Nutrition

What is filling your tank?

 

2 eggs,1 protein serving of sausage. 2 cups of left over roasted veggies lightly coated in olive oil. It was delicious. 
 

What was for breakfast this morning? Did you skip it? How was your wod?
You must restructure the way you think about food. Biologically we eat to fuel our bodies. We don't need to eat for comfort, to ease boredom, to celebrate or because the television tells us too. We need to fuel our bodies so that we survive. We eat good foods so that we survive unmedicated for a long time. The good news is all this wonderful paleo food tastes really good! We get to completely enjoy our wise choices. We can still celebrate with food~just not cake and ice cream! 
Homework-Post your breakfast to comments
 
Paleo Tip-Know your protein requirements and make sure you are eating enough. You don't have to weigh and measure but do be sure that at each meal you are eating a serving of protein that is the size of your fist. For more information read this article on the Zone diet. It has great basic macronutrient information and protein requirements.

Paleo Recipe Link of the Day (submitted by Jimmy): Stewed Talapia Spend some time looking around the Whole 9 site while you are there.

Spaghetti?

Any Paleo/Primal eater knows that pasta is a no-no. I have found that since giving it up I've really not missed it. On occasion though, I do crave spaghetti sauce! Spaghetti Squash is named so for a reason. After being cooked the meat of the vegetable is scraped out and it resembles strands of spaghetti. I can be a great alternative to noodles as a conduit for your favorite (paleo/primal) sauces. When buying look for squash that is heavy for it's size. Most grocery store spagehetti squashes are orange to pale yellow in color. The more orange the color the more sweet the squash.

My squash was slightly orange and had a mild sweet flavor. I paired it with a store bought spaghetti sauce. I felt that the squash was a bit too sweet but I still enjoyed it. The next morning I pulled out the left overs and had it with a strip of bacon. Now that was amazing! The pairing of the lightly sweet squash and the saltiness of the bacon worked beautifully. I added nothing else to it. I think that in the future if I want to use a red sauce (that usually tend to be a bit sweet because of the tomato base) I'll look around for a more pale squash.

Basic Spaghetti Recipe
Baked: Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Whole-Pierce the fruit several times with a long fork or skewer. Place on a baking sheet. Bake for one hour. Squash is done when an inserted fork meets little resistance. To reduce baking time, cut in half longwise, place cut side down and bake for approx. 30 mins.

Remove from oven and let cool for 10-20 mins. Cut in half long wise. Scoop out the seeds like a pumpkin. Using a fork scrape all the flesh away from the skin. Getting as close to the skin as possible.

I will be experimenting further in the near future. For now try this recipe

Spaghetti Squash and Bacon
One cooked and prepared spaghetti squash using above recipe.
A few strips of crispy bacon
2 Tablespoon olive oil
Sprinkle of parsley

In a skillet heat the olive oil, add the squash and bacon bits. Toss until heated through. Sprinkle with a bit of parsley.

Enjoy!

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