so so i just started doing this paleo diet thing - feels like it should be bullshit. is it?

http://www.food.com/recipe/easy-crock-pot-moroccan-chicken-chickpea-and-apricot-tagine-137530

i've made this exact recipe before! i heart tagines.

i have this book on hold at the library -- will pick it up soon and let you know how it is.

http://www.amazon.com/200-Low-Carb-Slow-Cooker-Recipes/dp/1592330762

I've really fallen out with protein, is there a way to go vegeo

animal protein, I mean

no dairy, no soy, no gluten. If you don't eat eggs, I think it would be really difficult.

Nuts though - you can have nuts

do you use the magic beans to make your coffee?

sorry, this probably sounded snarky. i'm just curious if the people loving bulletproof coffee are buying the dude's beans or if the results are entirely a result of (any) coffee + fats.

no soy! that's crazy

nuts don't do it for me insofar as protein's ability to curb yr appetite

I don't know if all paleo cuts out soy - the thing we're doing is no legumes at all.

So we've been eating the coconut manna in big chunks because it is so damn good. I got inspired today and after I softened and mixed up the second jar I had, I dropped it by the tsp onto parchment paper then stuck in the fridge for a few minutes. Perfect little coconut manna cookies, omg. It'll make it easier to melt it over the breakfast yams too.

quinoa's a dece source of protein iirc and it's gluten-free. but it's technically not paleo so

its funny to see all this vegan-friendly stuff in stores that i can't (hypothetically) eat. soy up the ass.

I would love to try this for a little while, so if anyone does find a good veg-paleo plan/site/whatever, do let us know. I want to be super nice to everyone!

Quinoa's a seed, not a grain so I think it technically is paleo. Some paleo people seem to disapprove though. I'm still eating quinoa muesli in the morning anyway

Oh, I am just using regular coffee. I am not buying that dude's magic beans.

i can't really see how/why quinoa should be avoided or could be bad for you.

Yeah I started to get more and more skeptical of The Biohacker when I realized he was also selling pemmican and shaky tables.

Still, I regarded a delicious apple turnover with disgust and swilled down some coconut oil and ghee this morning (no blender at hand) and as unappetizing as it sounds I feel better for it

yeah it seems like the main punch of 'bulletproof coffee' is the coconut oil/butter, not 'mold-free beans grown in a clean room'

In contrast to many other people on this thread I have been gaining weight on this diet. I've been backing it up with daily, short, low-rep high-weight workouts and I'm feeling thick and strong

i haven't really lost much weight. but i feel better so i'm good. i need to exercise more though.

Quinoa's a seed, not a grain so I think it technically is paleo.

i didn't know this! so i guess go nuts, paleo folks.

quinoa has become an obsession for me, it absorbs flavours so well and is really versatile, also it makes bringing healthy lunches to work so easy, i just make a bit more quinoa the night before.

i have started using uncooked quinoa for *crunch* in things and it's good

well things namely an apple crisp which I know is not paleo but all of that is to say there's pretty much nothing you can't put quinoa in, cooked or uncooked

Quinoa's a seed, not a grain so I think it technically is paleo.

But legumes are also seeds, and they're not paleo, are they?

I do not like quinoa and am pretty jazzed I don't have to eat it.

haha

pretty good timing for a paleo food truck as this seems to be gaining in popularity right now

as for the few packaged snacks available most Lara Bars are paleo friendly.

and Jennies coconut macaroons are good for a once in a while treat
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n09uZYKM1qg3pkh.jpg
http://www.deantfraser.com/JenniesCoconutMacaroons1.jpg

they do have some sugar so you cant go too crazy

i've been eating the atkins advantage bars but i want to switch to larabars.

lara ginger snap bars ftw

you can make your own larabars pretty easily if you have a food processor!

i mentioned this once on some other thread and someone made fun of me but here i am mentioning it again

wow those coconut macaroons are so thing-free it makes me wonder if they have any ingredients, lol

ingredients - Unsweetened Sulfite Free Coconut, Organic cane Syrup, Honey & Egg Whites

like i said there is the cane syrup so i have them as special treat but they are good.

i have this book on hold at the library -- will pick it up soon and let you know how it is.

http://www.amazon.com/200-Low-Carb-Slow-Cooker-Recipes/dp/1592330762

it's ok. every other recipe calls for xanthan or guar gum as a thickener though. i'd rather just skip that step and have the recipe be a little watery. is corn starch completely off limits?

Weird they would use xanthan gum, since it's a corn derivative. Guar is pretty cool stuff though - I use it all the time. Just the tiniest bit whisked in and you've got a luscious sauce instead of just juices.

Makes sense though, since it's low carb and not specifically paleo, wasn't thinking about that.

jaq, have you used ultratex?

Nope - going off now to look it up!

Ultratex looks like fun - will have to play with some once we're done with the whole30 thing. Being able to make a creamy custard without milk protein (heavy cream instead of milk once we can have some dairy again) is a project I want to tackle - guar has too much slime and beaniness, arrowroot doesn't provide enough structure

Ran out of coconut milk this morning so used coconut oil in my second cup of coffee - whoa. Stirring really hard isn't close to emulsifying, so a bit of an oil slick on top. Tasted pretty good though.

i just got two teeth pulled so i ain't eating a damn thing. maybe a smoothie...

I got a tooth pulled too, and my blender broke yesterday :( in solidarity, scott!

they wouldn't let me have my teeth. biohazard! they were just in my mouth...

had soup today. having soup now. carrot/coconut. cheated and had some pudding today. but i deserved some pudding. having big teeth yanked out that had been in my head for 40 years was a little traumatic. didn't fill the pain pill prescription they gave me though. feel okay. i have it in reserve just in case.

I got mine, explaining that I've regretted for the last ten years not having got my wisdom teeth! The tooth was a mess so it's in a few pieces. The root is gigantic. Sorry for off topic y'all. Hot and sour soup for me tonight.

yeah one of mine fell apart when they were taking it out and it took some doing to get all the pieces out. oof. very unsettling. i never got my wisdom teeth out and they had been digging into the molars next to them. thus creating a hole in the molars. so, couldn't save them. not that i miss having a root canal or whatever.

i had some mashed potatoes tonight too. i know i know they aren't paleo but i don't care. i know for a fact who my mortal enemies are: corn, sugar, and wheat. i still feel great. even after the teeth i felt great.

break a rule now and again.

personally i allow myself to eat what i like at weekends, though some weekends i'll just health on through to the other side cos i want to.