Entries by PaleoGirl

Is Paleo Diet Healthy?

Is the paleo diet actually healthy? Learn how this whole-food, ancestral approach compares to modern diets and why it could be the healthiest choice today.

Gelatin: The Secret Paleo Superfood

Forget Goji Berries, Spirulina and Peruvian Maca Root, there is one ‘Superfood’ that you can guarantee your ancestors would have consumed in abundance that you’re probably not getting enough of now – Gelatin. As conventional wisdom has seen us spurn traditional cuts in favour of lean muscle meat, our intake of gelatin has dropped to […]

Low Protein? High Protein? Finding the Paleo Balance

In case you didn't already know, dietary protein is essential for human health. Protein is used in the body to build and maintain new tissue such as muscle, hair, nails, skin, bone and blood cells. It is also required to create the enzymes for the body to carry out certain processes, such as the digestion […]

Steamed Sweet Chilli Chicken – Quick Paleo Dish

Who doesn’t love the taste of Sweet Chilli Chicken? It’s one of those flavour combinations that hits all the right notes – sweet, spicy, savoury, and absolutely moreish. But if you’ve ever picked up a bottle of sweet chilli sauce from the supermarket, you’ll know that most are far from healthy. They’re often laden with […]

11 Sneaky Ways to Get More Movement Into Your Day

Let’s be honest, we don’t all love exercise. For some of us, the idea of going out for a run, or an early morning boot camp is enough to make us break out into a cold sweat. But the fact is, movement is good. There’s a huge myth that exercise has to be long, intensive […]

Paleo Hummus Recipe (Legume-Free)

Hummus — or houmous, depending on how you like to spell it — was once a firm staple in my fridge. That creamy, savoury dip worked with everything from raw veggies to roast meats and made a quick, healthy snack feel complete. But once I transitioned to the Paleo lifestyle, traditional hummus was off the […]

101 (more!) paleo snack ideas

After the popularity of my previous post on paleo snack ideas, I've put together a new, extended list of snack ideas. After my last list, I got a lot of people telling me “DAIRY IS NOT PALEO” (yep, I think they were shouting), so just to clear it up, some of the snack ideas listed […]