CFR members are always asking us coaches what we eat, and probably wondering if we really practice what we preach. The answer is, most of the time yes! All of the time? No. But we’re not preaching perfection. We’re just encouraging you to make the majority of your meals PALEO (No grains, sugar, or dairy). If not Paleo, at least Primal (occasional dairy). We say, strive for 100%, expect 80%, and feel at least 50% better!
WHY PALEO?
With readily available modern foods, The Paleo Diet mimics the types of foods every single person on the planet ate prior to the Agricultural Revolution (a mere 500 generations ago). These foods (fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and seafood) are high in the beneficial nutrients (soluble fiber, antioxidant vitamins, phytochemicals, omega-3 and monounsaturated fats, and low-glycemic carbohydrates) that promote good health and are low in the foods and nutrients (refined sugars and grains, saturated and trans fats, salt, high-glycemic carbohydrates, and processed foods) that frequently may cause weight gain, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and numerous other health problems. The Paleo Diet encourages dieters to replace dairy and grain products with fresh fruits and vegetables — foods that are more nutritious than whole grains or dairy products.
The Paleo Diet is the unique diet to which our species is genetically adapted. This program of eating was not designed by diet doctors, faddists, or nutritionists, but rather by Mother Nature’s wisdom acting through evolution and natural selection. The Paleo Diet is based upon extensive scientific research examining the types and quantities of foods our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate. This nutritional plan is totally unlike those irresponsible, low-carbohydrate, high-fat, fad diets that allow unlimited consumption of artery-clogging cheeses, bacon, butter, and fatty meats. Rather, the foundation of The Paleo Diet is lean meat, seafood, and unlimited consumption of fresh fruits and veggies.
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So here are a few examples of what us CFR COACHES eat on a daily basis. These are photos of our very own meals, cooked at home. So don’t tell us you can’t have Delicious Grain-Free Meals!
(Visit our blog under “Jessica’s Kitchen” for many of these recipes)
- Troy’s Breakfast – 5 eggs, meat, 1 cup Brussels sprouts, 1 cup blueberries, 15 macadamia nuts
Troy's lunch - 4 Blocks each
- Jessica’s breakfast – 2 eggs sauteed in olive oil + 3 paleo pancakes (made from nuts & eggs)
- Chris’ breakfast – 4 eggs, veggies sauteed in coconut oil, + (not pictured) 1/2 avocado & 1 peach
- Jessica’s dinner – grass fed burger w/ mozzarella & veggies on home made grain-free bread, with roasted Brussels
- Chris’ dinner – 2 salmon cakes over mashed yams & Brussels
- Jessica’s lunch – lettuce wraps with turkey, avocado, tomatoes (30-60 minutes after post wod shake)
- Chris’ lunch – 4oz pastured pork over arugula with feta cheese & 1 sliced peach, topped with olive oil
