
10. Favorite meat? steak
11. Favorite Veggie? brussel sprouts
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? garlic
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? banana
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? cashew!
15. Preferred oil for cooking? coconut oil
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? havent been to a restaurant since starting!
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? none for me
18. What’s your go-to snack? almonds, celery sticks
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? sweet potato or banana
20. How do you like your eggs? omlettes
21. What supplements do you take? none
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? none
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? I am never hungry lol
24. How supportive are your family/friends? very
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? you don't eat bread or cheese????
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? dates
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? health food store usually
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 5 minutes
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? avocado and coconut water
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Pizza crust made with cauliflower
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? deer
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? coconut flour yuck
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? oysters
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? yes less cardio, more strength training0 -
Here is the recipe I used, except I did not have any fennel seeds. I burned the bottom of the pizzas the first time I made them, so be carful not to place them too low in your oven. I swear I couldn't tell I was eating cauliflower. It's a litttle messier because it's not as stiff as bread crust, but it definitely serves as the best replacement. Even my hubby couldn't tell it was cauliflower.
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Great idea. My turn.
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Since July 3, 2012
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? I was searching for good frozen make-ahead breakfast options, and stumbled on a paleo blog. I was intrigued, and started researching, and the rest is history.
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? All the great new foods I've been eating, my new-found love to cook, and the weight loss!!!
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Having to explain it (or defend it) to other people.
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? Cooking with lard is OK!
7. Favorite meal to cook? Zucchini pasta with Rao's Marinara sauce, mushrooms, and italian sausage.
8. Favorite coffee brand? I have a Keurig, so Paul Newman's Organic Fair Trade Dark k-cup. I used to be a coffee snob, but now the convenience of the k-cup won me over.
9. Do you drink tea? I love Jasmine tea.
10. Favorite meat? Any kind of shell fish.
11. Favorite Veggie? Sauteed mushrooms with a touch of fish sauce. I also love just eating raw cut up veg like crudite.
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Garlic powder. I'm also loving nomnompaleo's Magic Mushroom Powder. I put it on everything.
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Strawberries. Pear, if wrapped in proscuitto. And, I'm addicted to apples and almond butter. I could eat several every day, but I don't.
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? I don't like them.
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Coconut oil.
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? If it's a crappy restaurant, I try to stay Primal with meat, veg, salad. If it's a good restaurant, I decide between Primal (or close) or a "treat" meal. I still try to limit any carbs, but worry less about sauces.
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Morning Fresh Dairy (local cream-top milk and cream from local dairy delivered in glass bottles... so amazing)
18. What’s your go-to snack? Dark Chocolate. Sprouted Mulberry/Almond mix from WF bulk section.
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? I don't really adjust. I figure I don't work out so hard core that I need to do that. If I ever get disciplined to work out hard consistently, it would be a sweet potato or squashes.
20. How do you like your eggs? 2 eggs fried in coconut oil. I heat a slice of ham or canadian bacon in the pan while the eggs cook, put half the ham on each egg, then melt 1/2 slice of cheese on top each egg. Served as is, or over avocado. With duck eggs, I do the same but only 1 egg.
21. What supplements do you take? Fish oil (DHA) when I remember. I mean to start taking a good multi, and maybe some extra D.
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Well Fed, hands down.
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Having the local health food store butcher peer-pressure me into chugging a bottle of cream-top cream while I shopped.
24. How supportive are your family/friends? Mildly supportive. My mom still makes a brunch every other weekend with bagels. She offers to "cook me something special" but I always say no. I either eat before and then eat fruit salad there, or last time I brought shrimp, heirloom tomatoes and avocado, and they were all jealous.
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? Not a strange question, but the most common is "Aren't you worried about your cholesterol?"
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? dark chocolate, grapes, apple
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? I'm surrounded by amazing markets and farm stores. The only thing I ever really order online is Paleo beef jerky.
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? I drive all over looking for pastured eggs that are not $7+/dozen. I finally found a reliable farm!
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Brussel Sprout Chips!
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Julienned zucchini in place of pasta.
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? I can't think of anything.
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? Smelt/Sardines... I want to like them for the calcium and omega-3, but don't.
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? The big-*kitten* cow tongue and heart sitting at the bottom of my freezer.
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? Trying to lift heavy and more compound lifting.0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Sept. 14, 2011
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Facebook buddy
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? Less joint pain
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Not being able to afford grass-fed
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? Beans are bad
7. Favorite meal to cook? Roasted duck with Bacony brussels sprouts
8. Favorite coffee brand? yuck!
9. Do you drink tea? nope
10. Favorite meat? Anything that isn't chicken or goose.
11. Favorite Veggie? I like everything I've tried except okra and turnips. I like all of them best in rotation.
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Garlic, cumin or cinnamon
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Whatever is in season
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? They are all disgusting
15. Preferred oil for cooking? butter
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? meat and vegetables. Hard to screw that up too much.
