What Should You Eat To Heal a Leaky Gut?
It is not an exaggeration to say that gut health is everything: the health of our guts has a profound effect on our overall health. As the connection between intestinal barrier …
It is not an exaggeration to say that gut health is everything: the health of our guts has a profound effect on our overall health. As the connection between intestinal barrier …
I love Asian flavors and learned to cook simplified versions of my favorite dishes when I was still a teenager living at home. Some of these dishes can be fairly easily modified …
Cadbury Creme Eggs are my all-time favorite treat. In the past (like when I was 120 pounds heavier than I am now), I would start buying them as soon as they were available in the …
One of the fundamental principles of the Paleo diet is to support gut health. But, that doesn’t just mean eating plenty of fermented foods and fiber to feed our microbiome …
This is by far and away the absolute best Paleo bread I have had. The use of active dry yeast (see Is Yeast Paleo?) as a leavening agent completely changes the texture and the …
I have never liked croutons on Caesar salad. I never saw the point of those overly crunchy, salty, chunks of stale bread. So, making a Paleo Caesar salad without them was easy: …
Between their high lectin content and over-abundance of omega-6 fatty acids, we should have enough evidence for the wisdom of keeping grains out of our diet (see Why Grains Are …
Sometimes my kids really, really miss their old staples. And while I have been known to say “I know you want a graham cracker, but how about a carrot instead?!”, it is somehow …
Yes, you read that correctly. Avocado lends a wonderful creaminess and a unique (but good!) flavor to this homemade ice “cream”. I have loved the banana avocado combination since …
Clinical trials confirm that the Paleo diet can reverse metabolic syndrome, improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, mitigate diabetes and support healthy weight loss (see …
One of the things I miss most now that I’m committed to Paleolithic nutrition is ethnic foods—especially the ease of takeout! This has me experimenting more and more with Paleo …
We call these “Sore Leg Brownies” in my house because I developed them for my oldest daughter when she has having growing pains. She’s not a good eater (update: see this more …
I love cookbooks. I love to sit and flip through them, sometimes looking for a new recipe to try and often just hoping for some inspiration in the kitchen. But, Eat Like a …
This is one of my family’s favorite meals. We ate tacos as salad or lettuce wraps long before we transitioned to Paleo (because we just like it that way!), so this is a pretty …
I love bacon but tend to find it too salty to eat very often (even the low sodium all natural kind). I find myself more and more using it as a flavoring for a cruciferous …
I have been experimenting with the best way to maximize the nutritional content of my chicken bone broth (learn why bone broth is a superfood). Essentially, the longer you boil …
The inspiration for this side dish came from a memorable hot lentil salad that I had at a restaurant a few years ago. It is an excellent accompaniment to chicken or turkey. …
One of the most frequent questions I get about my recipes is why do I sometimes use sugar? Aren’t we supposed to be avoiding sugar? Isn’t refined sugar the cause of the Diseases …
This granola is another great alternative to eggs for breakfast in the morning. I love it by itself just like a trail mix. Your family might find it hard not to grab a handful …
Mashed cauliflower is the standard Paleo mashed potato substitute. It’s very satisfying and, since cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable, it’s also very healthy! …
As I try and incorporate more and more grass-fed meat into my family’s diet, I find myself experimenting more and more with ground beef recipes (since it’s the cheapest way to eat …
Hello. My name is Sarah and I am a sugar addict. It’s been 61 days since my last dessert. It’s not a joke. Sugar is addictive. And while sugar addiction may be nowhere near as …
These simple, slightly chewy chocolate-coconut squares are definitely for the coconut lovers out there. I find the sweetness from the mini chocolate chips is sufficient to …
What a discovery! A warm, hearty hot cereal full of flavor and as versatile as traditional porridge and just as easy too! It reheats very well so you can save time during the …
I discovered this wonderful way of cooking butternut squash one evening when my oven was too full to add a pan of squash for roasting (my old go-to cooking method for squash). …
This soup resembles a callaloo, which is typically made with taro leaves in place of the kale and with the addition of a hot pepper to add some kick. My family isn’t big into …
Whether you’ve recently recovered from an infection requiring antibiotics, are healing after treatment for a parasite, or are battling against anxiety and depression, repairing …
My mother-in-law will be visiting this spring and she is allergic to nuts. It’s got me working on nut-free versions of many of my recipes (because I don’t want gluten-containing …
Once you master homemade Paleo mayonnaise (often called Paleonnaise), a whole new world of salad dressings and dips opens up to you. That’s why this recipe post is a two-for-one. …
One of the challenges that I face personally with my health is something called the Gut-Brain Connection (or sometimes called the Gut-Brain Axis). Basically, brain health affects …
Tourtière is a French Canadian meat pie that my mom used to make when I was a girl. It is traditionally made with ground pork, but over the years I’ve experimented with different …
Most advocates of Paleolithic nutrition allow for some cheating. “What?” you say, “I get to CHEAT? Why didn’t you mention this earlier?!”. Well, first of all, I hate the word …
These are ridiculously delicious wings and great for anyone avoiding nightshades. If you cook them on the barbecue (which is the way we like them!), they end up as a “dry” wing …
Cut-out cookies are so much fun to make with the kids! I developed this recipe because we needed something “nut free” for all those places we go where we’re not allowed to bring …
Don’t be afraid. You can’t taste the broccoli very strongly. But it’s there, adding wonderful nutrition to these delicious broccoli banana muffins. Both my girls adore these …
This combination might sound a little unusual, but I promise that the addition of bacon grease and garlic makes the flavors come together remarkably well! This simple vegetable …
This is such a simple and quick way to prepare salmon (or trout or other similar fish). You can use any seasoning you like here, but thyme works especially well. I suggest using …
I love cooking muffins full of vegetables (both when I can sneak vegetables in and when that vegetable is the star of the muffin). This recipe is based on my mother’s zucchini …
Guacamole is actually very easy to make at home. To pick ripe avocados, look for ones that are a darker green outside and that have just a little bit of give when you palpate them …
This recipe is based on Elena Amsterdam’s Bread 2.0, which makes a very satisfying Paleo bread (also check out her Paleo Bread recipe which omits arrowroot powder in favor of more …
I can’t eat eggs. Like many on the Autoimmune Protocol, they provoke an immune response in my body. So, what’s for breakfast?! Even low sodium bacon and …
You can absolutely start your baby off right by feeding them Paleolithic foods, properly cooked (when necessary) and mashed or pureed. There is really no compelling reason why you …
Or maybe these could be better named Chocolate Chip “Multi-grain” Cookies, since that is actually the cookie that they are designed to emulate. Chocolate chip multi-grain cookies …
What kid doesn’t like chicken fingers? I’ve experimented with a few different techniques, trying to find one that yields a nice “breading” while being easy enough to tackle for a …
Kale is definitely a superfood. And as far as superfoods go, it’s fairly cheap and easily found. I find myself eating it more and more, raw tossed in a salad, chopped and added …
There are lots of recipes for kale chips out there. I got my initial recipe from a wonderful twitter follower @Paleoeater (who has a great blog full of delicious recipes). I have …
Sometimes being forced to improvise is a good thing. In the case of this soup, it’s a great thing! As I stared into my fridge hoping for inspiration, I could see that the only …
My oldest daughter’s favorite food is cheddar cheese on club crackers. The cheese part doesn’t bother me, but the cracker part does! So, I’m on the hunt for a Paleo version of …