Tag Archives: Ancestral Diet

Today’s Harvest

The weekend is my prime time to harvest and process food from my garden.  Here’s part of what I harvested today: I also harvested Basil.  I made this from the Basil: We’ll be having this for dinner tonight, served on … Continue reading

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Interesting (Yet Disturbing) Food Industry News: Paleo Diet is on the Multinational Food Company Radar

Because of my job, I subscribe to several Food Industry, web-based newsletters.  Last month this article was published.  I’ll quote bits of it, but you should also take the time to read it. The gist of the article is that … Continue reading

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The Bounty of Our CSA (or What We Will be Eating this Week)

Here’s what was in the Tara Firma CSA boxes that we picked up last night: Beef Bones* Chicken necks* Ground Beef NY Steak Bacon Ends* Pork Rind* Beef Heart* Radishes Salad Greens Baby Bok Choi Chard Collard Greens Baby Potatoes … Continue reading

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From the Internet: Ancestral Health Past, Present & Future, Boyd Eaton MD

Today’s video is another presentation from The Ancestral Health Symposium 2011. The presenter, Boyd Eaton MD first published on this topic in 1985. Dr. Eaton has remained active in his research and interest in this area and has influenced many … Continue reading

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Foraging for Food: The New Strategy

As part of our Paleo diet and lifestyle, TMOTH (The Man of the House) and I have been shifting our food purchasing and consumption to locally produced items.  Initially the reason for the shift was to obtain higher quality foods, … Continue reading

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Paleo Recipe: Roasted Lime Chicken

Ingredients One whole chicken (4-6 lbs.) 6-8 limes (need 1/2 cup lime juice plus 2-3 whole limes) 1 TBS. Kosher Salt 1/2 Teas. coarse ground black pepper Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Remove giblets from cavity of chicken.  Wash chicken in … Continue reading

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From the Internet: Should Everyone Eat a Paleo Diet? Lynda Frassetto, MD

Here’s another video from The Ancestral Health Symposium 2011.  Dr. Lynda Frassetto, a kidney specialist, discusses her research comparing the Paleo Diet with the DASH Diet.  The study looks at kidney health markers. “Should everyone eat a paleo diet?” by … Continue reading

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My Paleo Plate: 11/11/11

I like the symmetry of the date today.  🙂  It’s not very often that anything in my life looks as organized as the date today. I thought I’d give everyone another glimpse at a typical day of food.  I know … Continue reading

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Book Review: Paleo Comfort Foods: Homestyle Cooking for a Gluten-Free Kitchen

Paleo Comfort Foods: Homestyle Cooking for a Gluten-Free Kitchen by Julie & Charles Mayfield was published by Victory Belt Publishing in 2011.  The book is a large format paperback, with 335 pages.  It contains a Foreward by Robb Wolf, author … Continue reading

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From the Internet: Sustainability of Paleo Diets

Sustainability is a hot topic in the food industry right now.  Large companies such as Unilever and Walmart are joining the fray with programs intended to show consumers that they are producing sustainable foods.   Whether they really are is debatable. … Continue reading

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