“But if you don’t eat bread, what the heck do you eat??”
This should answer that question and then some. Check out the images below of everything that I ate this past week to see the extent of my suffering on this paleo/primal “diet”.
So I’m now off the elimination diet, and trying not too get too derailed too quickly. You’ll notice I’ve separated snacks from desserts/treats below. That’s as a result of the elimination diet. Previously, desserts/treats were too often simply snacks. I hope to keep those separate. Also, still not eating dairy – not sure for how long, just experimenting without it for a bit. For the time being, I’m using homemade ghee instead of butter.
It feels nice to be able to eat whatever I want. But the safety net of the elimination diet is gone, meaning a bunch of stuff could creep back into my diet – mostly referring to sugar. I’d like to eat a little more cleanly for the next while, so we’ll see if I can keep that up without becoming too restrictive.
Breakfast
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| (x3) Paleo shepherd’s pie | (x1) Pear Spice Turkey Breakfast |
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| (x3) Soft boiled eggs |
Lunch
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| (x5) Salad: chicken + plums + avocado + pears + cucumber + grapes | Salad: sardines + plums + avocado + cucumber + pears (different image) |
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| Banana pancakes |
Dinner
![Fig-and-prosciutto-meatza-with-zucch[1]](http://www.theprimalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Fig-and-prosciutto-meatza-with-zucch1.jpg "Fig-and-prosciutto-meatza-with-zucch[1]") |
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| (x4) Meatza with figs, elk prosciutto, pears and basil and zucchini noodles | (x2) Paleo shepherd’s pie |
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| Curry (from Maurya) with a touch of rice and ——————————————–> | Bone marrow with parsley salad |
Snacks
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| Oskri Bar | Almond Butter |
Dessert/Treats
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| Date/nut/chocolate balls and chocolate covered pistachios | 1/2 piece of gluten-free chocolate cake |
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I always wonder how to do a week of eats in one post without too many pictures. This is a great post! I might steal that idea from you ;) I really don’t miss bread but I definitely miss cheese. I don’t think I’ll ever add bread or pasta back into my diet. Possibly a sprinkle of cheese here and there.
Thanks :) And I’m with you on the cheese. It’s one of my fave foods. I’ll probably go back to my primal cheese-eating ways. This break is a bit of self-experimentation. I’ve already scaled back on the dairy quite a bit since staring paleo/primal, and will probably scale back further in the long run, but realistically I don’t see myself completely eliminating it forever.