What is the Paleo Diet?

If you are new to paleo foods, there is an easy outline in the nom nom paleo cookbook about what is on the diet and what is not:

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RED LIGHT FOODS:
Sugar + Artificial Sweeteners

Grains (gluten)

Legumes (beans, peas, peanuts "which aren't technically nuts")

Processed Vegetable + Seed Oils (too much Omega-6)

Alcohol

YELLOW LIGHT FOODS:

Fruit, too much, avoid dried

Nuts + Seeds

Starches (such as white potatoes and rice; allowed are beets, sweet potatoes, chestnuts)

Dairy - eat full fat, grass fed, pasture raised

Natural Sweeteners - maple syrup or raw honey in moderation - no agave

GREEN LIGHT FOODS

Animal Protein - grass fed, fully pasteurized, wild caught

Vegetables

Healthy Cooking Fats - ghee, lard, tallow, bacon drippings, duck fat, coconut oil, Macadamia nut oil, extra virgin olive oil + grape seed oil

Fermented Foods

Spices