CAN I HAVE MANGO? THE PALEO LIFESTYLE

in a Culturally-Sensitive weight loss and detoxification program

Author: Michelle Edmonds, M.A., M.Ed.

Sr. Nutritionist|Author|Co-Founder FB/serenityweightloss

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We love the PALEO Lifestyle but it raises different questions  

for different cultures For instance, below  is an  

American ethnic favorite!  

TIP: Not Paleo  

 

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Technically PALEO,  but you killed it, really dead! 

  

  

THE WHITE SHEET  

(Level I Modified PALEO) Exception: this list excludes  FRUIT, potatoes, corn,  beets and all beans 

(legumes) You may include carrots, but ONLY if as part of a vegetable mix or in salads. 

● Wild caught­deep water fish, such as salmon (including canned red or pink), Pollock, tuna, swordfish, Basa, Sea Bass 

, etc (Avoid farm­raised fish, such as  Tilapia & catfish) ● Chicken cutlets, frozen hot wings, rotisserie chicken ● All veggies, including avocado, eggplant, mushrooms 

● Salad (Avoid iceberg lettuce) ● Hummus (Technically cheating: Serenity uses  to enhance the protein value 

of turkey lunch meat wraps) ● Turkey cold cuts (from butcher is best) 

● Whole eggs (not egg whites) ● Cooking: Extra Virgin Olive oil and all nut oils, such as walnut.No 

canola or vegetable oil Treats: All berries and seeds: sunflower and pumpkin seeds  

     

  

THE NO SHEET This is NOT PALEO~Cave Men did not eat 

waffles, sprinkled with white sugar!  

  

  

Serenity’s Level II Paleo Eating

Just like your ancestors, your eating evolves

Ground meats in moderation, cave men did not have

food grinding equipment and it appears to be the inferior parts of the animal. Grind yourself or watch

while the butcher grinds the cuts you choose

   

  

BLUE SHEET  All white sheet foods 

Plus:  Duck, Fresh Whole Turkey, Lamb Grass­fed pork, such as pork loin 

Grass­fed, bison, organic lean beef, such as a  medium ~ rare steak or philly steak slices 

  

Fruit and Nuts

Plums, nectarines, peaches, apples, grapes

almonds, pecans, walnuts,

basically all fancy mixed nuts

(Pistachios are OK ~ Add-in cashews last)

  

Milk Substitutes

Almond and Coconut Milk (Avoid the Soy, which is from beans and

Rice Milk, which is from grain

  

FEEDING TIMES

We know everyone is busy, but never,

ever change your meal frequency or your

body will return to storing fat again

Eat 6, but no less than,

5 mini meals per day

each with a protein and vegetable.

Schedule: Within 1 hour upon arising,  

12 noon,  3 p.m.  6 p.m.  

and again @ 9 p.m.  If staying up past midnight, keep going. 

Yes, keep going because you are! 

  

 

Ok cave man (wo~man) we just said each meal must have a veggie and a protein, or your body does not have the enzymes

needed to use the protein source. However, you may cook your meat!!

(medium rare or medium done~ no more well-done, charbroiling or frying)

  

YOUR HEALTH is

NATURES GIFT to YOU

  

It’s makes no sense to allow

yourself to gain weight or have

creepy crawly weight loss,

simply because you are meal

sleeping.. uh.. I mean skipping

  

THINK ABOUT IT

 

  

Pace Yourself and Plan:

Unless you don’t mind

chewing and drinking

constantly, there is really

not much time to consume

snacks.

  

 

  

THE WISDOM OF THE BODY

If you find that you are

meal skipping, it is most

likely due to portions that

are too large.

 

  

Your body is talking to you all the

time...LISTEN!

If portions are small enough, nature

will give you a hunger nudge naturally

about every 3 hours

 

  

NON PALEO EATING

ALL Refined Sugars

Some allow small amounts of honey or

pure maple syrup - but this was a very

rare treat.

ALL Grains- including corn

Foods that cannot be eaten raw. They

require soaking or long term slow

cooking

*Sorry: Wheat barley, rye and oats are all grains that contain

gluten

 

  

“Starchy” Root Vegetables In general, you would avoid the following because they need to be

soaked to be consumed or they are poisonous if not cooked:

All Potatoes, YAMS*

Pumpkin

Cassava, Manioc

Beets

● As a culturally sensitive PALEO program, we say

“Yes” to sweet potatoes, but no candied yams!

Sweet Potatoes are a controversial area PALEO area

Legumes (Beans, Peanuts)

These are omitted on the premise that they cannot be eaten without cooking, and that legumes have a high content of

lectins (poison) and other anti~nutrients.

 

  

About Soft-shell pods (Peas, green beans, string beans are controversial).

Since we are a culturally-sensitive PALEO program, we say, consume these veggies, just keep your foot on the

brakes, but don’t wear yourself out! LOL

 

  

So you think, “Milk is the NATURAL”!

 

  

THE DAIRY CONTROVERSY

~Just the facts and a caution~

CAVE MEN did not consume dairy products before animals were domesticated. Most authors of

the PALEO lifestyle exclude dairy including milk, yogurt, ice cream,

cheese, etc. However, they include butter and cream*

This includes Dr. Joel Wallach

Youngevity founder, * (because of the low lactose & casein)

* We say: OK on occasion

and butter for cooking.

 

  

Which SHEET do you follow during

a healing or after Weight Gain?

 

  

Immediately return to WHITE SHEET for 14 days then transition back to

BLUE SHEET Your treats are limited once

again to Blueberries and Seeds

During healing, rely on

homemade soups that contain high protein, such as homemade

chicken soup. Consider pureeing an

entire meal, such as fish and veggies

and eating as a soup

 

  

EMERGENCY CARE

Learn to keep emergency foods like

homemade soup in the freezer, even if a lentil soup blended in a blender.

If cheating starts excessively or does not slow down, stay at WHITE SHEET for 90

days, then try again

If you GAIN weight following an illness, you did not eat properly

  

 

  

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