How are you getting Primal?

[Strand Leper]

Don't want to mess up the holiday diet thread with a four thousand post infomercial about the primal diet.  See Marks Daily Apple.com. 

Ordered the book awhile back.  Read an article in Mens Journal last weekend on this same subject... then read the book.

The book is a little bit silly in some respects... but the science seemed to me to be very solid.

Now I am on the Primal diet and will share some quick easy recipes... and thoughts on the diet.

[Strand Leper]

Forgot to also ask fellow Zoners who are also on the Primal diet to share some recipes... quick easy snacks, and their experiences.

My first attempt at a Primal dinner was last night... after a long day... looked at the "approved" foods and my bags of food from Trader Joes and whipped up this... in five minutes:

Arugula and Spinach leaves tossed with dark sesame oil (a tea spoon) and evoo (two tea spoons), and regular pepper...

Added pumkin seeds, bay shrimp, and an avocado.  Shook it up and ate it.  MMMM good.  Next time, gonna toast the pumpkin seeds.

Kept me quite full all night, so full that I did not eat breakfast, but instead ate some (organic) beef jerky and a Laramar bar on the way home from court for lunch.

Looking forward to trying to whip up a five minute wonder tonight... probably just going to go with Salmon in the same salad above... maybe go with pecans instead of pumpkin seeds... and a sweeter pepper to accent the sweetness of the pecan... and maybe throw on some bell peppers to contrast the sweetness... and maybe some roma tomatoes.

Tim

[pdxmike]

I've been going out in the park and killing squirrels for dinner. 

[Strand Leper]

Well, that's fine I guess... just make sure that you don't pair the squirrels with wild rice or a grain... maybe quinoa, but that's it... perhaps on a bed of spinach with butter... ?

[AJR]

Just eat roadkill - easier than catching those feisty squirrels...  Plus your meat is pre-tenderized!

[jwcb]

Two bags of asian-style frozen veggies (broccoli, snap peas, water chestnuts, ...), can of coconut milk, Tiger Thai Red Curry Paste, and chicken (or squirrel).  Almost as yummy as the Thai restaurant (no rice though) and enough for two for several meals.  Yum.

[surfnpoppy]

Ewww... park fed squirrels diets are horrible they eat KFC and snickers bar wrappers...I prefer mountain fed squirrels that eat nuts and bark. yum.

[H2Oman]

Chewing my finger nails is pretty primal....now I'll stop messing up your thread.

Tim,

If you have time, do you mind breaking down your take on the diet: what to eat, what to avoid, etc?  I'm not going to buy the book, but am interested in the Primal concept...eat meat, veg..things that are alive..avoid processed?

*** EDIT: got off my lazy ass and found this:  http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definitive-guide-to-the-primal-eating-plan/

[SoCalSupper]

I love squirrel-sauteed in baby seal oil with a nice side of spotted owl-endangered meat is so yummy!
Ok enough of that-my interest is now heavy-clicked on the daily apple thing-yeah.  Interesting!

[Strand Leper]

Here is a BASIC list that I made when reading the book... Keep it on my IPAD for shopping

Diet

Energy Bars

     Raw revolution

     Cliff nectar

     Larabar

Vegetables

     Yams, sweet potatoes

     Spinach arugula celery lettuce

     Bright or leafy or green veggies

     No beans ever

Fruit

    Blu, black, raspberry, or any other berries... With heavy cream too...

