Tag: Paleo

My Plate

Nick Momrik8 Comments

There’s a great post over at FITBOMB: It’s Not That Hard, People covering the history of USDA food recommendations. The USDA’s latest push is a campaign they’re calling My Plate, using the following graphic:

Still very confusing. What happens when the non-protein portions contain protein, which they usually will? Does the protein portion change? Who knows! The big hunk of grains still baffles me. We know grains pretty much go straight to fat storage in the body, spike your insulin, and make you crave more of them. It’s a vicious cycle. Do yourself a favor and don’t eat grains for an entire week as an experiment. You’ll be amazed how much better you feel.

Take the My Plate graphic and make it fit the Paleo diet:

Pretty fucking easy to understand isn’t it?

LÄRABAR Makes Healthy Energy Bars

Nick Momrik7 Comments

LÄRABAR produces healthy, gluten-free energy bars made from minimal, pure ingredients. I came across them early in January and ate them a lot as snacks on the golf course. Now that I’m on the Paleo diet they are the perfect snack.

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I’ve tried the 4 flavors pictured above. Apple Pie and Cherry Pie are my favorites with Cherry getting a slight edge. I’m a sucker for Pecan Pie, but the bar is only so-so. The Banana Bread is edible, but I won’t buy it again. They show 19 flavors on their site. I’m curious to try some of the others. Have you tried any?

Compared to other energy bars, LÄRABAR are pretty cheap. I can usually find them on sale for $1/bar at Kroger or Walmart and stock up on 20 or more at a time. I really like that they are made from pure ingredients and don’t have any other crap in them. If you’re looking for a healthy snack give them a try.

The Beginner’s Guide to the Paleo Diet | Nerd Fitness

Nick Momrik11 Comments

I don’t like keeping track of how much I’ve eaten, I don’t like obsessing over how many grams of a particular nutrient I’ve eaten, and I don’t like worrying that I ate too much/little and the end of the day. Not only do I hate counting calories, but I know that calories are really only half of the battle, as they’re not all created equal – 400 calories of Doritos do NOT affect your body in the same way as 400 calories of high-quality vegetables and chicken.

Fortunately, if you can expand your horizons and remove certain types of food from your diet, you can stop worrying about counting calories FOREVER…

via The Beginner’s Guide to the Paleo Diet | Nerd Fitness

I switched to the Paleo diet 4 weeks ago and I’m loving it. I rarely get hungry between meals, don’t get cravings for shitty food, and I’m losing fat at a healthy pace. The diet also allows my body to function at a high level for CrossFit workouts. If you’re not sure what Paleo is all about, take a few minutes to read the post linked above.