lobster, crab, shrimp, clams, or mussels, make sure you purchase from a reputable fishmonger who can tell you the source.
Your best tool for finding quality fish is to check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch ( www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx ), which offers recommendations and a helpful mobile app.
Vegetables
Although protein is necessary to be super healthy, you canât just eat slabs of the proteins in the preceding sections and expect to be healthy. Balance is the key to building a healthy plate when it comes to the Paleo philosophy. You need to add some vegetables to your plate, too! Two different types of vegetables per meal are ideal.
These vegetables are Paleo superfoods because they harbor the most nutrition in them. They all have amazing healing, regenerating, and age-defying properties. Eating these vegetables help you boost immunity, perform better, and look and feel your best.
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When your intentions exceed your budget
You may find yourself needing to purchase store-bought, conventional meat. Please donât stress about this. I always stress the importance of getting the best-quality meat you can, but you can still vastly improve your health just by cutting out many of the foods that your body isnât designed to have and including the ones that your body needs, like lean meats and eggs.
Buy the leanest cuts of red meat and poultry you can find, and drain the excess fat after cooking. Here are some better cuts of meat:
Skinless chicken or turkey breast
Eye of round roast or steak
Sirloin tip side steak
Top round roast and steak
Bottom round roast and steak
Top sirloin steak
Lowfat ground beef
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Hereâs the rundown of Paleo-approved superfood vegetables:
Cruciferous vegetables: Cruciferous vegetables such as greens, kohlrabi, and the whole broccoli family, take the lead in the superfood vegetables category. They have sulfur-containing compounds that break down when you chew or chop them, causing a chemical reaction that boosts immunity.
Sea vegetables: Sea vegetables are loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids. They nourish the thyroid, promote a healthy immune system, and prevent and treat many diseases. If you arenât familiar with sea veggies, here are some great choices:
â¢Dulse
â¢Hijiki
â¢Kelp
â¢Kombu
â¢Nori
â¢Wakame
Fermented vegetables: Fermentation uses beneficial bacteria that are great for gut health. Because your gut health is so closely tied to your immunity and your skin health, fermented vegetables are a great superfood to add to your meals. Try kimchi or sauerkraut, or ferment some beets or carrots.
Miscellaneous vegetables: Some vegetables, such as garlic, onions, spinach, and asparagus, are nutrient dense beyond what most vegetables can offer. They also have amazing healing and age-defying properties. Toss them in a salad, a soup, a stew, or even your morning eggs for a bit of a superfood blast!
Fruits
What I love about fruit is that it gives you the chance to sweeten things up a bit and still get nutrition. In fact, the darker the fruitâs color, the more nutrition it usually contains. What really makes a fruit a superfood are the vitamins, minerals, disease-fighting phytochemicals, vision-promoting lutein, and fiber they contain. Some stand out from the pack:
Apples
Avocadoes
Berries
Cherries
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Mangoes
Oranges
Nuts
Nuts and seeds are so popular because they taste great, are easily transportable, and carry a crunch. Unfortunately, these same characteristics make them easy to overdo.
Before you happily reach for the jar of nuts, note the catch: You need to consume these essential fats in the right ratios. The ideal fatty acid ratio should be about 4:1 omega-6 to omega-3. Unfortunately, the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in the modern diet is between 15:1 and 22:1. Most people are consuming far too much omega-6 fatty acid â
Your best tool for finding quality fish is to check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch ( www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspx ), which offers recommendations and a helpful mobile app.
Vegetables
Although protein is necessary to be super healthy, you canât just eat slabs of the proteins in the preceding sections and expect to be healthy. Balance is the key to building a healthy plate when it comes to the Paleo philosophy. You need to add some vegetables to your plate, too! Two different types of vegetables per meal are ideal.
These vegetables are Paleo superfoods because they harbor the most nutrition in them. They all have amazing healing, regenerating, and age-defying properties. Eating these vegetables help you boost immunity, perform better, and look and feel your best.
----
When your intentions exceed your budget
You may find yourself needing to purchase store-bought, conventional meat. Please donât stress about this. I always stress the importance of getting the best-quality meat you can, but you can still vastly improve your health just by cutting out many of the foods that your body isnât designed to have and including the ones that your body needs, like lean meats and eggs.
Buy the leanest cuts of red meat and poultry you can find, and drain the excess fat after cooking. Here are some better cuts of meat:
Skinless chicken or turkey breast
Eye of round roast or steak
Sirloin tip side steak
Top round roast and steak
Bottom round roast and steak
Top sirloin steak
Lowfat ground beef
----
Hereâs the rundown of Paleo-approved superfood vegetables:
Cruciferous vegetables: Cruciferous vegetables such as greens, kohlrabi, and the whole broccoli family, take the lead in the superfood vegetables category. They have sulfur-containing compounds that break down when you chew or chop them, causing a chemical reaction that boosts immunity.
Sea vegetables: Sea vegetables are loaded with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids. They nourish the thyroid, promote a healthy immune system, and prevent and treat many diseases. If you arenât familiar with sea veggies, here are some great choices:
â¢Dulse
â¢Hijiki
â¢Kelp
â¢Kombu
â¢Nori
â¢Wakame
Fermented vegetables: Fermentation uses beneficial bacteria that are great for gut health. Because your gut health is so closely tied to your immunity and your skin health, fermented vegetables are a great superfood to add to your meals. Try kimchi or sauerkraut, or ferment some beets or carrots.
Miscellaneous vegetables: Some vegetables, such as garlic, onions, spinach, and asparagus, are nutrient dense beyond what most vegetables can offer. They also have amazing healing and age-defying properties. Toss them in a salad, a soup, a stew, or even your morning eggs for a bit of a superfood blast!
Fruits
What I love about fruit is that it gives you the chance to sweeten things up a bit and still get nutrition. In fact, the darker the fruitâs color, the more nutrition it usually contains. What really makes a fruit a superfood are the vitamins, minerals, disease-fighting phytochemicals, vision-promoting lutein, and fiber they contain. Some stand out from the pack:
Apples
Avocadoes
Berries
Cherries
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Mangoes
Oranges
Nuts
Nuts and seeds are so popular because they taste great, are easily transportable, and carry a crunch. Unfortunately, these same characteristics make them easy to overdo.
Before you happily reach for the jar of nuts, note the catch: You need to consume these essential fats in the right ratios. The ideal fatty acid ratio should be about 4:1 omega-6 to omega-3. Unfortunately, the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in the modern diet is between 15:1 and 22:1. Most people are consuming far too much omega-6 fatty acid â
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