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It would probably be easier for one of the forum mods to pin the recipe thread at the top so it doesn't need to be bumped. ;)

As others have mentioned, the problem with potatoes are that they provide starch (carbs) and not much else, and eating primal/paleo is all about the insulin. While other roots like sweet potatoes get a more favored response, it's because they provide a good nutritional input despite the carbs. Personally, I avoid sweet…

'Pizzabellas' (I made pizzas using portabella caps as the crust), a garden salad with some leftover chicken breast thrown in, and some berries for dessert. Scrape the gills out of the portabella, then fill with your favorite pizza toppings (in this case tomato sauce, fresh mozz, pepperoni and some fresh basil). Put on a…

Basic reduction sauce or pan gravy recipe: http://homecooking.about.com/od/saucesandgravies/r/blmisc50.htm

Ditto on the fridge. While Mom might have gotten away with it 40 years ago, our overuse of disinfectants and antibiotics have killed off the weaker molds and bacteria, leaving stronger strains around for us. It's better not to tempt fate. If you are saving actual bacon fat, then it has a lot of nitrates/nitrites in it,…

One of the main exhortations we always hear from the gurus of the primal/paleo lifestyle is: Listen To Your Body. Basically - eat when you are hungry, stop when you aren't. People trying to lose weight should maintain a calorie deficit, otherwise....listen to your body.

While quinoa is not a grain (it's actually a seed), the nutritional profile is not a whole lot different than the nutritional profile of rice. If you're not doing rice - you shouldn't do quinoa.

If I'm buying grassfed beef, then: any and all cuts. If I'm buying grain-fed beef, then: the leanest cuts I can find, then cook them in a high-omega3 oil. The value of grassfed (and problem with grain-fed) is in the amounts of omega3:omega6 in the fat.

Basically, just like cows milk. Oh, and I also use a soap made from goats milk. :) Here's a good article about goat dairy.... http://www.dairygoatjournal.com/issues/83/83-4/Daniel_Peterson.html

Since 'dairy' is products made from animal milk (cow, goat, sheep), using a vegetarian product like almond milk has nothing to do with dairy. The best brand I've found is Trader Joes - it is creamier and has more vanilla than Almond Breeze. That being said, I've recently stopped using it. Why? Because I am not only…

Bok Choy is nothing like onions, so don't worry. The leaves are like a mild form of spinach, and the stalks have a light watery crunchiness that goes well with whatever flavors you are developing in your dish. Just chop it up and saute it in your favorite oil, or add it into any soup you're making.

Since everyone else is given you good money-saving ideas, I will just focus on this statement. Trash costs less than treasures. You are looking at it backwards. Garbage foods are cheaper because they are garbage. Like in any other manufacturing industry, one lowers the price but using inferior components, shoddier…

30g/day carbs is extremely low unless you are trying to be ketogenic (which personally, I'm suspicious of). According to Mark Sisson, a dieting person should be between 50-100g carbs per day, and people maintaining their weight should be between 100-150g carbs per day.

Keep in mind that sodium is poisionous to the body - but it is needed for proper functioning. When the body takes in more sodium than is safe, it retains water in order to dilute it to appropriate levels, and eventually excretes the excess. So... - you get sodium when you eat meat: it is a component of the blood and the…

Renegade Diet? I imagine it's.... "Whatevah....I'll eat what I want!"

Twinmom01 wrote a good post for the budget conscious hunter/gatherer. I'm not really disagreeing with her, but I'm adding a couple of comments to what she said. :) While there are a variety of considerations in going to grass-fed, price is always an issue - along with unclear package terminology. Most grass-fed cows are…

Yep.

If that's what you ate, I don't see many carbs. The guac is all fat, cheese is fat and protein, steak is protein. The chiles have carbs - but only a few.If you didn't sneak in any beans or chips - you nailed it.

Never heard of 'wok oil'. In general, I use whatever oil suits the dish I'm cooking. Eggs have to have butter; most veg go well with bacon fat; other times olive, coconut, macadamia, grapeseed etc get used. Since wok cooking is usually high-heat, stick with the oils with higher smoke points. I seem to recall that is…

LOL, great line! You can bet I'll be using it. :)

The biggest fault in the primal/paleo worlds (especially among guys) is that they think it gives them license to eat as much mat and fat as they want. We take the beautiful truth that red meats and saturated fats are not the bad guys and run away with the concept, massively overdoing it. The basic truth is that, even with…

Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/122155171152787/ Gundry is basically primal/paleo with a few wrinkles added from nutrition longevity research.

The 80/20 rule applies. We are 100% at home. When we dine out, we understand that: - the animal products won't be grass fed; - everything is likely to have ingredients that aren't primal/paleo. Knowing that, we make our decisions to eat as healthily as we can under the circumstances. A lot of it is like Macphean said. But…

I don't even bother with the general boards. There is so much dietary lunacy - and downright idiocy - out there that you can go crazy trying to set everyone straight. Do you want to discuss the finer points of pre-agricultural diets? Fine. Stick around. Do you want to argue that your way is better than mine (or more…

I don't think it is a conspiracy per se. A significant portion of the cost is in: Trying to get the substitute food to taste just like the food it's replacing. People want to 'have their cake and eat it too'; If you're grain intolerant (which all of us are to one extent or another) the easiest thing to do is STOP EATING…

When I get sick of calorie-counting - I stop doing it for a few weeks, and just try to eat sensibly. If you are doing paleo, you shouldn't really gain much, and then after your breather you can start up again. Also, doing this will sometimes knock you off your plateau as well.

Yes, although it isn't a hard and fast rule, I try to buy seasonal. I am helped in that I also try to buy local (google 'locavore') so when the berries start coming from Mexico or Chile, I leave them until they are growing once again reasonably close. Also, the organic strawberries I get at farmers market (in season) are a…

Not only does my wife approve, but the dogs are ECSTATIC now that they're no longer being blamed for the 'dairy air'. :) (Oh, and my dogs have vastly decreased their flatulance since I put them on a no-grains dog food)

You can call yourself whatever you want. ;) As someone in this thread pointed out, even Robb hasn't completely disallowed dairy. Use what you feel comfortable with, just: - don't go overboard - try to get it from grass-fed sources (organic is still generally grain-fed; even 'pastured' cows are usually grain-finished) -…

+1 Real women look like women - not like 15 year old boys with girlyfaces. Find the weight that's comfortable on your frame, then tune it up and rejoice in it! :)