October 18, 2010

Paleo blog sites.......

Work is ultra slow today, waiting for our servers to come back up after a big move we made this week.

So, thought I'd post some of my favorite paleoesque blogs:

http://everydaypaleo.com/
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/ - Primal
http://www.primal-palate.com/ - Primal
http://nuttykitchen.com/
http://www.primalmatriarch.com/ - Primal and a little delusional with some of her recipes, but I love reading about her progress
http://whole9life.com/
http://paleoblocks.blogspot.com/
http://thehealthyskeptic.org/
http://stevepaleo.blogspot.com/

Eating was good this week had lots of temptations on Saturday. I had one glass of apple cider and it tasted really sweet, so I'm assuming this probably was not paleo. I also had a glass of wine both Friday and Saturday night. Only a week and a half left until I can be a little more lenient with my eating.
Posted by Ashley at 10:55 AM

8 comments:

  1. AndreAnnaOctober 18, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    Hi, thanks for the link! But how am I delusional? I try hard to make my recipes easy to follow and make.

    I'm all for constructive criticism, so if there's something I can do better, I'm really open.

    -AndreAnna (Primal Matriarch)

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  2. Cori SafeOctober 18, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Ha hahahahahahahahahahaha! Ash you have been CALLED out! :)

    Thanks for this post, I needed some new websites and reading material.

    I can't believe it is already Day 30 for us!

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  3. AshleyOctober 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Sorry Andre, I should clarify.....I don't think you are delusional, I think some of your recipes are not what I would call the most healthy or primal, particularly using pork rinds as a binder to meatballs/meatloaf, etc.

    Have you tried using almond flour, ground nuts or even ground mushrooms? I have a few recipes for meatballs and meatloaf where I use the above and they work great.

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  4. AndreAnnaOctober 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Hey, thanks for clarifying.

    My recipes vary a lot, especially with binders since I am always trying to keep the flavor in tune with the dish. But I'd argue that my recipes are full of healthy, natural, ingredients.

    I have used almond flour in some savory recipes but find pork rinds seem to offer a better flavor for less.

    For one, they are just the skin of a pig and are no less primal than, say, chicken skin which I assume you'd eat and consider "primal", yes? What about organs? Gross, sure. But people DO eat them yes? And the people who need to label things would classify them "primal" right? Isn't skin an organ?

    To compare: pork rinds have 80 calories and 5 g (2 sat) of fat per 1/2 oz serving (by weight) and almond flour is 160 calories and 15 g of fat for 1/2 c.

    I suppose you could argue the health benefits of almond flour over pork rinds, and you'd likely not be wrong.

    But I think part of what is so great about this lifestyle is the ability to change and mold and find new things to fit in with recipes.

    And what I love so much about the community is that people share and replicate and learn and grow and support.

    I love the idea of ground mushrooms in meatloaf, so I will definitely be trying that soon!

    Thanks again for the link and the chance to clarify. I really do appreciate your support.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 18, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    Mark Sisson lists Pork Rinds as a good snack option along with another zillion things.

    As for AndreAnna's recipes, they are wonderful and full of real food ingredients. If you are going to call a fellow blogger's recipes "delusional" I think the opinion should be based on more than pork skin. Right?

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  6. AshleyOctober 18, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    My concern with using pork rinds is what they are fried in, which I will assume that it's bad oil, which then doesn't make them or your dish you are cooking primal. I was going to write you on your site but I didn't want to get flamed by people.

    I love reading your blog watching your progress. Keep it up.

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  7. AndreAnnaOctober 18, 2010 at 3:50 PM

    Oh, thanks! I am not into the "flaming" or any kind of wars or confrontation.

    I use Utz brand pork rinds which are fried in lard, no any kind of unhealthy oil. I checked ingredients lists and did research before I decided to use them.

    Here's a cool thread with some discussion about other brands and what they are fried in: http://paleohacks.com/questions/6083/pork-rinds-fried-in-healthy-oil#axzz12kHxNZg6

    Hope that helps clarify a bit.

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  8. Hayley and BillOctober 27, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks for the link to our site!

    Hayley & Bill
    www.primal-palate.com

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