Cynthia Bell - Paleo Cookbook: Delicious Paleo Recipes for the Paleo Lifestyle

The people of the Stone Age were believed to be strong andhealthy with long life spans and little illnesses, at least now what weexperience today. Back then, they did not have the choices and options we do. They did not have grocery stores in which to shop. All of their food came fromhunting the meat and foraging for the fruits and vegetables that grew in thewild.

We can learn a lot from our Stone Age ancestors when itcomes to diet. The food they ate gave them plenty of energy, helped them tomaintain good weight levels, and kept them healthy overall. This is becausethey received all the nutrient necessary for their healthy from their diet. The foods they ate give them antioxidants, carbohydrates, fats, proteins,phytosterols, and vitamins. This is why the Paleo diet is so popular today. People on this diet find they are able to overcome issues due to excessiveweight gain because they lose the weight and then maintain their weight levels.

The Paleo diet offers the very foods that help to facilitatea healthy weight because the diet is high in fiber. This may sound ironicsince whole grains are not a part of the diet plan, but the fiber comes fromwhole vegetables, fruits and even the roots. The Paleo Diet is similar to theAtkins diet in the respect there are allowed healthy portions of meats and even"good" fats. Nuts, meats, and olives are encouraged to be a part ofthe daily menu plan.

The biggest difference between the Paleo Diet and most allover diets are the foods on the avoid list. Paleo Diet allows no grains, whichmeans no wheat, barley, quinoa, buckwheat, rice, oats, maize, millet, rye, andcorn. There are no beans or legumes on the Paleo Diet, no lentils and nomiso. Also, dairy foods are avoided. In cases where a recipe calls for rice,use steamed vegetables instead. The recipes use almond and coconut flours inplace of wheat.

All meats and fish are allowed and strongly encouraged onthe Paleo Diet. All fowl, fish, beef, pork, bison, all wild animals, and birdsare a part of the meal plan. If you consider what the Stone Age ancestors ate,they probably hunted whatever animal, fish or bird they were able to hunt andkill. They held a definite gluten free, high fat, high fiber diet. They didnot eat processed foods or bleached flours. They did not eat artificialsweeteners. They diet and lifestyle proved to make them a healthy people.

What is the Paleo Diet?

Also known as the caveman diet and the Stone Age diet, thePaleo diet is a diet which is low in sugar, low in sodium, largely dairy freeand relatively high in protein. Its a diet based on the foods which would havebeen available to our pre-agrarian Neolithic ancestors. The Paleo diet isnt acarb-free or low carb diet, per se, but it is free of grains, withcarbohydrates coming from fresh vegetables and fruits rather than grains.

This is also a diet which steers clear of processed foods,at least for the most part and any processed foods included in the diet areas minimally changed from their natural state as possible. While you obviouslydont have to hunt or gather your own ingredients (and to be honest, the dietdoes include many vegetables which werent really developed until we started tosettle down in agrarian communities), the idea is to avoid the modern processedfoods which can wreak havoc on your health.

Better health is really the main goal of the diet and whileit isnt actually geared towards weight loss, many people who adopt the Paleodiet do indeed experience weight loss, especially when combined with regularexercise. It really comes down to common sense for the most part. The Paleodiet is rich in natural, fresh foods in short, the kind of food which we knowthat we should be eating in the first place.

The recipes in this book are made using these

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fresh produce, meat and nuts are the major players in thesePaleo diet recipes. Following this diet will require a little bit of adjustmenton your part and a little more time in the kitchen, at least until you get thehang of things but once you start enjoying the health benefits of the Paleodiet, we think youll agree its a change well worth making. From main dishesto salads, soups to desserts and breakfast and brunch, these recipes cover allof the basics so without further ado, lets get cooking, Paleo style!