Aussie, Paleo and Tantrums

Real life and blogging dont alway mix

2012-11-01T08:59:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,
Just popped in to say I haven't forgotten you!!!!

I have 3 sick people at home at the moment and So I am run off my feet!!

I'll post as soon as things settle I should post a meal plan and shopping list tomorrow!!

So get any requests in FAST!! If you want a soup dish, snacks or curries let me know!!

So keep an eye out of that :)

Rose
#paleo #mealplanning #food

sick kids and finding snacks...

2012-10-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

well I know I have sort of dropped off the map of late...by a sick lil miss 3 year old does that.

She is sick but still wants to run jump dance and play, rest my kids don't understand the word.

Anyway,

I have found a treat that I just have to share...

Paleo Granola Bars.

My walking buddies and me visited his parents on our 12km walk (up and down steep hills, I swear he was out to hurt me lol ). His mum made Paleo bars and Oh My God!!!!

We could stop eating them so warning these are great of a sweet tooth or a snack but you might want to eat more then you should.

Here's the recipe with picture, thanks to Crossfit Kawatha!

PALEO GRANOLA BARS

Snack

Cooks in 30 minutes

Ingredients

1-1 1/2 cup – mix of nuts (slivered almonds, pecans, sunflower seeds, walnuts, cashews, etc)
1/4 cup – unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup – almond butter
1 tbsp plus – coconut flour (if needed to thicken mixture)
2 tbsp – coconut oil
1 tsp – vanilla
1/2 tsp – honey or rice malt
1/4 tsp – sea salt
1/2 cup – chopped dates or dried unsweetened cranberries or blueberries

Directions

On a cookie sheet , toast nuts and coconut until golden brown. Once toasted pour mixture into food processor until coarsely ground.
In a mixing bowl melt coconut oil and almond butter (about 30 seconds). Stir until smooth.
Add vanilla, honey and sea salt. Fold in nut mixture and coconut flour. Fold in dates, cranberries or blueberries.
Press mixture into 4 x 8 pan and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Cut into squares and enjoy. Keep in refrigerator to keep firm.

http://crossfitkawartha.com/recipes/paleo-granola-bars/

Sooo Goood!!

Well lil miss is awake again so hope to post again soon.
Rose

#paleo #snack

Meal plan recipes and shopping list!

2012-10-24T11:15:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone

Its finished and ready to go.

The meal plan and shopping list with all the recipes you need!!

Just click on the link below.

MEAL PLAN AND SHOPPING LIST

Don't forget we love feedback so drop a comment below!

Also click follow to hear about our up coming give-away!

Rose

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Meal plan

2012-10-24T09:48:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone

Well I'm trying to get this meal plan thing under control and its not as easy as I first thought.....

So I have been reading on ways to budget for Paleo after this weeks was a complete failure as in didn't work at all!! So i wont post it.

So here I go again.

I have read that to keep veg fresh It's best to buy the meat then buy veg every few days so I'm trying that this week. As my veg from Monday is all gross, some even growing....shudder!

So here is next weeks meal plan... shopping list and recipes next post!

Rose

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Scrambled eggs mixed with diced bacon and avocado	Egg & roasted vegetable soldiers	Poached eggs and sweet potato hash browns	banana smoothie made with frozen bananas , coconut milk and almond butter	Steak and spinach, mushroom and Carrot	Paleo Pancakes	Leftover bubble and squeak.
Lunch	Warm chicken Salad	Steak and salad	Tuna and salad	Curried egg Avocado and salad	Tuna and stirfry Veg	Cut up veg and dips	Bacon wrapped bub sausage with sweet potato chips
Dinner	Sausages and steam veg	Tri tip roast and sweet potato salad	Stir fry veg and Steak	Sausage and steam veg	Bacon tarts and salad	Pot roast and veg	Veggie spaghetti with chicken and bacon pesto
Snack	Fruit salad	Fruit salad	Banana Chips	Banana Chips	Fruit salad	Fruit salad	Paleo Donuts

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what's your beef?

2012-10-23T10:02:00.005-07:00

Hi everyone

I wonder if I am the only one who gets ask why I make a fussy about where my meat comes from, especially as my budget is tight.

So Let me explain,

http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/files/2008/11/grassfedvsgrainfed.jpg

Which looks more appealing?

Can you tell by looking which it grass fed and which is grain fed?