     Cherries

     Prunes

     Apples

     Peaches

     Pears 

      Figs

     Kiwis

     Grapefruit

     Apricot

Snacks

     Jerky

          Turkey

          Beef

          Buffalo

           Venison

     Celery with

          Almond butter

          Cottage cheese. With nut or fruit topping

          Cream cheese

     Cottage cheese

          With fruit or nuts or balsamic vinegar, olives

      Dark chocolate, over 70 percent

      Almonds, pecans, pumpkin, sesame

     Trail mix

     Canned tuna / sardines

Meals

     Canned tuna or salmon

      Grass fed, organic, line caught

     Shell fish

Fats

     Butter

     Coconut oil

     Olive oil
  
     Dark sesame oil

Calcium

     Raw, organic yogurt, cheese

Whole grain wild rice... And quinoa ...Acceptable grain in very limited quantities

Daily targets:

104 protein

75 carbs

148 fat

[pdxmike]

A lot of times for dinner, I scramble eggs with a few of these things sauteed in olive oil (sometimes one or two of them, sometimes several):
--spinach
--onions
--green onions
--mushrooms
--peppers (green, yellow, red)
--zucchini
--asparagus
--broccoli

I usually add some parmesan or other cheese.  Sometimes add lean hamburger or grilled chicken.  The ingredients are all things that either keep for a long time, or come frozen (such as spinach, pepper strips, grilled chicken strips) so you can always have them available and just microwave them and add them in.  Sometimes I add avocado or tomatoes.

Sometimes I make basically the same stuff, and add a bunch of butter, and dump it all over pasta.  I know pasta isn't primal, but I call mine "pasta primalvera" so it's still OK. 

[Strand Leper]

Roland,

To finish the thought... You are correct.  Avoid the middle of the store and stick to the perimeter.

 Meats/fish/eggs Organic, grass fed, line caught, good fats ( avo, walnuts, almonds, evoo, fish oil, coconut milk, macadamia nuts, coconut oil...)

Green and leafy or colorful veggies...

Fruit as a treat, and in limited quantities...

No grains, no beans, no refined sugars (including chocolate chip cookies F**K!)

No juices, sodas or diet sodas...  Water when u r thirsty and unsweetened tea... Coffee in the morning and wine in the evening okay in moderation...

Limit energy bars to the above brands and use them... When you need... Energy... (I think I got the energy bars from the mens journal article... Another dude with a VERY similar diet philosophy).

The mens journal article had some good recipes... As does the website you mentioned.

Good eating!

Tim

That is a pretty basic run down of the ins and outs.

[pdxmike]

Roland,

To finish the thought... You are correct.  Avoid the middle of the store and stick to the perimeter.

Tim--thanks for the summary.  Just remember to be cautious:

Perimeter of the store = vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy/eggs
Perimeter of the store also = beer, bakery, ice cream, cold soda pop, deli, ATM

[SEA]

A lot of times for dinner, I scramble eggs with a few of these things sauteed in olive oil (sometimes one or two of them, sometimes several):
--spinach
--onions
--green onions
--mushrooms
--peppers (green, yellow, red)
--zucchini
--asparagus
--broccoli

You definitely want to think twice about cooking anything with olive oil. There is a reason COLD pressed olive oil is good for us, cause heat radically changes it and it becomes toxic in a sense.

Read this article

http://blisstree.com/eat/cooking-with-olive-oil-may-cause-cancer/

[H2Oman]

Thanks Tim.  Grocery shopping is easy for me, I pretty much do it for a living.   Eating is my issue...and getting more exercise.

Vegetable shopping is always the sticky area when I'm shopping for home.  We're pretty busy and I get a veggie-block when it comes to stuff outside of lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes & onions.  About a year ago we signed up for organic home delivery with Farm Fresh To You.  They deliver a box of veg, fruit or just veg, just fruit, etc., to your door for about what it cost to buy it at Whole Foods.  It's been great.  Now I eat kale and other stuff I just wouldn't have bought.  We get a mixed box every two weeks of what ever is in season for about $32.50...at my door between 6am - 8am.  You can even tell them not to include certain items (ie. potatoes).  They include a newsletter with recipes for what's in your box to help if you don't cook.  When we go on vacation, I just go online and click "don't deliver to xxx date".   I think they might only be SoCal.

If you hate shopping or are really busy, check them out.  If you use my wife's name and the ref# you'll save $5 off the first delivery: EVA BAKER REF#6140

I'll take a look at your list and see if I can't get things in gear.  It's been tough.