Friday, October 19, 2012

Not all Carbs are created equal.

I am trying to lose weight.

I have been told over and over and over eat more carbs(grains) fruit and veg to lose the weight (from two babies with a small gap of 15 months!)Yet I gained more weight! The more I tried the more I gained. No how much I exercised.

My Sister (http://eattolivebykrystal.blogspot.co.uk) and myself have both battled with our health and weight. My sister has found the approach from Joel Fuhrman, M.D. I as you can tell by the blog found Paleo.

The approaches have a few things in common. and this is one of them. Not all Carbs are equal.

This idea is certainly not new.

The First Low-Carb Diet And Diet Book

During the 1850's a physician named Doctor Harvey in England had to treat a patient named William Banting regarding obesity. Harvey advised him to cut down the sugars and starches. In fact, he told him not to eat more than the minimum daily amount that was required. This came to be the very first low-carb diet.

The plan worked so well, that even William Banting was able to write a book about the so-called diet. The book was published in 1862 and was called letter on Corpulence Addressed to the Public. This book came to be the very first diet book made in history.
http://www.thehealthsuccesssite.com/the-history-of-losing-fat.html

 So how do Carbs work you ask ?
http://blog.massivehealth.com/infographics/Carbs_are_killing_you/

So If you are trying to lose weight avoid the carbs!

All refined carbohydrates are to be avoided including…
  • bread
  • pasta
  • white rice
  • fruit juice
  • sugar
Notice veggies aren't on that list?
But they have carbs...

Carbohydrate Content in Vegetables
VegetableCarbohydrates in gramCalories
Asparagus2.118
Aubergine2.717
Beetroot5.931
Broccoli2.925
Brussel Sprouts3.431
Cabbage, average4.426
Carrot4.826
Cauliflower3.322
Celery215
Chicory2.216
Courgette2.220
Cucumber212
Fennel2.925
Gherkins2.815
Gourd2.213
Leek2.523
Lettuce111
Marrow210
Mushroom0.515
Okra219
Onion4.626
Onion, Spring623
Parsnip322
Peppers, yellow4.928
Pumpkin2.112
Radish1.913
Spinach0.616
Swede4.826
Sweetcorn15.790
Tomatoes2.818
Turnip526
Watercress2.118
Yam21.597

All values are calculated from raw vegetables. Values for carbohydrates in vegetables may vary between different pieces!

http://www.weightlossforall.com/carbohydrates-vegetables.htm

The difference?
Bread and other "processed " Carbs are quickly turned to sugar as seen above while the body has to work harder to turn veggies and whole Fruit to sugar.

So in closing.
Avoid the carbs lose the weight. eat your veggies( esp the green ones!) and whole fruits :)

#paleo, #carbs, #eat_to_live, #weight_loss

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Kids say Good bye Dairy, hello questions and tantrums.

Hi Everyone,
 I hope you are having a great day!

Today's topic.

DAIRY.


 we have been trying to eliminate dairy. with very little offered to the kids, mini frozen yoghurt ice-blocks (rare treat.) and milk are all we have in the house.To lil miss (3year old) this week saw the last of her beloved cheese. This is a girl that wakes asking for cheese or a banana!

This coming week we are again reducing milk. at the moment they have a glass in the morning and some at night. Good ol' warm milk, well now it's not as good as we once believed.

My lil man(4yrs.) is not going to be happy. Neither will my lil miss. We are diluting the milk with water so we hope to add rice or almond milk in its place as a treat food.

Now, I know some of you are thinking  at 3 and 4 years they NEED milk for calcium and strong bones, Don't they?

Short answer is no. 

Milk Does contain a lot of calcuim, 300mg in fact but there is a problem, milk it acidic to our body so if fact Milk makes us loose calcium.


Here’s how it happens. Like all animal protein, milk acidifies the body pH which in turn triggers a biological correction. You see, calcium is an excellent acid neutralizer and the biggest storage of calcium in the body is – you guessed it… in the bones. So the very same calcium that our bones need to stay strong is utilized to neutralize the acidifying effect of milk. Once calcium is pulled out of the bones, it leaves the body via the urine, so that the surprising net result after this is an actual calcium deficit.
Knowing this, you’ll understand why statistics show that countries with the lowest consumption of dairy products also have the lowest fracture incidence in their population.(http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/)
“These data do not support the hypothesis that higher consumption of milk or other food sources of calcium by adult women protects against hip or forearm fractures.” (Source: Feskanich D, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA. Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study. American Journal of Public Health. 1997).
Not only this but large amounts of sodium(salt) are removed from the body by building the sodium to calcium for removal.
So where do we get the most calcium?