Firstly, it’s in the fat. Grass fed beef’s fat is various shades of creamy yellow, the result of the beta carotene content of the grass. Grain fed beef’s fat is usually transparent white. Grain finishing or feedlotting, changes the omega 6 and 3 ratio from the ideal of 3:1, to the unhealthy range of 24:1 Grass fed beef has the same healthy ratio of essential omega 3 and 6 fatty acids as found in fish. This change happens after only one week on grain.

http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/why-not-to-eat-grain-fed-meat

Grass fed have the same Omega 3 good brain feeding fats as fish but wait there is more to this then just Omega 3.

I was talking to my lil man about where our food comes from and I asked him what cows eat. Grass he said.

He is 4. Cows eat grass.

Yet we feed them corn or grain mixes which they are not designed to eat,so what happens?

The cows get sick.

Acid buildup can cause ulcers in animals consuming too much grain: "Then what happens is that infectious bacteria come from the rumen through the ulcers, into blood, and finally into the liver, where they cause abscesses," Russell said. Feed additives such as antibiotics can counteract such ailments, but they further alter the ruminal microbial ecosystem, he added.

Grains can accumulate in an animal's intestines because they lack starch-digesting enzymes. Thus, a high-grain diet can promote an overgrowth of Clostridium perfringens, a bacterium associated with sudden death in feedlot cattle, Russell's article suggests.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/05/010511074623.htm

So we add antibiotics to the feed.

Commenting on the results, British expert Professor Brendan Wren, form the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: 'The role of the composition of our gut microflora is increasingly recognised as being important and has been linked to inflammatory bowel disease, metabolic disorders, immunity and obesity.

'It has been considered as the forgotten super organ in humans, and it is only now through advances in genome sequencing that we can assess the composition of the complex population of microbes in the gut.

'Indiscriminate use of antibiotics for livestock (often used to fatten animals), not only promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance, but can get in our food chain and affect the homeostasis of our gut microflora.'

Dr Cormac Gahan, from University College Cork in the Irish Republic, said: 'These studies support an emerging body of evidence linking gut bacteria with the development of obesity.

'Other research has identified specific subgroups of gut bacteria that play a role in energy extraction from the diet and influence the production of hormones in the host.

'Disrupting this finely balanced ecosystem clearly has consequences for host metabolism and weight gain.'

The cows also get fatter and weight more faster so as Slaughtered faster

feedlot managers profit from unnatural growth rates, up to 2kg per day and sometimes more. 200 – 220kg steers take only 100 days to grow to 450kg. By comparison it would take a grass fed steer at least 9 months to achieve the same weight gains.

http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/why-not-to-eat-grain-fed-meat

. Yet they are still sick animals lacking nutrients

Grass-fed beef is also higher in precursors for Vitamin A and E and cancer fighting antioxidants such as GT and SOD activity as compared to grain-fed contemporaries.

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/9/1/10#sec10

So what are GT and SOD?

Let's start with GT..

The mother of all antioxidants, the master detoxifier and maestro of the immune system: GLUTATHIONE (pronounced "gloota-thigh-own").

The good news is that your body produces its own glutathione. The bad news is that poor diet,pollution, toxins, medications, stress, trauma, aging, infections and radiation all deplete your glutathione.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/glutathione-the-mother-of_b_530494.html
GT compounds are elevated in lush green forages, grass-fed beef is particularly high in GT as compared to grain-fed contemporaries.

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/9/1/10#sec8

So now how about SOD?

As a potent antioxidant that can neutralize most common free radicals, Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) is an enzyme that revitalizes cells and reduces the rate of cell destruction. SOD is often thought of as the body's first line of defense. It neutralizes the most common free radical- superoxide radical- by converting it into hydrogen peroxide and water. Because it rejuvenates cells and tissues that have become hardened or fibrotic from age, people who suffer from disease or injury benefit from a good dose of SOD.

SOD bypasses the stomach and liver and is absorbed into the bloodstream, where it can be distributed and used throughout the body. SOD may:

Exert strong regenerative effects on tissues that have become hardened or fibrotic because of age, disease, or injury.
Treat fibrotic scaring of organs after radiation therapy.
Prevent further heart damage in cardiac patients.
Improve severe rheumatoid arthritis.

http://www.appliedhealthstore.com/p-226-super-oxide-dismutase-375-mcg.aspx

They harbour E COLI!

Finally, grain-based diets can promote Escherichia coli (E. coli) within the digestive tract of cattle, and these E. coli are more likely to survive acid shocks that mimic the human gastric stomach. This discovery, first reported by Russell and colleagues in 1998 (Science, 11 September), has now been confirmed. Other USDA scientists have likewise shown that cattle switched from grain-based diets to hay were less likely to shed harmful E. coli 0157:H7 in feces.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/05/010511074623.htm

Yet, this is meant to do nothing to the meat we eat and how it effect us.

