30 Day Paleo Challenge
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<p>Roasting is another easy way to cook lots of vegetables.</p>
<p>Kumara or Sweet Potato</p>
<p>Capsicum</p>
<p>Onion</p>
<p>Garlic Bulbs</p>
<p>Fennel</p>
<p>add - Beetroot and Courgette when there is about 15 minutes left to cook</p>
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<p>Throw them into a roasting pan (heavier the better), good splash of Olive Oil, season to taste, set at 180-200C, check after 15 minutes and give them a stir (add Beetroot & Courgette), then cook for another 15-20 or until ready.</p>
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<p>This opens up a couple of options, make some couscous or quinoa and mix the roasted veg in, add some feta if you like and that is a healthy dinner and great leftovers for next days lunch</p> -
<p>Similar to dK's salad above with a bit longer prep time (though once you get used to it you can have each ingredient going simultaneously). This one is good for BBQs and whatnot - use whatever green leaves (spinach mix or something) for your base:</p>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Eggplant and Capsicum</strong> - roast them in the oven (with a little bit of oil over them and Masterfoods lemon pepper seasoning). Once cooked remove from oven and then chop into small pieces on top of the salad</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Sundried tomatoes</strong> - cut up over salad, maybe letting some of the oil on it too.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Sausages</strong> - chicken snags from the butcher or if you can't find decent "clean" ones, then go with chicken breast. Cook about 4 snags and then cut up into bite size pieces and again place on top of the salad and other ingredients.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Pine Nuts</strong> - finally cook some pine nuts in a fry pan. You need to watch them as they cook really quickly (use low heat).. Then sprinkle over the salad</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><strong>Dressing</strong> - mix up some lemon juice and seeded mustard - just to give it a little flavour.</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">There is another ingredient that makes this simply fucking awesome, and though it doesn't fit the Paleo thing as its dairy, but give it a try some time.</div>
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<div><strong>Haloumi Cheese</strong> - Cooked Haloumi cheese (cut up into long strips) and just before they are ready, squeeze a little lemon juice over them. Again cut into a smaller strip and put over the other ingredients</div>
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<p><strong>Healthy Hedgehog Slice</strong></p>
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<p>200g coconut butter<br>
200g pitted dried dates<br>
100g pitted prunes<br>
70g cacao powder<br>
60g dried cranberries<br><br>- Blitz speed 5 for 30 seconds or until finely mixed<br>
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60g honey<br>
50g coconut oil<br>
1 tsp vanilla bean paste<br><br> - Blitz again speed 5 for 20 seconds or until you're happy with it<br>
- Scrape into container, squash firmly down, refrigerate for a few hours<br>
- Carve it into slices</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mooshld" data-cid="412354" data-time="1390988000">
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<p>Did something similar last year. check out my 6 week experiemnt thread! </p>
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<p>Eggs, eggs and more eggs. Hope you like them. I have actually gone back to eating some carbs now but its a lot lower then what it was.</p>
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<p>Will check out your thread, we have some chickens at home and have more eggs than we can get through, so finding more things to make with them be good :)</p> -
<p>Could I elbow my way into this thread for some advice (hopefully you don't mind Kirwan).</p>
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<p>I'm pretty good with meals (I can eat just veges and meat stir fry every day) but can you blokes recommend 'snacks' that will fight off my craving for sugar? I'm a sugar junkie, as long as it's processed (for example chocolate and lollies rather than fruits), and every time I try to eat better I always wind up back on the sugars (obviously I have very little will power ;)) so really need something to eat as a replacement snack. I have nuts and cold meats quite often but find they don't always work.</p>
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<p>Moosh - I eat eggs quite often but find they make me feel hungry full - I'm not sure how I explain that, I feel full in the gut but it doesn't stop hunger cravings I guess.</p> -
<p>nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??</p>
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<p>They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.</p>
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<p>These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a></p>
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<p>My favourite paleo dish is Paleo Cottage Pie (with mashed cauliflower)</p>
<p>eg <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/'>http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/</a></p>
