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Hop on The Paleo Bandwagon With the 30 Day Paleo Challenge

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Paleo Diet followers and those that want to try the diet on for size, frequently try the 30 Day Paleo Challenge to get started.

Many experts advocate eating strictly Paleo for 30 days (IE: Paleo Challenge ), then gradually reincorporating some of the foods you’ve eliminated so you can see how they make you feel. Of course, not everyone agrees on what’s allowed. But here are some basic guidelines on what to eat and avoid during your first month.

Want to give it a whirl? Here are the guidelines.

  • What to Eat

YES to meat, seafood, vegetables, some fruit, eggs, nuts, and seeds. Beef, pork, chicken, lamb, seafood, tuna, salmon, shrimp. Avocado, asparagus, arugula, spinach, broccoli, celery, sweet potatoes, yams, any type of leafy green, red cabbage, artichoke. Berries, melon, pomegranate. Chicken eggs, ostrich eggs. Almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts.

  • What NOT to Eat
  1. No to processed foods. Pretty much anything in the middle of the grocery store. Can’t recognize it growing or running around in the wild? Don’t eat it.
  2. No to sugar. No sweeteners, no agave nectar, honey or maple syrup.
  3. No grains. This includes bread, rice, pasta, cereal, oatmeal, corn and all of those gluten-free grains like quinoa and sprouted grains.
  4. No to legumes. Peanuts, peanut butter, beans, peas, lentils.
  5. No to dairy.
  6. No alcohol.
  7. Fewer sweet fruits and starchy vegetables or white potatoes.

Cook with real fats. If you’re cooking, then cook with lard or animal fat. If you don’t have that, then cook with coconut oil, olive oil, or butter.

  • Reintroducing Foods:

Once you’re finished with your first 30 days, feel free to reintroduce some “off-limits” foods. The general rule: Introduce one new food (not an entire food group) every 3 days, and take note of how you feel. Your reactions may vary—you might feel sick or just blah immediately, within a few hours, or even the next day; or you may feel perfectly fine. Then decide if it’s worth adding back into your diet or if you’re better off without it.

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