Already studies are starting to show links with antibiotics and obesity. The feed-lot animals are lacking nutrients and antioxidants. Add to this the omega 3 and 6 ratio of feed lot cattle is completely out of whack and you start to see a growing issue.

And I haven't even touched on living conditions of the animals!

So quick over view is this..

http://www.harveysgourmet.com.au/Data/Sites/1/meatmailimages/feedlot2.jpg

This is a feed lot. The Cattle walk in manure, lie in it and it leaves as run off.

http://c1insteadingcom.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2011/10/shutterstock_86656279.jpg

This is the field of grass the cows live in, that uses the manure to grow run off is not an issue. Cows aren't lying or standing in manure either.

What about CO2 I hear you ask don't grass fed cows make more CO2 then feed lot that's why feed lot as better for the planet???
Have a look at this ...
feed_vs_pastures.pdf

In Australia we do have feed lots make no mistake about that. http://www.feedlots.com.au/

So here's my take on all this...grass fed beef to me is worth the extra money and time it takes for me to buy it. I know its healthier, safer and actually to me tastes better too!

As my lil man says Cows eat grass.

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The new resource page!

2012-10-22T08:53:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

Just some great news..

we have our resource page finally up and going.
So please check it out!

my new meal plan should be ready to go tomorrow :)

Its all going on here at the moment.

Please don't forget to follow us and leave a message on anything about any you want to know about so we can do a post for you :)

Thanks
Rose.

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Isn't Paleo just Atkins reloaded?

2012-10-22T04:52:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone... My pc is down so I'm posting from my phone...this is a first... So here goes....

My sister (http://eattolivebykrystal.blogspot.co.uk) recently asked isn't Paleo just Atkins reloaded? Well to be honest I didn't know much about Atkins so a quick Google for some idea and told her that.

All I knew about the Atkins diet was it is a low carbohydrate diet and have a product line in the health slide of woolies.

So this post is for my sister. Who challenged me to do it.

Atkins Diet Paleo Diet

Phases to follow	No phases
Carb counting	No counting
Food list for each phase to follow	No phases
Low carbs	Low carbs
commercial range of bars and shakes	Natural food like grass fed meats, organic veg and fruit
Has a weight loss focus	Has a lifestyle focus
Allows grains and legumes	No grains or legumes
Low sugar	Low sugar
Ok with their brand of processed foods	No processed foods
Phrase one promotes ketosis	Promotes healthy eating
Against trans fats	Against trans fats
Doesn’t promote food source knowledge	Highly promoted food source knowledge
Has a vegan program	Promotes meat consumption
Rules of phases then principles to follow in final Phase.	Principles of healthy eating to follow

So there you go. there are similarities low carb being one but some as massive deferences such as the Atkins having a commercial range of power bars and shakes and Paleo being about whole natural foods and also the Paleo idea of knowing what you food eat or how to grow not being a part of the Atkins diet.

So Paleo is not Atkins rebooted.

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Not all Carbs are created equal.

2012-10-19T20:39:00.002-07:00

I am trying to lose weight.

I have been told over and over and over eat more carbs(grains) fruit and veg to lose the weight (from two babies with a small gap of 15 months!)Yet I gained more weight! The more I tried the more I gained. No how much I exercised.

My Sister (http://eattolivebykrystal.blogspot.co.uk) and myself have both battled with our health and weight. My sister has found the approach from Joel Fuhrman, M.D. I as you can tell by the blog found Paleo.

The approaches have a few things in common. and this is one of them. Not all Carbs are equal.

This idea is certainly not new.

The First Low-Carb Diet And Diet Book

During the 1850's a physician named Doctor Harvey in England had to treat a patient named William Banting regarding obesity. Harvey advised him to cut down the sugars and starches. In fact, he told him not to eat more than the minimum daily amount that was required. This came to be the very first low-carb diet.

The plan worked so well, that even William Banting was able to write a book about the so-called diet. The book was published in 1862 and was called letter on Corpulence Addressed to the Public. This book came to be the very first diet book made in history.
http://www.thehealthsuccesssite.com/the-history-of-losing-fat.html

So how do Carbs work you ask ?

http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/

So If you are trying to lose weight avoid the carbs!

All refined carbohydrates are to be avoided including…

bread
pasta
white rice
fruit juice
sugar

Notice veggies aren't on that list?
But they have carbs...

