Paleo Recipes

The Paleo (Paleolithic) diet takes the hunter-gatherer way of eating from before agriculture as its model: it returns to unprocessed whole foods and excludes the grains, legumes, dairy and refined sugar that entered our lives with modern farming. Its foundation is meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit, nuts and healthy fats. The reasoning is that returning to the foods our bodies are genetically adapted to may support metabolic health. On Paleo there are no grains (wheat, rice, corn, oats), legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans, soy, peanuts), dairy products, refined sugar or alcohol; honey and fruit are preferred for sweetness, and coconut milk is used in place of dairy milk. The clinical evidence is mixed: some studies show improvement in weight and certain metabolic markers in the short term (the 2015 meta-analysis by Manheimer and colleagues), but the long-term effects and the adequacy of calcium and fiber are debated. On Tatonia, a recipe's suitability for Paleo is determined by classifying its ingredients into the grain, legume, dairy, refined sugar and alcohol groups; recipes that contain an excluded group do not appear in the list. Because this classification is done automatically from ingredient names, the results are considered Beta; if you have a specific medical condition such as pregnancy or a kidney or heart issue, discuss your nutrition plan with your doctor.