Paleo Restaurants Opening

In Germany- hopefully this catches on!  Check it out here.

Paleo Pumpkin Waffles

I've tried my hand at gluten-free pancakes several times, and they turned out more like coconut-almond croquettes.  But I've finally figure out my folly!  I was overdoing it on the home-ground almond meal and making the batter too thick.  I slightly modified a recipe found on one of my new favorite blogs ( Eat The Cookie ) and made  some amazing paleo-pumpkin waffles.  Cooking them in the waffle iron instead of trying to flip brittle pancakes one-at-a-time in my cast iron skillet was unspeakably easier-  I'll be doing this more often now.

Here's the recipe-

Ingredients:


2 tbsp coconut flour
(I put shredded coconut in the blender until it was reduced to a powder)

4-6 tbsp almond meal
A generous dollop of cinnamon
A dash of cloves
A touch of nutmeg  (and ginger if you want, or pumpkin pie spice)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

3 eggs
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp vanilla ext
2 heaping tbsp canned pumpkin


Instructions:

Stir all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl, dump in the wet ones, and stir it all over again.  Add a little more coconut or almond meal if you went overboard with the pumpkin to get to to the right consistency.  Spray down your waffle iron and cook for about 4 minutes or until the waffles are a nice light brown.  Take care removing them- I had no sticking problems, but they are softer than your average waffle and easier to mangle.

This recipe made three Belgian waffles for me, that could easily vary depending on the size of your iron.

5 Reasons to Eat the Paleo Way

So this week the Labcoats are trying to figure out if our eyeballs point toward nutrition labels as often as we assume they do.  But how important is label reading if you're approaching food the paleo way?  Not very.  The healthiest way to grocery shop is to buy only foods that are ingredients, rather than boxed concoctions of unpronounceable additives and preservatives.  But eating Paleo isn't just for minimalists- here 5 other ways that this approach to nutrition can better your life:

Say goodbye to that bloated feeling

We've all experienced that "I feel like I swallowed a truck" feeling that comes after revisiting the buffet line one too many times.  Make your choices based on Paleo Principles and you'll reach a satiated "full" without feeling like the Goodyear blimp.  One of the most pleasant surprises for me was how much of my past sufferings had been slyly baked into rolls, biscuits, and that diabolically gut-wrenching bread pudding.



Adios, compulsive calorie counting

It's unnecessary.  By avoiding sugar and grains, just how many foods are left with the caloric density sufficient to make one obese?  Other than fruit, potatoes are probably the starchiest whole food around. This guy ate nothing but spuds (around 20 per day) for two months and lost weight.  Unprocessed whole foods, with the exception of grains are often packed with so much more than calories-  healthy fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.


LGN

That is, Look Good Naked.  Need proof? Don't worry, it's fully clothed proof-  check out the transformations of Dave, Graham, Lin.  Now temper your dream with the fact that nothing but Photoshop will give your physique an instant airbrushing- it takes self-discipline and dedication.  Finally, read this. . . now you better balanced and good to go.


Stop pooping like a Play Dough Fun-Factory

Well. . . . it might be a little green if you're a spinach lover, but you weren't born to pump sludge.  What we're all looking for here is a good fit and a clean break on a regular basis.  If you leave atrocious skid marks in the throne's recess at every sitting, gluten in grains could be causing your IBS.  Join a lively discussion on Paleo poo here.

It's not as expensive as you think

Cost is one of the most common whines regarding the grass-fed meat and grain-less whole-foods approach to eating.  I won't bore you with the usual schpeel over how it will save you medical costs in the long run.  We're talking about practicality in the here and now-  check out the RV caveman who lives happily on $11K a year.  Gabi Moskowitz may be rough around the edges, but she shows you how it's done at BrokeAssGourmet.com.  Rob Wolf also shares his take on how to shop. 

 

Now you're practically excuse-less!  If you haven't been following along, catch up on the Chronicles of Dietopia and stay tuned for some theorizing over why Paleo, and certain other culinary ideologies work in regard to weight loss and overall health, and so many others don't.

Your Tax Dollars Pay For . . . . (#111024)

1) The persecution of grannies given a spec of moon-dust by an Astronaut

2) Access to Beastiality 101 for high school students (New York)

3) More red ink and bad credit

  

But take a deep breath. . . here's a point well-stated to temper any partisan outraged sparked by sensationalism and conflicting ideologies:

Let us continue. . . .

4) An IV in the jugular of companies that should have gone under for lack of quality and good management-  the American icons wouldn't have been forgotten,  that's why we have museums.

5) Plenty of artificially inflated high paying jobs (if you have the connections)

6) A $400,000 per year salary for the president. . . What did you say, Ron Paul?



Here's a more precise visualization of the big picture if you're curious- despite what we perceive as waste, we have a lot of services to be thankful for!

More from the bright side. . . . this is one of the most upbeat articles I've seen in ages- coming from the UK, nonetheless!