The Paleo Diet

For the past month or two i've been following the paleo diet for athletes. The paleo diet is based on the types of foods humans ate during the stone age, before the agricultural revolution 20,000 years ago. This menu includes lean meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables. It removes dairy, grains, and refined sugars. Since this is the athlete version there is also a recommendation for what to eat before, during and after workouts. Foods and sports drinks that are able to be digested during exercise and help maintain the body's performance.

I've had good success with this style of eating, and it has changed how I look at food. So much of the food in the aisles of the supermarket is not really what humans evolved to eat. When I go food shopping now I only have to go to a couple sections and can skip over many aisles. I load up my cart with fruits and vegetables then head to the meat/poultry/fish section and i'm done.

Most of the things I try and cook simply. Now and then i'll add some spices or easy sauces. For breakfast today I had a two egg omelette with diced onions and green peppers. I also had an orange and a banana. For lunch I had a salad and baked chicken. I had an apple for a snack later. Lunch was a few hours ago and I'm just starting to get a little hungry, so maybe i'll go hunt and gather some dinner soon. Tomorrow after my workout i'm going to make a strawberry banana smoothie, they taste so good, those things are like ice cream to me now! - and with frozen strawberries you can still get the brain freeze. I'm a caveman with a blender!