Pretty shitty recipe, but it’s quick and easy:
1 minute muffin -
20g almond meal
10g flax meal
1 egg
half a large banana, chopped (substitute any fruit you feel like really, or throw a mix in)
1 tsp honey (I used half a tsp)
mix/whisk meal and egg together, add chopped banana and honey, pour mixture into a microwave safe cup/mug, heat on high for one minute. Voila, big fluffy ass banana muffin.
Welbourn might be following the Paleo diet but he’s doing other things as well (BTW: I’m a Paleo diet advocate). See below
Welbourn was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for second- and fourth-round draft picks. He went on to start at right tackle for the Chiefs for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2005, he was suspended for four games for steroid use.[1][2] In 2007 he started all 16 games for the Chiefs at right guard. He was released at the end of the season with one year left on his contract.[3]
After some further reading on this diet, I have to say it looks awesome. I’m buying this book as soon as I reach university and have full control on my diet
[quote]ghost87 wrote:
Welbourn might be following the Paleo diet but he’s doing other things as well (BTW: I’m a Paleo diet advocate). See below
Welbourn was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs for second- and fourth-round draft picks. He went on to start at right tackle for the Chiefs for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2005, he was suspended for four games for steroid use.[1][2] In 2007 he started all 16 games for the Chiefs at right guard. He was released at the end of the season with one year left on his contract.[3][/quote]
I’m not surprised, but that doesn’t discount the role diet plays. His body still had to get the building blocks from somewhere, and the diet did just fine.
For those that do follow the Paleo Diet, even loosely, what are your thoughts on canned fish (more specifically tuna)? Trader Joe’s has pure white canned tuna in water with no salt added, and I love it post workout, and just wanted to make sure that it wasn’t breaking any rules.
Hey WestCoast,
There was a tread a while ago about canned tuna and I made mention there that it is “crap”. I recieved alot of backlash about the comment because so many guys love it, due to the ease I suppose.
Anyway, Charles Poliquin told me that it is rubbish and we should stay away from most canned foods…I wouldn’t say your’e breaking rules as such BUT I would go with fresh fish instead bro.
GJ
[quote]Gymjunkie wrote:
Hey WestCoast,
There was a tread a while ago about canned tuna and I made mention there that it is “crap”. I recieved alot of backlash about the comment because so many guys love it, due to the ease I suppose.
Anyway, Charles Poliquin told me that it is rubbish and we should stay away from most canned foods…I wouldn’t say your’e breaking rules as such BUT I would go with fresh fish instead bro.
GJ[/quote]
Do you have any reasons or studies to support such opinions? Other than the fact that it is in a can, what lead to you to such conclusions? Especially when your dealing with ocean caught, dolphin safe, no salt added, canned in water, tuna?
Something more concrete would help me believe that it is indeed “crap”. I’m interested.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
[quote]Gymjunkie wrote:
Hey WestCoast,
There was a tread a while ago about canned tuna and I made mention there that it is “crap”. I recieved alot of backlash about the comment because so many guys love it, due to the ease I suppose.
Anyway, Charles Poliquin told me that it is rubbish and we should stay away from most canned foods…I wouldn’t say your’e breaking rules as such BUT I would go with fresh fish instead bro.
GJ[/quote]
I personally have extensively used canned vegetables (rinsed) and tuna in the past, but if you are concerned about BPA levels, canned foods should be avoided. (http://www.ewg.org/node/20933)
Do you have any reasons or studies to support such opinions? Other than the fact that it is in a can, what lead to you to such conclusions? Especially when your dealing with ocean caught, dolphin safe, no salt added, canned in water, tuna?
Something more concrete would help me believe that it is indeed “crap”. I’m interested.[/quote]
[quote]JN7844 wrote:
[quote]jak3_dude wrote:
almond flower? I’m going to keep an eye out for that.
I love almonds and I love pancakes, looks like we have a winner![/quote]
That’s Almond FLOUR buddy. I don’t want you going into your local florist looking for food.[/quote]
Hey, it might work. It is after all a paleo diet…who said anything against eating flowers.
Gremlin
[quote]bateager wrote:
Used Spaggetti squash instead of noodles in my beef and broccoli stir fry the other day. Didn’t really miss the noodles at all. Spaggetti squash is about as easy as making noodles too…just poke a few holes in it and put it in the oven for about an hour at 350. Use a fork to scrape out the “noodles”.
