The Paleolithic Diet

I'm a chef so its almost impossible to diet and I never really have been on one as although being in a kitchen all day, my food choices are 90 percent healthy. I also suffer with a bit of lactose intolerance so I already have to cut dairy out of my diet which is tough enough. My boyfriend says he needs to watch what he eats.... well he blames me and all the goodies I make and the fact that he sits at a computer all day where I am running around at work most of the time. He asked me to check out the Paleolithic diet and see if I can try it with our meals at home. http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-diet-food-list/

It basically says we should eat food only of the Paleolithic period so this would be eating meat, fish, some vegetables, fruits, seeds and oils. Cut out, pulses, breads / grain products, starches, processed and sweetened foods and dairy.
Meats and fish should be organic where possible and the rule with the vegetables is that if you can eat it raw then you can eat it on this diet.

All fruits and nuts are fine however if you are trying to loose weight then cut them out. Above is an example of one of my dinners and below is a weeks menu.
I must say I am a bread and potato fan and have not even missed it with our meals yet. The meal above is seared Norwegian Salmon, sauteed baby spinach with sesame seeds, beetroot and a tomato and avocado salad.

Week 1

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Bowl of berries /w coconut milk	Salad /w roasted chicken, cherry tomatoes & olive oil / lemon juice vinaigrette	Paleo Spaghetti	Macadamia nuts
Tuesday	Leftover paleo spaghetti	Chicken & veggie soup /wliver pâté	Beef goulash	Beef jerky
Wednesday	Onion and spinach omelet /w leftover liver pâté	Tuna salad wrapped in lettuce /w almonds	Beef bourguignon Dessert:Coconut ice cream	Hard boiled eggs
Thursday	Bacon & eggs /w piece of fruit	Zucchini and sweet potato frittata	Grilled trout /wbutternut squash soup	Pork Rinds
Friday	Coconut milk smoothie	Citrus beef salad stir-fry	Citrus roast chicken /wsweet potato fries	Bowl of berries /w almonds
Saturday	Cold Leftover roast chicken /w mayo	Lemon & garlic scallops Dessert: Coconut ice cream	Bone marrow/w Waldorf salad Dessert:Baked apples	Dark chocolate covered bacon
Sunday	Tomato and egg stir-fry	Bacon, grape & broccoli salad	Butter chicken	Raw veggies /w guacamole

Picture and article Copyright by Tamsyn Wells