Let me show you...
(I know beans are pictured and Paleo life stylers(paleo is more then a diet..) don't get legumes I'll share on that tomorrow.) )

Look at the range of foods in this one picture and that's only a sample! All contain calcium  as well as other essential mineral vitamins and fibre.That are needed for calcium absorption!

So what else do we need for calcium intake?
 A combination of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus protects your bones against fractures.

Vitamins D and K are called fat soluble meaning they need fats or/and proteins to move through the body. . Calcium is more like a fat-soluble vitamin because it requires a carrier for absorption and transport.(http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/vitamins_and_minerals.htm)

So I know my Kids won't miss out on Calcium and in fact might just be better of with out the dairy. Does that mean they will never have it well no.. we don't live in a paleo bubble, So milk and cheese will be treats(sometimes foods.) not a daily occurrence.

What are your thoughts? Have any dairy removal tips? Or just a question about all this information? Please leave a comment below. 

And don't forget to follow us!

Remember you are what you eat.


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MEAL PLAN PDF!!!!!!!

Well, Hi *waves*
I know I know it took me soooo long to post this but its finally done. Its been a learning curve. So from now on I am Doing the PDF first then posting it. I promise!!


MEAL PLAN 1
click on the link to download :)

Let me know how I can Improve this idea in the comments below

thank you

Rose

#paleo #paleo_meal_plan #free ##cleaneating #lowcarb #paleolithic_diet


Paleo tunes for kids A GodSend!!

Hi everyone and we are back,

Teaching the kids why we are eating differently is hard especially since most resources are in America and expensive to get out here.

We have found a great music site called http://thecavekids.com/

With songs called eat like a dinosaur and just like mum and dad.

 I think a lot of our download limit goes to this site we put it on for the kids and they go NUTS!! My lil man can sing most of the songs and my lil miss is getting he idea. even better my lil man has got sometimes foods(aka treats aka anything non paleo) and all the time foods(lean meats fish veggies fruits nuts ect..) almost down!!

So take a look but if in Australia we can't download it ....yet..... contact the cave kids or even Amazon and let them there is demand  :)

Don't forget to click follow or leave a comment below :)

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

when life has other plans and eating out.

Hi Everyone,

The PDF should up tomorrow thanks for the patience guys.

Life doesn't follow the play book at least not with two little ones. Today I don't know how but I've but my neck out headaches and pain all day but I kept with the program as far as food goes.

I'm trying to get it sorted before my scheduled walk with my mate. Got to beat 7km's!!!

Add to this my Hubby is sick and its not fun at my house.

Luckily the kids are fine.

So today I want to talk a bit about Eating out and Paleo.

Good choice

Next week I'm hanging out with my sis in law and I love my food but since going Paleo going out to eat has been a learning curve and I'm still learning.

I don't got to fancy restaurants due to budget so Fast food is usually where my friend and I end up.
what do T ask myself well usually questions like...

Is there a salad on the menu?

Do they have a gluten free option?

Can you order minus bread?

Is there a vegan option. If all else at least its got my veggies I can eat a boiled egg or piece of chicken at home after if I have too!

My other tip it is remember the avoids of paleo.( I have a picture for the background of my phone if I feel like cheating!!... no dairy, no gluten, no legumes  no processed foods(hard when out.) no highly processed oils.) and try to limit them in your meal choice.  I have left beans on my plate with others giving me weird looks because I didn't realise they were in the salad. It's your health.

Also a cheat is not a bad thing ON OCCASION. cheats can quickly get out of hand if you are not careful. Trust me Max Brenner;s chocolate restaurant, my paleo best friend, my cousin and me. ohhhhh so sweet sooo sick!


Bad choices
all this in one night bad idea.

Know thy self. for example gluten and me are not friends. I eat it and the next day I feel like I have the flu so Ill take dairy over gluten. So people can eat gluten no drama but legumes make them sick. 

Know your body and make the best choice you can for YOU.

I love this Picture from USANA Health Sciences Inc. Don't forget to follow or comment or ask questions :D

Monday, October 15, 2012

Finally the house is quiet...

Well, Today has been....


eventful.

I had my meal plan ready to go. Planned prepared organised but not fool proof.

I forgot kids cost $$

My lil miss needs a new carseat.$150
I needed new walking shoes. Desperately! $30
lil miss needs new clothes as she just shot up again $ errr .....

So my food budget quickly got tight!!
But smart me remembered MARKET DAY! So I have only grab enough to get me till my local market day which is Wednesday.

I love the markets fresh veg and fruit also meat eggs spices the list goes on and the prices are AWESOME!!