Also, cut a turnip up into thin slices and baked them at 450 for about 12 minutes. Kind of came out like chips. Not quite as crispy as I wanted them, but still very good. Fried a few in coconut oil too and that was just as good.
I like the nori sheet idea…I might give that a try. Thanks Evil 1.
You can also do sphaghetti squash in the microwave to speed things up a bit. I don’t know about you guys, but when I want to eat it’s like 30 minutes or nothing, so slice that sucker in half, put the halves open side down in a microwavable dish and hit for about 4 minutes or so…you should be able to pull the squash apart with a fork easily. Be careful though they’re hot as hell when you bring them out of the microwave. I generally have to use pot holders to hold onto the squash to pull all the squash innards out. Put that in a bowl and serve with some ground beef and stewed tomatoes; tastes just like sphaghetti.
v/r
Gremlin
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Why aren’t sweet and white potatoes allowed on the Paleo diet? Aren’t these natural and available thousands of years ago?
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Paleo Doughnuts:
Ingredients:
* 1 cup flax meal
* 1 cup almond meal
* 1 T baking powder
* 1/4 t salt
* 1 and 1/4 t nutmeg
* 1 t honey
* 1 t cinnamon
* 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 cup plus 2 T water
Preparation:
Makes 12 regular-size muffins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; butter muffin pans.
Mix dry ingredients well (exclude those used for topping).
Add beaten eggs, melted butter, water, and sweetener to the dry mixture. Mix well.
Fill muffin cups a bit more than half way with the mixture.
Bake for about 20 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Allow muffins to cool in pan for a few minutes, then remove.
Mix the cinnamon and powdered sweetener for the topping in a clean bowl.
When the muffins are cool enough to handle, dip the tops in the melted butter you allocated for the topping, followed by the sweetener/cinnamon mixture.[/quote]
Since when is butter allowed on the Paleo diet? I mean buttering a pan is one thing, but making a topping out of it seems like it breaks the diet rules.
[quote]steelechris wrote:
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
Paleo Doughnuts:
Ingredients:
* 1 cup flax meal
* 1 cup almond meal
* 1 T baking powder
* 1/4 t salt
* 1 and 1/4 t nutmeg
* 1 t honey
* 1 t cinnamon
* 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 cup plus 2 T water
Preparation:
Makes 12 regular-size muffins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; butter muffin pans.
Mix dry ingredients well (exclude those used for topping).
Add beaten eggs, melted butter, water, and sweetener to the dry mixture. Mix well.
Fill muffin cups a bit more than half way with the mixture.
Bake for about 20 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Allow muffins to cool in pan for a few minutes, then remove.
Mix the cinnamon and powdered sweetener for the topping in a clean bowl.
When the muffins are cool enough to handle, dip the tops in the melted butter you allocated for the topping, followed by the sweetener/cinnamon mixture.[/quote]
Since when is butter allowed on the Paleo diet? I mean buttering a pan is one thing, but making a topping out of it seems like it breaks the diet rules.
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Its not, good catch. I use coconut oil whenever I need anything non-stick.
[quote]ghost87 wrote:
Why aren’t sweet and white potatoes allowed on the Paleo diet? Aren’t these natural and available thousands of years ago?[/quote]
“Enzyme blockers are abundant in all grains and beans, and also in potatoes, serving to hold them in suspended animation and also acting as pesticides. Most commonly they block the enzymes that digest protein (proteases), and are called “protease inhibitors”. They can affect the stomach protease enzyme “pepsin”, and the small intestine protease enzymes “trypsin” and “chymotrypsin”.”
From - http://www.earth360.com/diet_paleodiet_balzer.html
Check out the link, there are more reasons listed and some explanations. Its not the best overview of the Paleo Diet, but it hits on some key points.
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
“Enzyme blockers are abundant in all grains and beans, and also in potatoes, serving to hold them in suspended animation and also acting as pesticides. Most commonly they block the enzymes that digest protein (proteases), and are called “protease inhibitors”. They can affect the stomach protease enzyme “pepsin”, and the small intestine protease enzymes “trypsin” and “chymotrypsin”.”[/quote]Is this where the “Blood Type” Diet comes in?
According to it, certain blood types can assimilate pretty well certain grains.
For example, Blood Type A’s can assimilate oat, lentils, etc…
Maybe certain “stomachs” can break down certain grains.