Carbohydrate Content in Vegetables

Search:

Vegetable	Carbohydrates in gram	Calories
Asparagus	2.1	18
Aubergine	2.7	17
Beetroot	5.9	31
Broccoli	2.9	25
Brussel Sprouts	3.4	31
Cabbage, average	4.4	26
Carrot	4.8	26
Cauliflower	3.3	22
Celery	2	15
Chicory	2.2	16
Courgette	2.2	20
Cucumber	2	12
Fennel	2.9	25
Gherkins	2.8	15
Gourd	2.2	13
Leek	2.5	23
Lettuce	1	11
Marrow	2	10
Mushroom	0.5	15
Okra	2	19
Onion	4.6	26
Onion, Spring	6	23
Parsnip	3	22
Peppers, yellow	4.9	28
Pumpkin	2.1	12
Radish	1.9	13
Spinach	0.6	16
Swede	4.8	26
Sweetcorn	15.7	90
Tomatoes	2.8	18
Turnip	5	26
Watercress	2.1	18
Yam	21.5	97

All values are calculated from raw vegetables. Values for carbohydrates in vegetables may vary between different pieces!

http://www.weightlossforall.com/carbohydrates-vegetables.htm

The difference?
Bread and other "processed " Carbs are quickly turned to sugar as seen above while the body has to work harder to turn veggies and whole Fruit to sugar.

So in closing.
Avoid the carbs lose the weight. eat your veggies( esp the green ones!) and whole fruits :)

#paleo, #carbs, #eat_to_live, #weight_loss

Kids say Good bye Dairy, hello questions and tantrums.

2012-10-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are having a great day!

Today's topic.

DAIRY.

we have been trying to eliminate dairy. with very little offered to the kids, mini frozen yoghurt ice-blocks (rare treat.) and milk are all we have in the house.To lil miss (3year old) this week saw the last of her beloved cheese. This is a girl that wakes asking for cheese or a banana!

This coming week we are again reducing milk. at the moment they have a glass in the morning and some at night. Good ol' warm milk, well now it's not as good as we once believed.

My lil man(4yrs.) is not going to be happy. Neither will my lil miss. We are diluting the milk with water so we hope to add rice or almond milk in its place as a treat food.

Now, I know some of you are thinking at 3 and 4 years they NEED milk for calcium and strong bones, Don't they?

Short answer is no.

Milk Does contain a lot of calcuim, 300mg in fact but there is a problem, milk it acidic to our body so if fact Milk makes us loose calcium.

Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.

Knowing this, you’ll understand why statistics show that countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products also have the lowest fracture incidence in their population.(http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/)

“These data do not support the hypothesis that higher consumption of milk or other food sources of calcium by adult women protects against hip or forearm fractures.” (Source: Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997).

Not only this but large amounts of sodium(salt) are removed from the body by building the sodium to calcium for removal.

So where do we get the most calcium?

Let me show you...

(I know beans are pictured and Paleo life stylers(paleo is more then a diet..) don't get legumes I'll share on that tomorrow.) )

Look at the range of foods in this one picture and that's only a sample! All contain calcium as well as other essential mineral vitamins and fibre.That are needed for calcium absorption!

So what else do we need for calcium intake?

A combination of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus protects your bones against fractures.

(http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins_and_minerals.htm)

Vitamins D and K are called fat soluble meaning they need fats or/and proteins to move through the body. . Calcium is more like a fat-soluble vitamin because it requires a carrier for absorption and transport.(http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins_and_minerals.htm)

So I know my Kids won't miss out on Calcium and in fact might just be better of with out the dairy. Does that mean they will never have it well no.. we don't live in a paleo bubble, So milk and cheese will be treats(sometimes foods.) not a daily occurrence.

What are your thoughts? Have any dairy removal tips? Or just a question about all this information? Please leave a comment below.

And don't forget to follow us!

Remember you are what you eat.

(http://knowingnutrition.tumblr.com/)

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MEAL PLAN PDF!!!!!!!

2012-10-18T09:09:00.001-07:00

Well, Hi *waves*

I know I know it took me soooo long to post this but its finally done. Its been a learning curve. So from now on I am Doing the PDF first then posting it. I promise!!

MEAL PLAN 1

click on the link to download :)

https://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a716b8a5c6171aa71a1

Let me know how I can Improve this idea in the comments below

thank you

Rose

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Paleo tunes for kids A GodSend!!