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<p>I usually freeze some servings for easy meals later.</p>
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<p>Also, Buffalo wings were my dish to try and achieve sense of normalcy when needing something to look forward to for the weekend, ie eat during the rugby game, etc.</p> -
<p>I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.</p> -
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<p>My favourite paleo dish is Paleo Cottage Pie (with mashed cauliflower)</p>
<p>eg <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/'>http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/12/28/paleo-comfort-food-cottage-flower-pie/</a></p>
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<p>I usually freeze some servings for easy meals later.</p>
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<p>Also, Buffalo wings were my dish to try and achieve sense of normalcy when needing something to look forward to for the weekend, ie eat during the rugby game, etc.</p>
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<p>Hee hee I laughed when I opened that age and saw the title. Then I despaired as she removed all the good stuff from the pie. :(</p>
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<p>nuts are best...maybe it depends which ones you are eating??</p>
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<p>They sell a number of different packs which come with a number of different nuts in them.</p>
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<p>These are pretty good, I usualy have a bag of chocolate covered raisins with this as well and usually lasts me 4-5 days as a 'snack' and have them sitting on my desk.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/'>http://www.motherearth.co.nz/nz/our-range/deluxe-mix-nuts/</a></p>
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<p>WARNING; These packs may contain nuts</p>
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<p>I usually buy the raw ones of those, just the nuts none of the fancy raisin or berries or chocolate pieces ones.</p>
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<p>I recommend not eating raisins - they're loaded with sugar.</p>
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<p>Here's a list of <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://greatist.com/health/paleo-recipes-list'>paleo style snacks/ recipes</a>.</p>
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<p>Cheers. What is it with all these cauliflower recipes - does it actually work as a rice replacement, popcorn replacement, potato replacement etc?</p> -
<p>yeah the chocolate pieces and choc raisins are usually first to go from my 'snacks' so I just as well not have them to fight off the sugar cravings :)</p>
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<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="Nepia" data-cid="412464" data-time="1391052820"><p>Hee hee I laughed when I opened that age and saw the title. Then I despaired as she removed all the good stuff from the pie. :(<br />
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I usually buy the raw ones of those, just the nuts none of the fancy raisin or berries or chocolate pieces ones.<br />
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Cheers. What is it with all these cauliflower recipes - does it actually work as a rice replacement, popcorn replacement, potato replacement etc?</p></blockquote>
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Replacement for potato, yeah. I've also used it to replace the rice in fried rice.<br />
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<p>Replacement for potato, yeah. I've also used it to replace the rice in fried rice.<br><br>
Naturally, it's not as good as the real thing. That being said, that cottage pie is genuinely delicious.</p>
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<p>There is way too much effort and ingredients going into that cottage pie! I should also have mentioned I hating cooking as well. :)</p>
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<p>I like cauliflower on it's own and don't really need a rice or potato replacement TBH. If there's a cauliflower chocolate replacement I'll be all over it like white on cauliflower.</p> -
<p>cut cauliflower into smaller florets, drizzle with some olive oil, a bit of salt and pepper and a decent covering of smoked paprika. Bake at 160-170 till it starts to caramelise then finish with a squeeze of lemon juice. It's the business!</p>
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<p>Aren't we all a bunch of new age men-folk!! I love cooking and there are obviously some talented and created cooks on the fern. Good stuff.</p> -
<p>Stuffed capsicums could be a goer, especially if stuffed taters are off the menu. Nice and easy to make too.</p>
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<p>Stuffed capsicums could be a goer, especially if stuffed taters are off the menu. Nice and easy to make too.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I love me some capsicum ... they're quite pricey at the moment though. </p>
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<p>Will try your baked cauliflower recipe, seems easy and I've never had baked cauliflower before!</p>
