Low Carb Mojito Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges 8 fresh mint leaves 1/4 cup white rum 1 packet Splenda (or Stevia) 1 cup ice cubes Club Soda Preparation Combine lime wedges and mint in the bottom of a large cocktail glass. Use a muddler or the bottom of a wooden spoon ...
Posted on May - 19 - 2012
Low Carb Mojito
Posted on May - 18 - 2012
Daily Mission 3
Your mission for today: Perform 10 lunges, meaning you count 1 rep when both legs have gone through the movement. Try to go deep on those lunges, having your knee come extremely close to the ground and having a wide stride. Then with no rest, do a 30 s…
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Posted on May - 17 - 2012
College Paleo’s Class on Grains
The truth hurts That is certainly the case with grains. I openly admit that I completely demonize grains. Some of my Paleo-blogging counterparts take a softer stance on grains, but as with everything else that I write about, I firmly believe that if…
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Posted on May - 17 - 2012
How Bad is Peanut Butter, Really?
Man, you guys really love your peanut butter. I get at least one email a week from a devoted reader of the blog who just can’t shake the desire (that feels like a need) to eat peanut butter on a regular basis. They’re on board with everything else. They’ve ditched grains and vegetable oils. They’re ...
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Posted on May - 16 - 2012
Nuts and Phytic Acid: Should You Be Concerned?
Who doesn’t like nuts? They’re crunchy, fatty, nutritious, and convenient. They travel well. Tossing them into the air and catching them with your mouth is a fun way to impress any onlookers (this effect is enhanced if you sit in a chair backward at the same time). They even turn into butter. Nuts are the ...
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Posted on May - 15 - 2012
Grassfed Meat Should Be Savored, Not Gulped
By Stanley A. Fishman, author of Tender Grassfed Meat and Tender Grassfed Barbecue I try to feed and nourish my family by providing the best nutrition I can. So how do we provide the best nutrition, for ourselves and our families? Many of us try to buy the very best real food we can afford. ...
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Posted on May - 15 - 2012
Paleo Diet Miami: Gathering Supplies
First thing I did here is go to the Whole foods with my family and buy some supplies. Macadamia nuts, almonds, turkey jerky, coconut oil, and macadamia nut oil I brought from home. We have a fridge in the room so I also bought the pre-cooked whole chi…
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Posted on May - 11 - 2012
Slimmer By Summer Weight Loss Challenge: Weigh-In # 4
Slimmer By Summer Weight Loss Challenge: Week 4: Weigh In Here’s my weigh-in for week 4 Starting Weight: 156.0 lbs Current Weight: 153.0 lbs Total Pounds Lost: 3 lbs Goal Weight: 144 lbs Oopsies!!! I forgot to weigh-in last week for week 3 but I stayed the same. For this week 4 weigh-in I’m down ...
Posted on May - 03 - 2012
Today’s Challenge: Portion Control
Today’s Challenge: Portion Control Today’s challenge is to read labels and watch your portions. When starting a diet we’re very careful about what we chose to eat, we may even weigh our food and write our meals in a food diary but after awhile we stop reading labels and our portions get larger and larger ...
Posted on May - 03 - 2012
Is It Primal? – 10 Foods Scrutinized
Perhaps the most common question I get from readers is some variation on the classic “Is X Primal?” Probably a half dozen times a day, “Is this Primal?” or “Is that Primal?” pop up in my inbox, often attached to some ridiculous food or product. My personal favorite was “Is whole wheat bread Primal?” (it’s ...
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