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Whatever I like best for each product I want.
18. What’s your go-to snack? fruit or cheese sticks
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? I don't eat more carbs when I exercise.
20. How do you like your eggs? over med, or boiled
21. What supplements do you take? Fish or flax seed oil, vit D, kiddie chewable vitamin daily , sometimes a vit C or zinc, but not regularly.
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Don't have any. I find stuff on websites sometimes, though. Love Nomnompaleo and cavemaneats.
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? I guess I haven't had any.
24. How supportive are your family/friends? They stopped giving me crap about not eating bread, but they sure don't take my eating habits into consideration for family gatherings.
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? Belligerence about avoiding the whole grains
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? dark chocolate, or fuit
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? I do without if it's hard to find them.
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 1.3 miles to my grocery store
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Brussel Sprouts with bacon and balsamic vinegar
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? I don't try to replace things
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? I can't think of anything.
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? cooking with coconut oil, but I do it anyway.
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Bone broth. I feel guilty over using them myself instead of giving them to the dogs. And I think it might be gross.
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? no. I do crossfit, but not because of my diet.0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Not sure yet
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? started to change 2 weeks ago.
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? In a support group for Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a rare skin condition
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? Eggs, yum!
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? People telling me I am depriving myself by not eating grains.
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? Haven't found one yet.
7. Favorite meal to cook? Steamed veggies, I try different blends YUM!
8. Favorite coffee brand? I don't drink coffee, it puts me to sleep.
9. Do you drink tea? I am allergic to black, white and green teas, but I do occassionally have herbals.
10. Favorite meat? Steam Tilapia
11. Favorite Veggie? Pickles! Does that count? If not cukes lol
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? garlic
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? strawberries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? never heard of them
15. Preferred oil for cooking? extravirgin olive oil
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? Usually a salad with ranch
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Silk
18. What’s your go-to snack? dry roasted edame
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? white rice
20. How do you like your eggs? scrambled or overeasy
21. What supplements do you take? avo yeast, a&d combo, b complex, c, iron, fish oil, zinc
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? None at the moment
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? haven't had one
24. How supportive are your family/friends? very, because this diet is supposed to help my skin condition
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? You need carbs you are depriving your body if you don't eat pasta or bread.
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? dried fruit leathers
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? Trader Joes when I can get to it.
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? 1 hr 40 minutes
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? kale
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? nothing yet
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? Kale
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? yellow squash but I eat it anyway.
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? not sure yet
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? no, I don't know of anything like this that is paleo/primal specific.0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Mostly Paleo (Primal when I cant resist greek yogurt)
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Just over a year
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Podcast by Robb Wolf
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? How GREAT I feel and good skin!!
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Not being able to get specific things in my area (local health food store didnt know what coconut aminos were...)
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? that Grains were bad
7. Favorite meal to cook? Anything from Well Fed...esp Scotch eggs, Pad Thia
8. Favorite coffee brand? still looking....
9. Do you drink tea? yes Black tea...I know shame...
10. Favorite meat? Moose Steak...Rare
11. Favorite Veggie? lately zucchini
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? sunshine sauce
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? cherries!!!
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? have never bought one...dont need it
15. Preferred oil for cooking? coconut
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? wild salmon extra veggies NO potato
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? impulse dairy
18. What’s your go-to snack? raw almonds, boiled egg, homemade pepperoni
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? sweet potato or apples
20. How do you like your eggs? fried - over easy...as long as the yolk is runny!
21. What supplements do you take? iodine, Vit D and Thyroid
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? the great interest I've developed in the quality of my stools.....YOU ASKED!!
24. How supportive are your family/friends? moderately...family thinks I'm starving husband calls it my freaky food thing...
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? All that MEAT is going to KILL YOU!!!! Watch ouot!! Your setting ypourself up for a heart attack.....sigh
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet?honey or raw agave nectar
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? I dont...meat I kill myself anything else I will make or go without
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? I'd like to say 6 hours but it was purly coincidental I could get the item I was after while on holiday
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love?spaghetti squash
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? banana bread and brownies with coconut flour
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? zuchinni noodles
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? WOD....really struggle with exercise
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Organ meats
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? trying really hard...started a new running program and keep threatening to join a XFit gym...0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal - I love dairy.
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Since August.
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Through my CrossFit affiliate, then read The Primal BluePrint by Mark Sisson. Now I'm reading It Starts With Food.
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? No longer feel like I'm tied to eating 3 meals plus snacks. I eat when I'm hungry.
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Other people. :-)
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That fats are healthy & whole grains aren't.
