Paleo Diet
Perfect your Paleo diet with tips, recipes, and everything you need to get started.
What Is The Paleo Diet?
Whether you call it cooking like a caveman, primal, or the Neolithic diet, a Paleo lifestyle utilizes ingredients that were once available to our hunter-gatherer ancestors like berries, tubers, vegetables, meat, and fish.
Here are some of the most popular ingredients you can enjoy on a Paleo diet:
- Meats like steak, bison, and bacon
- Lean meats like chicken, turkey, fish, and shellfish
- Eggs
- Non-starchy produce (go for broccoli and berries but stay away from potatoes)
- Herbal tea
- Coconut water
Steer clear of these foods:
- Corn and corn syrup
- Soy
- Gluten
- Legumes
- Rice
- Coffee
- Alcohol
Benefits of Eating Paleo
Paleo diet advocates have reported many positive effects, like increased energy, staying full, and minimized food allergies.
Tips for a Paleo Diet
Starting a new diet is always an adventure. Here’s how to stay the course when it comes to eating Paleo.
- Focus on protein
- Enjoy non-starchy vegetables
- Increase fiber
- Include healthy fats
- Stick with fresh, unprocessed foods
Top Paleo Brands
Get to know these Paleo-friendly brands before stocking your pantry.
Epic
Epic is known for its high-quality bone broths, pork rinds, bars, and animal cooking oils. This brand is also an advocate for regeneration and scaling livestock production in sustainable ways that benefit the planet and diversify ecosystems.
Bison Bacon Cranberry Bars
Meet your new favorite snack bar combining two savory meats plus tart cranberries for the perfect flavor combo you’ll love.
The New Primal
Starting with grass-fed and pasture-raised meat, The New Primal keeps its snack time products (think jerky and beef sticks) free from antibiotics or added hormones. Paleo-friendly marinades add incredible flavor without refined sugar, dairy, or soy.
Classic Marinade & Cooking Sauce
This marinade livens up meat, fish, and veggie dishes while helping you stick to your Paleo game. (It’s also gluten-free and Whole30-approved, too!)
Wild Planet
Adding Paleo-friendly fish to your diet is easy with Wild Planet. Its sustainably caught seafood helps support the conservation of wild marine ecosystems while fueling your body at the same time. From tuna and salmon to sardines and anchovies, you’ll love adding Wild Planet’s offerings to your next dish.
Wild Skipjack Tuna
Each filet is sustainably caught and cooked only once to help retain nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids in every can.
Kettle & Fire
Bone broth company Kettle & Fire was started by two health-conscious brothers, Nick and Justin. Their broths are certified USDA grass-fed, and are perfect for sipping or adding to Paleo-friendly dishes like soups or stews.
Kettle & Fire Chicken Bone Broth
Whether you sip it plain or add your own bold flavors, count on this carton being filled with a broth that’s been simmered with nothing but the good stuff: organic chicken bones, celery, onion, and spices.
Paleonola
This line of grain-free granolas is made with nothing but wholesome ingredients like nuts, dried fruits, and berries. The brand got its start when former NHL player Dinos Stamoulis transitioned to eating Paleo and was determined not to give up one of his favorite breakfast items.
Paleonola Maple Pancake Grain Free Granola
Enjoy this maple-infused, grain-free granola that’ll make your breakfast dreams come true. Paleo-friendly ingredients like almonds, pecans, and pumpkin seeds are baked into every batch.
Paleo Recipes
Keep your Paleo cooking game strong with these three favorite recipes.
Paleo Pumpkin Bread
Get your spice on with this gluten-free and Paleo-friendly loaf. It features maple syrup instead of cane sugar and coconut oil instead of butter for some healthy swaps.
Shakshuka
Soft-baked eggs in spicy tomato sauce are even easier to make than scrambled eggs! This one-pot meal starts your morning on a savory note, and with a Paleo-friendly jarred sauce, it practically cooks itself.
Thai Red Curry Salmon Bowl
Skip the rice and make this bowl Paleo-friendly with kelp noodles! The broth is full of flavor thanks to spices like paprika, coriander, tomato paste, and cooling coconut milk.
Paleo Chili
This Paleo-friendly chili is inspired by classic Texas con carne, which loads every bowl with meat, spices, and beef bone broth.
Paleo Lamb Burgers With Pistachio Pesto
Take a bite out of life, the Paleo way. Flavorful lamb burgers will beef up your dinner game, especially when slathered with a vibrant, nutty pesto.
Paleo Bacon Cheesecake
This is one dessert that’s hard to resist! The sweet and savory pairing of maple syrup and bacon puts this Paleo treat over the edge.