2012-10-18T00:18:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone and we are back,

Teaching the kids why we are eating differently is hard especially since most resources are in America and expensive to get out here.

We have found a great music site called http://thecavekids.com/

With songs called eat like a dinosaur and just like mum and dad.

I think a lot of our download limit goes to this site we put it on for the kids and they go NUTS!! My lil man can sing most of the songs and my lil miss is getting he idea. even better my lil man has got sometimes foods(aka treats aka anything non paleo) and all the time foods(lean meats fish veggies fruits nuts ect..) almost down!!

So take a look but if in Australia we can't download it ....yet..... contact the cave kids or even Amazon and let them there is demand :)

Don't forget to click follow or leave a comment below :)

when life has other plans and eating out.

2012-10-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

The PDF should up tomorrow thanks for the patience guys.

Life doesn't follow the play book at least not with two little ones. Today I don't know how but I've but my neck out headaches and pain all day but I kept with the program as far as food goes.

I'm trying to get it sorted before my scheduled walk with my mate. Got to beat 7km's!!!

Add to this my Hubby is sick and its not fun at my house.

Luckily the kids are fine.

So today I want to talk a bit about Eating out and Paleo.

Good choice

Next week I'm hanging out with my sis in law and I love my food but since going Paleo going out to eat has been a learning curve and I'm still learning.

I don't got to fancy restaurants due to budget so Fast food is usually where my friend and I end up.
what do T ask myself well usually questions like...

Is there a salad on the menu?

Do they have a gluten free option?

Can you order minus bread?

Is there a vegan option. If all else at least its got my veggies I can eat a boiled egg or piece of chicken at home after if I have too!

My other tip it is remember the avoids of paleo.( I have a picture for the background of my phone if I feel like cheating!!... no dairy, no gluten, no legumes no processed foods(hard when out.) no highly processed oils.) and try to limit them in your meal choice. I have left beans on my plate with others giving me weird looks because I didn't realise they were in the salad. It's your health.

Also a cheat is not a bad thing ON OCCASION. cheats can quickly get out of hand if you are not careful. Trust me Max Brenner;s chocolate restaurant, my paleo best friend, my cousin and me. ohhhhh so sweet sooo sick!

Bad choices

all this in one night bad idea.

Know thy self. for example gluten and me are not friends. I eat it and the next day I feel like I have the flu so Ill take dairy over gluten. So people can eat gluten no drama but legumes make them sick.

Know your body and make the best choice you can for YOU.

I love this Picture from USANA Health Sciences Inc. Don't forget to follow or comment or ask questions :D

Finally the house is quiet...

2012-10-15T07:54:00.001-07:00

Well, Today has been....

eventful.

I had my meal plan ready to go. Planned prepared organised but not fool proof.

I forgot kids cost $$

My lil miss needs a new carseat.$150
I needed new walking shoes. Desperately! $30
lil miss needs new clothes as she just shot up again $ errr .....

So my food budget quickly got tight!!
But smart me remembered MARKET DAY! So I have only grab enough to get me till my local market day which is Wednesday.

I love the markets fresh veg and fruit also meat eggs spices the list goes on and the prices are AWESOME!!

But back to today, so mummy goes for her walk with a good mate.... 6km later, we push ourselves, still not sure why....... I get home hubby has feed the kids but forgot to take picture no biggie...then I remember hubby is leaving for a date with his sister, so after innumerable conversations convincing my lil man he cant go with daddy finally everyone is sleeping.

This Mummy is wrecked!

Please don't forget to comment on anything and everything you want to know about.

As for the PDF. I promise its coming asap. Same with Pictures of what we eat.

But this cave-girl got to sleep before the lil ones JUMP on me in the morning...nope I'm not kidding JUMP.

want to hear more crazy adventures click follow!

Night!!

Since I'm up....a meal plan!

2012-10-14T11:15:00.002-07:00

little miss wont sleep....

so what to do while I'm wide awake

Meal Plan!!

My meal plans always start on the Monday night and finish Monday Lunch as its the easier for my family as Monday is shopping night. This is for a family of four with two little kids (day-care weekdays... home on weekends.)

Monday
Dinner: sausages carrot broccoli squash and sweet potato(for hubby n kids) weight loss mum has spinach.

Tuesday
Breakfast: eggs bacon and salad (lettuce, carrot, capsicum and avocado.)

Snack: banana

Lunch: Tuna and salad ((lettuce, carrot, capsicum, olives and avocado) with lemon juice.

snack: almonds

Dinner: Grilled chicken and veg: broccoli, carrot, squash and sweet potato.

