paleo ideas

how old is your daughter? what foods exactly does she like/can she eat- could you make a list?

i just made a delicious banana cake yesterday but i won't post it if she can't eat bananas/apples/almond flour.

Does she like/tolerate fatty meats? When I was paleo I ate a LOT of brisket...

have you been on the blog paleomg? she has some fun recipes but i will admit that she stretches the definition of "paleo" to its limits. i can't eat the majority of her recipes so i change them to make them more paleo/scd friendly. i figured i'd mention it since she has a TON of egg recipes.

you could try coating chicken tenders in egg and shredded coconut. fry a little in some oil and then finish off to bake in the oven.

i am a big shrimp eater, too. just sautee in some bacon fat, lemon juice, parsley, turmeric, salt. uhh it's heaven. if she likes tuna, you could make homemade mayo and chop up veggies for tuna salad.

i don't eat any raw veggies. i actually only eat two cooked vegetables: zucchini and mushrooms. i don't really enjoy any of the other "allowed" ones like carrots or celery. since i'm not doing starches or nightshades, it's more limited. i even read that traditional chinese medicine says mushrooms are terrible for you so good thing i'm not following that diet, too. haha i'm into fermented foods as well so kombucha, sauerkraut, and attempting yogurt again.

i've never had lamb, but i know what you mean about the cost of grass fed meet. it's so crazy. my mom is making braised spare ribs in the crockpot for sunday's dinner and all the meat comes from a farm near us. definitely high quality, so you get what you pay for. i know my mom gets very stressed about the food since my parents/sister eat whatever they want but everything has to be so particular for me.

the main meat in my diet is roast chicken and ground beef. they are my favorite and just taste really good/are satisfying. i eat tuna about once every two weeks if i don't feel like cooking. i do like shrimp/salmon/swordfish. i also have bone broth every day that i make from my roast chicken carcuss and chicken feet. is your daughter drinking bone broth? i can tell she is pretty picky with this diet but bone broth tastes pretty good to me!

for fruit, i usually do dates, bananas, apples, berries, and i LOVE fresh orange juice. i eat a lot of coconut oil, too. i just take the pit out of a date and smear that inside it. it's like an almond joy!

at this point, i've been doing scd/paleo since august and know that i can't control my symptoms with diet alone. i tried the AI protocol for over two months, but have added almonds back in since i enjoy them and it really doesn't make a difference. i can't do eggs at all- just too much gas/bloating.

here's what i've eaten today for example:

1 glass fresh oj
1 mug of bone broth
8 oz ground beef with roasted zucchini and sauteed mushrooms in bacon fat.

this meal keeps me full for a good 4-5 hours. later i'll have some banana cake with a side of berries maybe. most definitely some bacon and sauerkraut and more bone broth.

Thanks stereo, will do now.
Joanna, so no other veg is "allowed"? I thought it was "just" nightshades on rob wolff's AI protocol? Some would say carrots are bad because they're a high carb veg. I've been told that by another AI low carber?
She doesn't tolerate carrots well anyway but we do cooked spinach, asparagus, mushrooms and a few other things (can't remember).
Doesn't the AI phase mean low fruit? I am just confused clearly.
SHe does drink bone broth in a soup every day almost. Totally hates it. How do you drink it?

I have the book and thought I was following his protocol. We are going to keep it lower carb for the time being anyway, if she's stable for a while we will add more. We do squash but I'm not too sure of the sweet potatoes (it's the former scder in me, now i'm scared of them). Broccoli etc have been problematic in the past but I hope I can add them soon.
We make the broth the same way but with the beef bones I've done 24 hours (less for chicken). Our kitchen is tiny and it's such a disaster all of the time. Of course it's worth it if it works...

SMfromCA, thanks for the info. The organ meats she will just not do. I know how good they are but it's a no go. We do a lot of broth etc but that's the limit.
I'm not too worried about the "strict paleo" theoretical aspect of it - I know local fruit is better because it's picked ripe and has more nutrients etc but I'm really not into the caveman if you can't pick it don't eat it type of idea.
How are you doing on the diet?

That's great! I hope it continues for you!

I don't know if this is paleo (probably not) but I had for lunch today some plain tuna, sun dried tomatos in oil and kalamata olives. Just delicious.

I also sauteed some bokchoy in olive and sesame oil with garlic and ginger.