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THE PALEO SHOPPING LIST

OTHER PROTEIN SOURCES

Following a Paleo diet is all about going back to basics and eating what

Eggs, nuts and seeds are all a really good way of increasing

our ancestors would have eaten. Our ancestors were pretty tough

your protein intake.

people, in that they were only able to eat what they went

out and hunted, or picked from the ground. Their diet would

have consisted of meat, eggs (picked from nests), seafood, and

fruit and vegetables that could be picked from the ground. All the

foods our bodies are designed to eat and digest properly!

FRUIT

Fruits are allowed on the Paleo diet but we recommend

It has only been in recent years that advances in technology have made

limiting high-sugar fruits including bananas, mangoes,

other types of foods such as ready meals, cakes, pastas, bread, dairy,

grapes and watermelon. Dried fruit can be consumed in

grains and cereals available. Did you know that 70% of the calories

moderation (they contain a higher concentration of sugars).

from food that we eat would never have been available to our ances-

tors? Although we might have discovered new technology and foods,

human evolution hasn’t quite caught up yet and 99% of our genetics

remain the same as they did over 100,000 years ago. Therefore, our

VEGETABLES

bodies have not evolved to digest these types of food properly.

High quantities of vegetables are actively encouraged! We

specifically recommend eating dark leafy green veggies. You

Foods we can eat includes grass-fed meats, fish/seafood, fresh fruits,

can also get creative with your veggies to avoid eating

fresh vegetables, eggs, nuts, seeds, and healthy oils.

grains, such as cauliflower ‘cous cous’ or courgette noodles.

Foods that aren’t eaten on the Paleo diet includes cereals, grains,

legumes, dairy, refined sugar, potatoes, processed foods, overly salty

foods, refined vegetable oils, and processed foods.

DRINKS

Here we will go more in depth into the types of food we should be

Most bottled drinks aren’t Paleo friendly (including fruit

eating:

juices which are packed with high doses of sugar). Drinks that

are acceptable in the Paleo diet include nut milks (e.g almond

milk), coconut milk, coconut water, coffee, soda water, herbal

teas, and water.

MEAT

Buy fresh meat (rather than processed and cured), and

preferably free range and organic where possible. Good

types of meat include beef, chicken/turkey, duck, game

SNACKS

meats (rabbit, venison), lamb, pork.

Good snacks include nuts and seeds, fruit, dried fruit, beef

jerky or biltong, or The Primal Pantry Bars (contain 6

ingredients or less, and are a perfect snacking option for

those following the Paleo diet).

FISH

Also go for wild-caught fish over farmed if possible. There

is a wide variety of fish species available including sea

bass, cod, flounder, halibut, mahi mahi, salmon, sardines,

shellfish, and tuna.

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