More vegetables...

Okay...

Last week I again tried something new.
I had a large broccoli in pieces, 250 grams of 'snijboontjes' (a kind of beanpods, not really 'paleo-approved', but the actual beans are a small part of the pods.), mushrooms in quarters, a paprika (red) in bits and 200 grams of chicken, all stir fried with sweet chilisauce, my ingredient of choice... MMMMMM.... I had two dinners with this this week.
For breakfast this week I had a quarter of a melon (great stuff), half a cucumber, a banana, a nectarine (kind of peach), and some nuts. Also a great breakfast, but I will leave the banana next time because of the sugars in it.

Johan

The Nose Knows

The first dish is tenderloin with apple, red onion and broccoli.

The second is a horse steak with broccoli, red onion and a sweet pepper.

The last one was intended to be with chicken, but there was a hint of an odd smell to it so I decided not to use it. The reason that we have a nose hanging right over our mouth is to be able to sniff anything we eat, in case it may have gone bad or seem unpalatable. So I trust my olfactory sense implicitely when it comes to these things. Nose knows best. It tasted good as it is, though for linner today, I'll have the same with the intended chicken.

Our Daily Bread

From a comprehensive introduction to the paleolithic diet:

Grains, Beans and Potatoes (GBP) share the following important characteristics:

· They are all toxic when raw- there is no doubt about this- it is a fact that no competent source would dispute- they can be extremely dangerous and it is important never to eat them raw or undercooked. These toxins include enzyme blockers, lectins and other types. I will talk about them in detail later as they are very important.

· Cooking destroys most but not all of the toxins. Insufficient cooking can lead to sickness such as acute gastroenteritis.

· They are all rich sources of carbohydrate, and once cooked this is often rapidly digestible-giving a high glycemic index (sugar spike).

· They are extremely poor sources of vitamins (particularly vitamins A, B-group, folic acid and C), minerals, antioxidants and phytosterols.

Therefore diets high in grains beans and potatoes (GBP):

· Contain toxins in small amounts

· Have a high glycemic index (ie have a similar effect to raw sugar on blood glucose levels)

· Are low in many vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytosterols- ie they are the original "empty calories"

· Have problems caused by the GBP displacing other foods

Read the full article here

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