The paleo diet restricts the consumption of dairy products, grains, processed foods, and legumes. Oatmeal is out of the question, and so is bread, milk, cheese, and butter. As a result, it’s easy to be left wondering what to have for breakfast on a paleo diet. A paleo-friendly breakfast may consist of lean meat, eggs, …
Our Paleolithic ancestors hunted and gathered everything they ate, which is why the paleo diet is considered humans’ most natural diet. However, fruits became globally available after agriculture was introduced, so people in the Paleolithic era did not have fruit as a regular part of their diet. Does that mean that fruit isn’t paleo? Of …
It can get somewhat confusing with such a flurry of different cooking oils and fats on the market. So, what are the best paleo-friendly cooking oils and fats? Ideally, the best options are unrefined fats and oils with the saturated and unsaturated fatty acids present. For example, Olive Oil or Avacado Oil. Research published by …
Cutting dairy and most of its products from all your meals is one of the hallmarks of the Paleo diet. The challenge then is finding healthy alternatives that are also flavorful. With many other options ruled out because of their seed, grain, or nut source, some alternatives like hemp milk are emerging. Hemp milk is …
The paleo diet is primal because it entails living on natural food sources alone. However, it doesn’t include dairy products since animal milk wasn’t available during the Paleolithic era. Is Goat cheese paleo? The short answer is no. Dairy products—regardless of which animals they come from—go against the paleo diet fundamentals. That means ALL animal …
It’s safe to call the paleo diet a “hunter-gatherer’s diet” because it revolves around what our ancestors in the Paleolithic era survived on. If you can recall your history, the early man survived on meat from animals he hunted, berries, fruits, and herbs. Scientists suspect that even though technology has given us better ways to …
