On this episode of The Paleo View, Stacy and Sarah are joined by Ciarra Hannah, the talent behind the blog Popular Paleo, and the author of The Frugal Paleo Cookbook. The ladies discuss how to prioritize local versus conventional produce and protein with your grocery budget, and answer listeners Paleo on a budget related questions.
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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 143, Ciarra Hannah
- Intro (0:00)
- News and Views (0:56)
- Welcome Ciarra from Popular Paleo, author of The Frugal Paleo Cookbook
- Stacy and Ciarra first met on The Paleo View Book Signing Tour
- The epic level of seeing your book at Costco
- More about Ciarra and how she found the Paleo diet
- What inspired the topic of her book
- Science with Sarah (16:53)
- What we lose when we buy conventional produce and protein, versus organic, pasture-raised, etc.
- Knowing what the issues are so you can get the biggest bang for your buck
- The most nutrient dense produce items – how stable certain items are
- How nutrients degrade and the timeline from farm to table
- Using this list when determining what to buy organic vs. conventional
- How to pick industrially produced meat
- Doing the best you can – avoiding the perfectionist pit fall
- Questions & Answers (39:27)
- Patrick – how you afford eating Paleo? What is your grocery budget?
- Buying a whole animal, the information you will find in Beyond Bacon
- Christina – tips for bulk food prep to have a successful week?
- A recent post Ciarra wrote on this
- Tips for stocking your freezer
- Patrick – how you afford eating Paleo? What is your grocery budget?
- Thanks again Ciarra for coming on this week’s show! Don’t forget to check out her blog and her book for more amazing resources on budgeting!
- Also watch her site for information on her July book signing tour!
- Outro (1:16:55)

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