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PALEO

The paleo diet seeks to replicate the eating patterns thought to be used during the Paleolithic era, dating from 2.5 million years ago to just before the agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago. Typical foods include those that were either hunted or gathered such as lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The paleo (aka Stone-Age or hunter gatherer) diet aims to exclude farmed foods such as grains, legumes and dairy, which many believe we are genetically mismatched for.

PROPOSED BENEFITS

Supreme method for burning fat

Prevents a variety of serious illnesses

Helps fight heart and brain diseases

Believed to starve certain cancer cells

DEBATED CHALLENGES

Lacks rich sources of fiber and nutrients

No dairy reduces calcium intake

The accuracy of the diet and its assumptions are wildly oversimplified

MEAT & FISH

  • Most lean (game) meats

  • High fat fish

  • Poultry

  • Shellfish

  • Bone broth

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Romanesco Cauliflower

VEGETABLES

  • ​Alfalfa sprouts

  • Artichokes

  • Asparagus

  • Bamboo shoots

  • Beet greens

  • Bok choy

  • Broccoli & broccoli sprouts

  • Brussel sprouts

  • Cabbage radicchio

  • Carrots

  • Cauliflower

  • Celery

  • Chilli / peppers / jalapenos

  • Chives

  • Cruciferous vegetables

  • Cucumbers

  • Endive

  • Escarole

  • Fennel

  • Garlic

  • Green beans

  • Herbs (all)

  • Kale

  • Kohlrabi

  • Leafy greens

  • Leeks

  • Lettuce

  • Mushrooms

  • Mustard seed sprouts

  • Onions

  • Potatoes

  • Red clover sprouts

  • Romaine lettuce

  • Seaweed

  • Snow peas

  • Spinach

  • Soy beans

  • Sugar snap peas

  • Sweet potatoes & yams

  • Watercress

FRUIT

All fruit is acceptable in moderation. Some fruits lower in sugar include:

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  • Avocado

  • Blackberries

  • Blueberries

  • Coconut

  • Cranberries

  • Lemon

  • Lime

  • Olives

  • Raspberries

  • Strawberries

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Image by Coffeefy Workafe

DAIRY & ALTERNATIVES

  • Eggs

NUTS, SEEDS & GRAINS

  • All nuts

  • All seeds

Image by Ritesh Tamrakar
Gourmet Olive Oil

OILS

  • Avocado oil

  • Coconut oil

  • Fish oil

  • Macadamia oil

  • MCT oil

  • Olive oil

  • Sesame oil

  • Walnut oil

FLOURS

  • Almond

  • Arrowroot

  • Cassava

  • Chestnut

  • Coconut

  • Hazelnut

  • Sesame

  • Tigernut

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Image by Thought Catalog

SWEETENERS

  • Nil

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