Well, when he walked up to me, I couldn't believe it was him. He was almost half the size of when I last saw him and he had muscle definition. We proceeded to sit down at eat (it was an all you can eat buffet) and he piled his plates with meat, meat and more meat. I was like "dude, what's going on here? You ready for a heart attack?" He proceeded to explain to me how he started going on a Paleo lifestyle (he didn't mention diet) and how by cutting out starch/carbs/sugar/dairy free and eating proteins, vegetables and nuts, he has lost a lot of weight and along with working out has never felt healthier in this life. I was amazed at the transformation and each time we get together, he continue to espouse his new lifestyle.
When I saw the book The Paleo Chef by Pete Evans, and felt I had to take a look at the book. After all, here is an accomplished chef who has written a book about and with recipes for the paleo lifestyle.
In reading Pete's intro, I knew this was the right book for me. First, he clearly states Paleo is not a diet but a lifestyle. Diets don't work by lifestyle does. He goes and makes the the case the in adopting Paleo, we are not missing out on carbs, sugars and grains but we are gaining so much more in getting carbs and sugars from natural sources instead of all the processed foods around his.
However, Paleo is just one step in being and feeling healthy. It includes rest, being outdoors, and a positive mindset. All these, with Paleo will help enhance your life.
The book is broken out into seven sections: Breakfast, Vegetables/Sides/Snacks, Seafood, Poultry, Meat, Dessert and Drinks.
The recipes are simple and easy, with ingredients that's generally easy to purchase from your neighborhood store. Of course some you might have to purchase from Whole Paycheck (oops, Whole Foods).
The Vietnamese Chicken wings are awesome, cauliflower fried rice with chicken (who would have thought that you could sub Cauliflower for rice and its delicious), and the meat.
The desserts are what I like, being able to use other sweeteners besides sugar and they look fantastic. Haven't had a chance to make any but here's the one's that I want to try:
Apple berry crumble
chocolate avocado mousse
chocolate beet mudcakes
actually want to try them all.
I like at the end Pete has a section on how to make the "basics" that's needed in his book.
I would highly recommend this book to all who wants to try the Paleo lifestyle yet eat well.
The recipes are simple and easy, with ingredients that's generally easy to purchase from your neighborhood store. Of course some you might have to purchase from Whole Paycheck (oops, Whole Foods).
The Vietnamese Chicken wings are awesome, cauliflower fried rice with chicken (who would have thought that you could sub Cauliflower for rice and its delicious), and the meat.
The desserts are what I like, being able to use other sweeteners besides sugar and they look fantastic. Haven't had a chance to make any but here's the one's that I want to try:
Apple berry crumble
chocolate avocado mousse
chocolate beet mudcakes
actually want to try them all.
I like at the end Pete has a section on how to make the "basics" that's needed in his book.
I would highly recommend this book to all who wants to try the Paleo lifestyle yet eat well.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
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