Paleo Chicken Salad Cucumber Cups
From Edible Harmony
1 1/2 cups of cooked boneless chicken or turkey
1/4 cup of mayo
2-3 tbsp of chipped chives or fresh dill
2 tbsp of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
5 or 6 cucumbers (peeled or unpeeled)
Paprika to sprinkle on top (optional)
http://www.edibleharmony.com/paleo-chicken-salad-cucumber-cups/
Roasted Eggplant Salad
-2 cups pumpkin, cubed
-2 eggplants
-2 zucchinis
-1 spanish onion, sliced finely
-1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
-2 cups baby spinach leaves
Dressing
-Juice 1 lemon
-3 tbsp good quality extra virgin olive oil
-1 garlic clove, minced
-Salt and pepper to taste
http://www.vegiehead.com/vegan-paleo-recipes.html
from Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations
3 Lbs of Chicken thighs (8) skin optional
3 Cups Red Onion, diced
2 Cups Organic Pumpkin Puree
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Coconut Oil, melted
28 Ounces chopped tomatoes with juice
6 Ounces organic tomato paste
1 Green Bell Pepper, roasted and diced
1 Serrano Chile Pepper, roasted and diced
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 Tsp Ground Cumin
1 Tsp Paprika
1/2 Tsp Allspice
1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
1/2 Tsp Cloves
http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/entrees/poultry/pumpkin-spice-chicken-cacciatore/
Simple Healthy Banana Pudding
2 small to medium bananas, peeled
1 tsp. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. nuts for topping
http://www.uncomplicatedcooking.com/2012/12/16/simple-healthy-banana-pudding/
Overeating, poor memory formation, learning disorders, depression – all have been linked in recent research to the over-consumption of sugar. And these linkages point to a problem that is only beginning to be better understood: what our chronic intake of added sugar is doing to our brains.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average American consumes 156 pounds of added sugar per year. That’s five grocery store shelves loaded with 30 or so one pound bags of sugar each. If you find that hard to believe, that’s probably because sugar is so ubiquitous in our diets that most of us have no idea how much we’re consuming. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) puts the amount at 27.5 teaspoons of sugar a day per capita, which translates to 440 calories – nearly one quarter of a typical 2000 calorie a day diet.
The key word in all of the stats is “added.” While a healthy diet would contain a significant amount of naturally occurring sugar (in fruits and grains, for example), the problem is that we’re chronically consuming much more added sugar in processed foods. That’s an important clarification because our brains need sugar every day to function. Brain cells require two times the energy needed by all the other cells in the body; roughly 10% of our total daily energy requirements. This energy is derived from glucose (blood sugar), the gasoline of our brains. Sugar is not the brain’s enemy — added sugar is.
Research indicates that a diet high in added sugar reduces the production of a brain chemical known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Without BDNF, our brains can’t form new memories and we can’t learn (or remember) much of anything. Levels of BDNF are particularly low in people with an impaired glucose metabolism–diabetics and pre-diabetics–and as the amount of BDNF decreases, sugar metabolism worsens.
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