7. Favorite meal to cook? Meat-crust pizza or any type of good meat on our big green egg.
8. Favorite coffee brand? I have a Keurig - I usually use Green Mountain Hazelnut.
9. Do you drink tea? Yes
10. Favorite meat? Bacon!!
11. Favorite Veggie? Baby spinach
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Crushed red pepper
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Blackberries, bananas
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Coconut Cream Pie
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Olive
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? Usually a salad, but sometimes a good steak and veggies.
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Fage, Chobani, Organic Valley
18. What’s your go-to snack? Macadamia nuts or paleo packs
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? Banana
20. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled with ham & cheese, omelettes, crustless quiche
21. What supplements do you take? Fish oil, vitamin D, multi (all when I remember, which isn't every day)
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? I've only tried NomNomPaleo on the iPad so far; I want to check out Well Fed based on the recommendations I've seen on here.
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Butter in my coffee (which I now love)
24. How supportive are your family/friends? My husband is very supportive; he generally eats what I eat. Others try to be supportive but don't understand how I can live without bread.
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? How can you go without bread?
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? Dark chocolate covered macadamia nuts or banana "soft serve" - yumm!
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? Online
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? Not very far - if it's not at my local grocery store, I order.
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Brussel sprouts, spaghetti squash
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Pasta, using either spaghetti squash or my latest kitchen gadget that spiralizes a zucchini into faux pasta.
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? Brussel sprouts, bulletproof coffee
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? Salmon. I really wish I liked it...I keep trying.
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Not sure I want to try some of the things I've heard of people eating........
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? Not really; I've been doing CrossFit since March - I'm still doing that and I've also signed up for a half marathon, so I'll be training for that soon.0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal.
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? Since January, beginning of this year. Haven't looked back since.
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? I hated eating gluten-free sore products (taste like *kitten*), so I was searching for recipes I could make on my own. Stumbled across the word "Paleo" every now and then and decided to look into it. Sure enough, I found The Primal Blueprint and MDA, and here I am.
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? The creativity - having variety and challenge in recipes; taking something sad, grain-infested and part of typical SAD and making it awesome. Also, interacting with all the (mostly) level-headed and awesome Paleo/Primal people.
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Being asked if I'm on a "low carb diet". Paleo/Primal is not low carb - can't stress that enough; carbs are awesome, so is protein and fat. It's the source of the macro that governs whether it's "bad" or not.
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? Hm. Can't say the "fat is good" thing was a surprise, since this time last year I couldn't identify a carb from a protein (had no nutritional knowledge whatsoever - didn't even know what a calorie was), so I guess the biggest shock to me was that: holy crap, salad can taste good. As long as it's big, vibrant and covered with dead animal pieces.
7. Favorite meal to cook? That's a tough one. Very tough. From a (very) wide variety of things I love to cook, I guess I'm gonna have to go with one of my specialties: meat (usually salmon crusted in almond, goat steaks or chicken) and sweet potato fries.
8. Favorite coffee brand? Black coffee, hands down. No cream, butter, sugar, oil, etc - just pure, bitter deliciousness.
9. Do you drink tea? Yep. From time to time. Coffee's better, though.
10. Favorite meat? Red meat - goat. Fish - salmon. Fowl - chicken (or duck, if I can get my hands on it). To be honest, I don't really consider bacon a meat, more of a condiment; wrap it around another meat or crush it over a salad.
11. Favorite Veggie? Sweet potato. If that doesn't count as a veggie, then asparagus.
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? Paprika! Cinnamon for sweeter dishes (sweet potato + butter + cinnamon = nomgasm)
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Bananas are great and go well with pretty much everything. Apples make me feel bloated. Berry-wise... I'd go with strawberries and blueberries as a tie.
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Never tried a Larabar, and I'm not a fan of pre-made bars. Prefer to make my own.
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Grass-fed butter, or animal fat if I have any.
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? Meat and vegetables. Safest thing I can order. Maybe bacon and eggs, but never an omelette; most places seem to love putting cream in their omelettes, and I hate cream in my omelette.
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Whey protein, cheese, Greek yoghurt, cottage cheese and butter. Oh, and dark chocolate.
18. What’s your go-to snack? I eat three big meals a day and feel fine, but if I feel especially hungry (usually on workout days) my go-to is boiled eggs, tuna cans, bananas or some dark chocolate.
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? Don't usually "time" carbs pre workout, but post workout I'll have a sweet potato or oats - the latter is not Primal nor Paleo, but I like them from time to time (rarely, to be honest) and they're the only real gluten-free "grain" I can stand. Gonna try quinoa soon, though.
20.How do you like your eggs? Fried in butter or animal fat. However, if served with salmon, I prefer them poached.
