Easy Meaty Chili Recipe

Posted by Geoff Sallee on Dec 11, 2011 in Nutrition, WOD | 0 comments

It’s getting a might cold and wet around here, so I thought I would share a nice, hearty recipe that will keep you warm and healthy this winter. It’s easy, delicious, Paleo-friendly chili.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground beef (grass-fed preferred) or turkey (the leaner the better), well-browned
• 1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes or Rotel
• 1 small can El Pato Jalapeno salsa
• 1 small can tomato sauce (or another can of El Pato if you like)
• 1 large white or brown onion, diced
• Pickled or fresh Jalapeno peppers (I use 2, adjust to your taste)
• 2 tbsp. chili powder
• 1 tbsp. powdered cumin
• 1 tsp. paprika powder
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)
• 1 tsp. kosher or sea salt (use 1/2 tsp. if using table salt)
• 1/2 tsp. ground pepper

Directions:

Brown the beef/turkey in a pan; drain off most of the fat (otherwise your chili will be greasy); set aside. Cook the onions in a little bit of fat (either reserved from the beef or just some olive oil) until translucent. Toss everything into a pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Stir every 15 minutes. Should be ready within an hour; test done-ness by tasting the onions to make sure they’re soft.

Another way to do it is in a crock pot. Brown the meat, then just toss everything in the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Adjust salt/seasonings to your preference.

This is a nice meal that can be made quickly and feeds up to 8 people (or makes a week’s worth of lunches for you single people). If you decide to make this, let us know how it goes!

WORKOUT OF THE DAY 12/12/2011

Paleo Plan

Posted by Marc on Feb 25, 2010 in Nutrition | 2 comments

What is Paleo Plan?

The secret to consistently eating Paleo is being prepared. It’s easy to be diligent and consistent when the food in your kitchen is pure Paleo. However, when you’re running late for work and you can’t find anything that will solve the food problem, it becomes easier to cheat. Paleo Plan focuses on keeping you completely prepared, each and every day. We provide a shopping list and daily meal plan every week to our members. Each week’s downloads are usually made available at the beginning of the previous week, so they have plenty of time to look ahead and do their shopping.

Learn more about following Paleo Plan here

Paleo Diet- So Easy a Caveman Can Do it!

Posted by Marc on Feb 25, 2010 in Nutrition | 0 comments

Paleo Diet – Day 365 – Final Blog Entry

Today marks day 365 of my paleo diet experience, one that has changed my life for the better in so many ways. In the year I’ve been eating a paleolithic diet of meats, fruits and vegetables (no grains, no dairy, no processed foods) my weight has dropped from 233 lbs to the 160 lbs I find myself at this morning. That’s down a pound from last weekend, and it appears my weight will fluctuate in that range; i.e., right around 160 lbs, plus or minus, as long as I continue to eat this way (and why would I not?).

In addition, I have gone from a body fat percentage of…who knows what (I had a gut that made me look pregnant) to a body fat percentage of only 10.9%, as of this morning – down from 11.2% last weekend.

Click here to read the complete blog.

Home Made Condiments

Posted by Marc on Feb 23, 2010 in Nutrition | 0 comments

Tomatoes – yep. Vinegar – seems fine. Sugar – wait, what? Even ketchup isn’t safe from the wrath of sugar.

Think you have to ditch the bottle – the condiment bottle that is – in order to avoid these hidden sugars? Not a chance, especially if you have the baseline kitchen skills necessary to whip up some of these homemade alternatives. Read on for simple Primal recipes for ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, barbeque sauce and almond butter. Enjoy!

Click here to read more on some great recipes for home made condiments.

What Do I Eat For Breakfast?

Posted by Marc on Feb 23, 2010 in Nutrition | 4 comments

A very common question I get when people try to switch to a Paleo/Zone style of eating: what the heck do I eat for breakfast!? I understand the confusion, since in our culture, breakfast usually means a processed carb-fest. However, you will have to buck the popular culture somewhat when it comes to breakfast. Remember, if you want a different result than the norm, you will have to do things differently than everyone else!

Click here to read the entire article written by Scott Hagnas.

01/31/2010 REST DAY The New Age Cavemen and the City

Posted by Marc on Jan 31, 2010 in Nutrition | 0 comments

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

Published: January 8, 2010

LIKE many New York bachelors, John Durant tries to keep his apartment presentable — just in case he should ever bring home a future Mrs. Durant. He shares the fifth-floor walk-up with three of his buddies, but the place is tidy and he never forgets to water the plants.

The one thing that Mr. Durant worries might spook a female guest is his most recent purchase: a three-foot-tall refrigerated meat locker that sits in a corner of his living room. That is where he keeps his organ meat and deer ribs.

Mr. Durant, 26, who works in online advertising, is part of a small New York subculture whose members seek good health through a selective return to the habits of their Paleolithic ancestors.

Or as he and some of his friends describe themselves, they are cavemen.

The caveman lifestyle, in Mr. Durant’s interpretation, involves eating large quantities of meat and then fasting between meals to approximate the lean times that his distant ancestors faced between hunts. Vegetables and fruit are fine, but he avoids foods like bread that were unavailable before the invention of agriculture. Mr. Durant believes the human body evolved for a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and his goal is to wean himself off what he sees as many millenniums of bad habits.

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