Foods to Eat and Avoid on the Paleo Diet
Foods to Eat and Avoid on the Paleo Diet
On the paleo diet, you’ll find fewer processed foods, but you’ll also need to cut out all grains, legumes, and most dairy. Here’s a closer look at the eating plan.
On the paleo diet, you’ll find fewer processed foods, but you’ll also need to cut out all grains, legumes, and most dairy. Here’s a closer look at the eating plan.
What to Eat
If you want to give this eating plan a try, you’ll need to prioritize fueling up on lots of natural foods and natural fats, including these options:
- Lean cuts of beef, pork, and poultry, preferably grass-fed, organic, or free-range selections
- Game animals, such as quail, venison, and bison
- Eggs, but no more than six a week, and preferably free-range
- Fish, including shellfish
- Fruit, such as strawberries, cantaloupe, mango, and figs
- Nonstarchy vegetables, such as asparagus, onions, peppers, and pumpkin
- Nuts and seeds, including almonds, cashews, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds
- Olive oil, flaxseed oil, and walnut oil, in moderation
- What to Avoid
If you want to give this eating plan a try, you’ll need to prioritize fueling up on lots of natural foods and natural fats, including these options:
- Lean cuts of beef, pork, and poultry, preferably grass-fed, organic, or free-range selections
- Game animals, such as quail, venison, and bison
- Eggs, but no more than six a week, and preferably free-range
- Fish, including shellfish
- Fruit, such as strawberries, cantaloupe, mango, and figs
- Nonstarchy vegetables, such as asparagus, onions, peppers, and pumpkin
- Nuts and seeds, including almonds, cashews, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds
- Olive oil, flaxseed oil, and walnut oil, in moderation
- What to Avoid
Similarly, you should stay away from any foods that were not easily available to Paleolithic humans in this diet. That means processed foods — many of which contain added butter, margarine, and sugar — should not be a part of the paleo diet. The same goes for dairy, which may not have been accessible to Paleolithic humans, and legumes, which many proponents of the diet believe are not easily digestible by the body.
Some versions of the paleo diet are less strict than others and allow some dairy products or legumes.
Foods to avoid:
- All dairy products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter
- Cereal grains, such as wheat, rye, rice, and barley
- Legumes, like beans, peanuts, and peas
- Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes (and some even say sweet potatoes)
- Sweets, including all forms of candy as well as honey and sugar
- Artificial sweeteners
- Sugary soft drinks and fruit juices
- Processed and cured meats, such as bacon, deli meats, and hot dogs
- Highly processed foods
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Here is a video of Dr. Oz explaining the Paleo Diet
Similarly, you should stay away from any foods that were not easily available to Paleolithic humans in this diet. That means processed foods — many of which contain added butter, margarine, and sugar — should not be a part of the paleo diet. The same goes for dairy, which may not have been accessible to Paleolithic humans, and legumes, which many proponents of the diet believe are not easily digestible by the body.
Some versions of the paleo diet are less strict than others and allow some dairy products or legumes.
Foods to avoid:
- All dairy products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter
- Cereal grains, such as wheat, rye, rice, and barley
- Legumes, like beans, peanuts, and peas
- Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes (and some even say sweet potatoes)
- Sweets, including all forms of candy as well as honey and sugar
- Artificial sweeteners
- Sugary soft drinks and fruit juices
- Processed and cured meats, such as bacon, deli meats, and hot dogs
- Highly processed foods
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