Hobbs - Paleo Cafe: lifestyle & cookbook

2013, Paleo Caf

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Disclaimer:

The aim of this book is to share our Paleo journey, to give you an introduction to the Paleo lifestyle and to inspire you to eat well and live your best life. Paleo Caf has also allowed us the opportunity to work with some amazing chefs who have created world-class Paleo recipes, which we are so excited to be sharing with you. However, we are not qualified doctors, nutritionists, dietitians or health practitioners. The information given in this book is purely based on our own personal experience and should not be taken as medical advice. We recommend that you consult your health practitioner about any medical-related concerns before making any major changes to your diet or lifestyle. Serving sizes, prep and cooking times suggested in this book are approximations only, and will vary depending on the individual.

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Hobbs, Marlies

Paleo Caf Lifestyle & Cookbook

ISBN 978-0-9808097-8-7

ISBN-13 978-1-9253-1038-2 (eBook)

Marlies Hobbs

Editor: Cassie White

Photography: Rebecca Claire Edwards of Rebecca Claire Photography (see ) and Marlies Hobbs

Front cover image by www.romyphotography.com.au

www.paleo-cafe.com.au

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for Amy

I would like to dedicate this book to my dear friend Amy, who tragically lost her life to cancer at the tender age of 23, leaving behind her two-year-old son Ethan and loving husband, Leon. She was kind and fun-loving, and I miss her each and every day, even though I feel her near me always. Amy inspires me to be the best version of myself, to love, work and play hard, and take risks like today could be my last. When I find myself feeling exhausted, upset or generally sorry for myself, she is a constant reminder that we need to cherish every moment of our precious lives. We are the masters of our own destiny and anything truly is possible to a willing heart. She helped me build the courage to leave my profession and start Paleo Caf, and for that I will be forever grateful. At her wedding, only several weeks before she passed away, there were butterflies. She is now each and every butterfly I see.

Do not give up, the beginning is always the hardest.

Paleo Caf grew from our desire to share with others how the Paleo diet had completely changed our lives. We first discovered it through Jais CrossFit box in 2011 and the timing couldnt have been more perfect. Our son, Troy, who was two months old at the time, had severe acid reflux and had spent every day of his life screaming in pain. After many sleepless nights for all of us, we were becoming desperate. Finally, Troy was diagnosed as dairy intolerant. After just a few weeks of being dairy-free, he went from waking every hour, to sleeping through the night.

No parent wants to see their child in such agony and we needed to do whatever it took to stop Troys suffering. It was this experience that made us realise the profound effect food has on our bodies. If it was doing this to Troy, what was it doing to us? But it wasnt until we read The Paleo Diet by Dr Loren Cordain that things really clicked for us. From the first chapter, it all made perfect sense. It was hard to believe we hadnt learned about this sooner. We thought, why doesnt everyone eat this way? Wed all be much healthier and happier if we did, thats for sure.

We started introducing Paleo meals into our diet and almost immediately saw the benefits. We both lost weight, my ongoing skin and digestive problems went away and we were sleeping better than ever. No doubt about it: it was working for us and there was no turning back.

Our only frustration was finding Paleo-friendly foods. Between Jai running a busy finance business and me juggling my job as an environmental lawyer with being a new mum, we just didnt have time to scour town for Paleo food supplies and read every nutrition label in the supermarket.

Then came the light-bulb moment

I said to Jai, Wouldnt it be great if there was a Paleo-dedicated store, where we could buy everything we needed, without the temptation of unhealthy foods?

Jai immediately recognised the potential and, the very next day, Paleo Caf was registered as a business name. We opened our Cairns store on October 3, 2012, and we havent slowed down since. But when you find meaning in what you do for a living, it never feels like work.

The Paleo Caf brand represents the Paleo philosophy of clean eating, combined with fitness, a sense of identity, community and sophistication. Our customers see the caf as part of their daily routine and we consider them part of our family. Our chefs and staff are as enthusiastic about the business as we are, and have made it their mission to enrich peoples lives through showing them the Paleo way of living.

As youre about to find out, eating the way you were designed to not only makes you look good, itll make you feel good both physically and mentally. But dont take our word for it; discover it for yourself. We guarantee itll change your life, too. Marlies and Jai Hobbs