But back to today, so mummy goes for her walk with a good mate.... 6km later, we push ourselves, still not sure why....... I get home hubby has feed the kids but forgot to take picture no biggie...then I remember hubby is leaving for a date with his sister, so after innumerable conversations convincing my lil man he cant go with daddy finally everyone is sleeping.

This Mummy is wrecked!

Please don't forget to comment on anything and everything you want to know about.

As for the PDF. I promise its coming asap. Same with Pictures of what we eat.

But this cave-girl got to sleep before the lil ones JUMP on me in the morning...nope I'm not kidding JUMP.

want to hear more crazy adventures click follow!

Night!!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Since I'm up....a meal plan!

little miss wont sleep....

so what to do while I'm wide awake

Meal Plan!!


My meal plans always start on the Monday night and finish Monday Lunch as its the easier for my family as Monday is shopping night. This is for a family of four with two little kids (day-care weekdays... home on weekends.)

Monday
Dinner: sausages carrot broccoli squash and sweet potato(for hubby n kids) weight loss mum has spinach.

Tuesday
Breakfast: eggs bacon and salad (lettuce, carrot, capsicum and avocado.)

Snack: banana

Lunch: Tuna and salad ((lettuce, carrot, capsicum, olives and avocado) with lemon juice.

snack: almonds

Dinner: Grilled chicken and veg: broccoli, carrot, squash and sweet potato.

Wednesday.
Breakfast: Paleo bubble and squeak(left meat and veg with egg.)

snack: little fruit salad. (apple kiwi fruit any melon and banana)

Lunch: Grilled chicken salad (grilled chicken(leftovers), lettuce mixed, tomato, red onion sliced almonds, thyme, basil and lemon juice, olive oil.)

snack: sultanas

Dinner: home-made paleo coconut chicken nuggets and sweet potato chips.(added spinach for mum)
(recipes http://www.health-bent.com/poultry/paleo-chicken-nuggets
and http://paleodietlifestyle.com/sweet-potato-fries/) (will post the Australian rewritten versions soon.)

Thurday:
Breakfast: Poached egg on roast veg.(sweet potato, carrots, broccoli mushroom.)

Snack: celery with ABC butter (almond cashew and Brasil nut butter.)

Lunch: steak salad (mixed lettuce tomato cucumber carrot avocado and capsicum.)

Snack: kiwi fruit

Dinner creamy coconut chicken curry
(http://paleo.com.au/2012/10/recipe-quick-easy-chicken-curry/)

Friday:
Breakfast: fast scrambed eggs n bacon
(http://fastpaleo.com/bacon-and-eggs-on-the-go/)

Snack celery and ABC butter

Lunch: tuna lettuce wrap...large lettuce leaf..tuna lemon juice tomato capsicum carrot and avocado fold like a wrap.

snack: holy guacamole with veggies(capsicum, carrot, celery)
(http://paleodietlifestyle.com/quick-easy-guacamole/)

(cook for the weekend.http://fastpaleo.com/almond-banana-choc-chip-muffins/ )

Dinner: (mums cheat night aka night out.) Dad to cook: Sausage and veggies (carrot broccoli colliflower.)

Saturday:
breakfast paleo pancakes
(http://www.paleo-project.com/paleo-recipes/breakfast/paleo-pancakes/)

Snack: little fruit salad

Lunch: paleo fish fingers  tartar sauce and salad (lettuce tomato carrot avocado)
(http://macnifique.com/?p=507)

snack: popcorn(airpopped.) for kids...mum: almonds

Dinner: coconut chicken tenders(chicken egg bath and then roll  in coconut.) with baked veg.(carrot sweet potato broccoli.) and steamed spinach or kale.(full details to come.)

dessert: frozen yogurt mini ice block.(treat.)

Sunday:
breakfast banana coconut smoothie (banana, coconut milk,honey(small dollop, Dark chocolate mix(brand name to come as I cant remember it atm...) Blend :) kids love to push the button!

Snack: banana or apple

Lunch: left over mix up. basically eat left overs from the fridge :)

snack: either a frozen yogurt mini ice block(treat) or rice crackers. (behaviour dependant.)

Dinner: Roast chook with roast veg.(sweet potato, carrot, brocolli, colliflower, parsnip.)

Monday:
breakfast: chicken and roast veg egg muffin
(http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/food+diet/diets/paleo+diet+recipes+and+meal+plan,18385)

Snack: sultanas

Lunch: (me and hubby usually go out on Monday for Lunch.) BLT on a plate
(http://fastpaleo.com/blt-on-a-plate/)

So there is the meal plan.

 The PDF with shopping list and recopies included, I will post tomorrow :) L

Let me know what you think :) In the comments below.

I'm off to sleep since little miss has finally fallen asleep.

Night every one.