This is a really tasty way to do cauliflower rice. After grating, I fried it up in ghee with bacon, onions, and mushrooms, then put some cheese on top. Served with boiled kale, and a pork chop.
August 27, 2010
More Better Cauliflower Rice (Paleo Dinner #18)
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August 17, 2010
Paleo Riding Fuel
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With a 5-hour ride coming up the next day, I like to increase my potato consumption just a bit to top off those glycogen stores. In this case, sweet potato and butter, topped by a whole lot of pacific salmon.
June 18, 2010
WTF Fridays
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Try as I might, I can’t seem to get my wife into the whole Paleo thing. I can understand if someone doesn’t want to go 100%, but when she is being kind enough to make me the lovely dinner on the left, why then microwave a TV DINNER, such as the one pictured on the right for her own meal? To each her own, I guess.
The white rice is a nice touch too, coming as it does on the heels of the new study by the Harvard School of Public Health that white rice is a contributing factor for type two diabetes.
June 16, 2010
White Rice Linked to Higher Risk of Type Two Diabetes
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According to a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health, Americans who ate more white rice had a moderately increased risk of diabetes, but Americans who ate brown rice had a slightly lower risk. Given the glycemic load of white rice, this is hardly surprising. Just because you aren’t eating a candy bar, doesn’t mean what you’re eating doesn’t spike your blood sugar and insulin with all the attendant effects!
What I’d like to see is a study that asked the next logical question. That is, what about a diet that eliminates grains all together, but which still includes plenty of the fiber via vegetables, etc, that some are now getting from whole grains? That’s the Paleo approach at least.
June 14, 2010
Paleo Dinner #9
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This is a tasty one. The meatballs are made from ground elk, egg, walnuts, fresh herbs (Thai basil, cilantro) and spices. I fried them up in coconut oil. They are sitting on a bed of cauliflower rice, carrot, and onion, which I fried up with some coconut milk, Thai curry paste, lemon grass, garlic, and ginger. I used just enough coconut milk for it to cook into the cauliflower and infuse it with flavor, but not enough to make an actual sauce.
Paleo Thai, anyone?
June 8, 2010
More Riding Fuel
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This is a good one for more active days when going too low-carb will leave you without enough aerobic energy: sweet potato, bacon, and a little sour cream. I wouldn’t eat this right before heading out for a big ride, but as a breakfast 2-3 hours before a ride, it works pretty well.
June 6, 2010
Paleo Dinner #7
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After living five years in West Africa where rice is a staple, one of the things I miss with the Paleo diet is that belly-full-of-rice feeling. Fortunately, cauliflower rice is a pretty good substitute that also happens to be a lot lower on the glycemic index. Just take cauliflower and grate it up with a cheese grater, then fry it or microwave it.
This recipe involves cauliflower rice fried up with carrot, onion, and garlic in ghee. I then fried a pork chop in ghee and placed it on top. And voilà!
June 5, 2010
Paleo Dinner #6
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This is a K.I.S.S. dinner: two elk patties fried in ghee atop a bed of chard, steamed and then smothered in olive oil with a little salt and pepper. Greens and a little grass fed elk really hit the spot!
June 3, 2010
What to eat the morning of a big ride
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I’ve talked about the dangers of chronic cardio here and here. But to some extent more extended cycling is about making a few compromises with orthodox Paleo principles and the super low-carb crowd. If you are going out for a 4-5 hour ride, and are planning to cycle at above a fat-burning pace (above 75% of max heart rate), then you will need to fuel for it.
A great way to do this is to eat more potatoes, sweet potatoes, or bananas. Now, potatoes are apparently a controversial topic with the orthodox paleo zealots as suggested by the number of comments to this post by Richard Nikoley when he, gasp, suggested that he occasionally indulges. But those people aren’t out doing 5-hour semi-epic MTB rides.
In any event, here’s a breakfast that I ate before a big ride: mashed up sweet potato covered with an avocado, sardines, and a few walnuts. Hits the spot, and keeps your energy high for hours.
June 1, 2010
Paleo Dinner #5
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This is a boring one, but an old stand-by around here: brazed chicken and salad. Hope to get a bit more creative with the recipes soon, and also get a bit more bike content on the blog. I’ve been too lazy to take photos on the rides I’ve been doing for the last couple of weeks.
And to answer a question that came up yesterday, the food pics are all things we’ve cooked right here in my house, not photos lifted from somewhere else on the web!
