Whenever I even mention the b word I get called out. Yep, apparently bacon is highly processed and must be avoided at all costs. But is it really bad? Almost everything we eat is processed in one way or another. We buy our meat cut, or maybe ground. We buy our meat dried or frozen. […]
This giveaway is now closed I've just heard about a pretty awesome paleo giveaway that the guys at Bucks Books have organised… it's free to enter and the prizes are physical books and a premiere ticket to Paleo f(x) – and lots of other paleo goodies This is what you'll win: Paleo f(x) Premiere ticket […]
Have you ever tried meditating? Perhaps you’ve dismissed it as being a bit too hippy and new age? Or wouldn’t know where to start? Well I’m here to convince you why you should give it a go! What is meditation? I really like this description by Jon Kabat-Zinn: [meditation is] paying attention on purpose, in […]
Antibiotics are a touchy subject. There is a lot of overuse (you hear all the time about doctors prescribing them straight away, without even being sure what the issue is) and resistance is becoming a real problem. Whilst I’d love to say I’d never take them, there are certain situations where antibiotics truly are a […]
Do you get enough Vitamin D? Luckily we seem to be coming out of the sun-fearing era slightly, but even so, with so many of us in office jobs, it can be really hard to get enough vitamin D. Whilst some foods are fortified with vitamin D, they aren't natural whole foods-and even so, the […]
One thing I've really missed from my pre-paleo days is the humble cracker. They're just the perfect thing to go with cheese, hummus, all sorts of dips. But with fairly typical cracker ingredients looking like this: Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Malt Extract, Yeast Raising Agent (E336, E500), Emulsifier (E322:Soy), Milk Solids That's a high […]
I've bought frozen fruit quite a few times recently. It’s often far cheaper than the fresh equivalent, and it’s far less wasteful, since I don’t eat a lot of fruit. In the summer it’s great for a quick frozen dessert too. So I’ve been horrified to read about the recent contamination recall on frozen mixed […]
So I had a couple of trays free in my dehydrator, and some zucchini's that had to be used… so I came up with some zucchini fries that are a great snack, or would make a perfect side dish for dinner. I know a lot of people miss crunchy textures when they go paleo – […]
Unfortunately so much of the fresh produce we eat isn't subject to the growing conditions we'd like. Toxic chemicals, such as fertilisers, sewage sludge, pesticides and herbicides can be used during the growing process. Pesticide use is widespread in conventionally grown produce and certain fruit and vegetables are found to have particularly high levels of […]
In my experimentation to make the perfect grain-free cracker, I came up with these cracker-balls, which if I do say so myself, are delicious! I used white potatoes and sweet potatoes, but I think you could easily use parsnips or even pumpkin or squash. The key is in the dehydration to give the crunchy end […]