Wednesday.
Breakfast: Paleo bubble and squeak(left meat and veg with egg.)

snack: little fruit salad. (apple kiwi fruit any melon and banana)

Lunch: Grilled chicken salad (grilled chicken(leftovers), lettuce mixed, tomato, red onion sliced almonds, thyme, basil and lemon juice, olive oil.)

snack: sultanas

Dinner: home-made paleo coconut chicken nuggets and sweet potato chips.(added spinach for mum)
(recipes http://www.health-bent.com/poultry/paleo-chicken-nuggets
and http://paleodietlifestyle.com/sweet-potato-fries/) (will post the Australian rewritten versions soon.)

Thurday:
Breakfast: Poached egg on roast veg.(sweet potato, carrots, broccoli mushroom.)

Snack: celery with ABC butter (almond cashew and Brasil nut butter.)

Lunch: steak salad (mixed lettuce tomato cucumber carrot avocado and capsicum.)

Snack: kiwi fruit

Dinner creamy coconut chicken curry
(http://paleo.com.au/2012/10/recipe-quick-easy-chicken-curry/)

Friday:
Breakfast: fast scrambed eggs n bacon
(http://fastpaleo.com/bacon-and-eggs-on-the-go/)

Snack celery and ABC butter

Lunch: tuna lettuce wrap...large lettuce leaf..tuna lemon juice tomato capsicum carrot and avocado fold like a wrap.

snack: holy guacamole with veggies(capsicum, carrot, celery)
(http://paleodietlifestyle.com/quick-easy-guacamole/)

(cook for the weekend.http://fastpaleo.com/almond-banana-choc-chip-muffins/ )

Dinner: (mums cheat night aka night out.) Dad to cook: Sausage and veggies (carrot broccoli colliflower.)

Saturday:
breakfast paleo pancakes
(http://www.paleo-project.com/paleo-recipes/breakfast/paleo-pancakes/)

Snack: little fruit salad

Lunch: paleo fish fingers tartar sauce and salad (lettuce tomato carrot avocado)
(http://macnifique.com/?p=507)

snack: popcorn(airpopped.) for kids...mum: almonds

Dinner: coconut chicken tenders(chicken egg bath and then roll in coconut.) with baked veg.(carrot sweet potato broccoli.) and steamed spinach or kale.(full details to come.)

dessert: frozen yogurt mini ice block.(treat.)

Sunday:
breakfast banana coconut smoothie (banana, coconut milk,honey(small dollop, Dark chocolate mix(brand name to come as I cant remember it atm...) Blend :) kids love to push the button!

Snack: banana or apple

Lunch: left over mix up. basically eat left overs from the fridge :)

snack: either a frozen yogurt mini ice block(treat) or rice crackers. (behaviour dependant.)

Dinner: Roast chook with roast veg.(sweet potato, carrot, brocolli, colliflower, parsnip.)

Monday:
breakfast: chicken and roast veg egg muffin
(http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/food+diet/diets/paleo+diet+recipes+and+meal+plan,18385)

Snack: sultanas

Lunch: (me and hubby usually go out on Monday for Lunch.) BLT on a plate
(http://fastpaleo.com/blt-on-a-plate/)

So there is the meal plan.

The PDF with shopping list and recopies included, I will post tomorrow :) L

Let me know what you think :) In the comments below.

I'm off to sleep since little miss has finally fallen asleep.

Night every one.

Why this Blog ?

2012-10-14T08:42:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

I'm Rose and this blog is about the struggle of turning myself, hubby and two little ones onto the paleo lifestyle, here in Australia.

The Good

The Bad

and the Tantrums which I know will come.

All will be on here with that works and what doesn't.

My kids are a 4 yr old boy and 3 yr old girl who are used to a pretty healthy diet, but giving up the bread cheese and milk and having to eat MORE veggies... I know this going to test our resolve.

Also we are not the richest of families. So we have a budget to work with. I'll post what we try to keep in budget and if its works or fails.

We will be posting our meal plan and shopping list(food only.)

So join us for the ride to a healthier tomorrow by either clicking the follow button or leaving us a comment or question. :)

If you are wondering what is Paleo?

Paleo is at its heart getting back to the basics of a human diet.

so what we can eat

Lean meats

Fish

Veggies

fruits

nuts

good oils.(coconut, avacado, olive oils..)

water

what we Dont eat

processed foods

sugar

Gluten (breads ect..)

dairy

leguimes

potatos

wait....Even Better Look at this...

paleo-

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