21. What supplements do you take? Whey protein.
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Haven't had the fortune to come across Well Fed or any other Paleo books, but I do own a coy of The Primal Blueprint Cookbook.
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Bacon. Wrapped. Lamb hearts.
24. How supportive are your family/friends? Family doesn't really care. Friends find it weird the way I eat - even when I explain I'm coeliac - and wonder why I don't eat GF foods. Clearly, they've never tried GF foods. It's like eating a brick made of *kitten*-cement.
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites?
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet?
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market?
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? I don't drive. But I once walked about five miles to find a place that sold some decent non-gluteny, non-processed food. I swear, city is hell for a Primal-Coeliac.
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Salmon. Yep. Believe it or not, I never used to be that big a fan of fish. Now... wow. Salmon is one of my favourite things to eat.
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Um, how about everything? Fish and chips - done. Burger and chips - done. Nachos - done. Nachos - *****, please. I do this stuff for fun.
You name it, I'll Primalise it.
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? Almond butter. Used to be a big PB fan, but now I prefer other nut butters over it.
32.What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? The low-carb obsession. I like my carbs. Carbs are good.
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Want to try - but haven't yet got my hands on - sweet bread, oxtail, and all game meats.
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? He'll yeah. Heavy lifting, FTW - since I haven't (yet) got a gym membership I have a "home gym" consisting of rocks and bags of firewood that I lift. I walk a lot, too... But that's my means of getting around, not an exercise.0 -
1. Are you paleo/primal or primal? Primal
2. How long have you been paleo/primal? About a year with a few slip ups along the way
3. How did you first hear about paleo/primal? Heard about it a few years ago but can't recall where
4. What’s your favorite thing about being paleo/primal? Meat and not feeling like I'm constantly hungry or counting calories
5. What annoys you most about being paleo/primal? Attitudes of those who have not tried it for themselves
6. What was the biggest SAD/conventional wisdom “shock” to you when converting to paleo/primal? That all that fat was vital for my body to actually run properly and feel great - increasing fat intake has done wonders for my moods, appetite control etc
7. Favorite meal to cook? Steak on the bbq with a mushroom/butter/cream sauce
8. Favorite coffee brand? Toxic or Cafe L'Affare (New Zealand)
9. Do you drink tea? Red Bush Spice tea in the winter
10. Favorite meat? Beef
11. Favorite Veggie? Big fresh green salad out of my garden
12. Favorite spice or other condiment? ginger, loads of fresh herbs in everything
13. Favorite Fruit/Berry? Strawberries
14. Favorite Larabar flavor (or other bar)? Errr...can't get them here and wouldn't eat that rubbish anyway
15. Preferred oil for cooking? Butter
16. What do you order when you have to go to a restaurant? At my fave Thai restaurant I order chicken Larb Gai otherwise a steak or fish
17. What brands of dairy do you buy (if primal)? Mainland (New Zealand)
18. What’s your go-to snack? Olives
19. What do you eat when you need extra carbs for a big workout? Nothing extra
20. How do you like your eggs? Omelette covered in tomato etc so I can't taste them
21. What supplements do you take? None - not convinced we need them
22. Favorite paleo/primal cookbook? Don't own any - adapt from my own recipes and re-reading my old French cookbooks I realise there are heaps of primal recipes in them dripping with buttery bacony goodness
23. Weirdest paleo/primal experience so far? Nothing out there so far
24. How supportive are your family/friends? Not at all - Primal/paleo community is pretty much my only support
25. Strangest question or reaction you’ve gotten from non-paleo/primal-ites? How can you eat that for breakfast (while eating a spicy thai curry)?
26. What do you eat when you feel like you need/want something sweet? Coconut chips or fruit
27. Where do you buy paleo/primal items that you can’t find in your local grocery store or farmer’s market? Can find everything I need in my garden, grow our own beef, eggs from the neighbour, rest at local grocery store - all red meat in our supermarkets here is grass fed as is the butter etc
28. What’s the furthest you have driven to buy something paleo/primal specific? Never gone out of my way
29. What’s something that you never ate before paleo/primal, but now love? Last nights dinner leftovers for breakfast
30. What’s something that is SAD that you have found a paleo/primal replacement for? Try not to imitate SAD eating by subbing
31. What’s something that you thought you wouldn’t like, but decided to try it anyway and found to like? Nothing I hadn't already tried
32. What’s something that is paleo/primal, but you just can’t stand? Lamb, offal, marrow, meat still with the bones in it etc
33. What's something paleo/primal that you haven't tried yet, think you want to, but are unsure off? Nothing
34. Have you modified your exercise to be more paleo/primal specific? Not really but about to start with lifting heavy stuff etc0