[quote]tolismann wrote:
[quote]WestCoast7 wrote:
“Enzyme blockers are abundant in all grains and beans, and also in potatoes, serving to hold them in suspended animation and also acting as pesticides. Most commonly they block the enzymes that digest protein (proteases), and are called “protease inhibitors”. They can affect the stomach protease enzyme “pepsin”, and the small intestine protease enzymes “trypsin” and “chymotrypsin”.”[/quote]Is this where the “Blood Type” Diet comes in?
According to it, certain blood types can assimilate pretty well certain grains.
For example, Blood Type A’s can assimilate oat, lentils, etc…
Maybe certain “stomachs” can break down certain grains.
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I did a decent amount of reading on the BTD, and all of the scientific tests showed that there was zero correlation between blood type and food digestion capabilities. It might work for some people, but the science behind it just doesn’t exist. Also, I am blood type A+ and I don’t do very well with oats and lentils, but do very well with meats and fats, which is the opposite of what the BTD suggests.
I do, however, believe that everyone handles foods differently, and that it is important to find out what works well for you and what does not.
3 things I wanted to help point out.
White potatoes are out in Paleo, but itâ??s been recommended to use sweet potatoes especially for post workout recovery. A standard mix you will see is Sweet Potatoe+apple sauce + cinnamon for post workout replenishing.
Since a lot of butters have some bad stuff, recently we have come across KerryGold which is a butter (me thinks from Australia) that we use because word is over there they are only allowed to have free range, non-hormonal live stock and thatâ??s where this butter comes from, such an animal and is additive free. Tastes freaking great too. I use it on some veggies, just dont make it an every meal thing and you will be fine.
Digestion of grains has pretty much never been able to take place. Tons of research on that dating to way way back when. When they dug up mummies post agriculture and compared the bodies to old paleo-skeletons they found that the mummies had smaller more brittle bones, worse teeth and diabetes.
Hope this helps.
[quote]bearvsshark wrote:
3 things I wanted to help point out.
White potatoes are out in Paleo, but itâ??s been recommended to use sweet potatoes especially for post workout recovery. A standard mix you will see is Sweet Potatoe+apple sauce + cinnamon for post workout replenishing.
Since a lot of butters have some bad stuff, recently we have come across KerryGold which is a butter (me thinks from Australia) that we use because word is over there they are only allowed to have free range, non-hormonal live stock and thatâ??s where this butter comes from, such an animal and is additive free. Tastes freaking great too. I use it on some veggies, just dont make it an every meal thing and you will be fine.
Digestion of grains has pretty much never been able to take place. Tons of research on that dating to way way back when. When they dug up mummies post agriculture and compared the bodies to old paleo-skeletons they found that the mummies had smaller more brittle bones, worse teeth and diabetes.
Hope this helps.
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Sweet potatoes are not allowed if you are strictly following the Paleo Diet, neither is butter, no matter what/where it comes from.
Adding those in isn’t going to kill you, but I’m just saying how it is.
Thai Chicken and Prawn
10ml Olive oil
1 Knob of ginger (Grated)
1 Clove of Garlic (Crushed)
1 Red Chilli (Seeds removed, sliced fine)
1 Chicken Breast (2cm Dice)
200g Raw Prawn Flesh (Deveined)
1 Red Capsicum (cut into small diamonds)
2 Tbsn Chicken Stock
2 Egg Whites
1 Punnet Enoki Mushroom (Just pulled apart)
4 Spring onions (Sliced on an angle)
Zest and Juice of 1 Lime
8 Macadamia Nuts (lightly crushed)
2 Sprigs of mint (Leaves Just ripped up)
Coriander to Garnish
Heat oil in a Wok on high, add ginger, chilli and garlic and cook quickly for 30 seconds. Add Chicken, cook until almost fully cooked but not quite, add Prawn and capsicum.
When the prawns are cooked the chicken should have finished cooking, add the stock bringing it to a simmer. Add in your egg whites, cook egg whites without stirring, just let them set into an omelette then break them up.
Finish by adding the remaining ingredients and garnish with a few coriander leaves
Mayonnaise
4 Egg Yolks
500ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
50ml Lemon Juice
Cracked Black Pepper
Wisk egg yolks, slowly drizzle in oil 10ml at a time and whisk until combined.
Do Not add any more oil until the each 10ml is combined.
Once you have added 250ml of oil, whisk in 25ml of lemon juice.
Continue until all oil is combined then add the last 25ml of lemon juice.
Finish With cracked black pepper.
For Aioli add two cloves of crushed garlic.
For Perinaise add 100ml of Peri Peri Marinate