Breakfast for a Cavegirl

 

I am a breakfast eater and I always have been.  If I don’t have breakfast within about two hours of waking up I feel terrible so that is good motivation to make time for breakfast.  My pre Paleo breakfast of choice was bagel, with lox and cream cheese. I also loved biscuits and gravy and the spinach/gruyere cheese crepe from Pancake Factory.  Yum! None of that goodness is welcome on the Paleo plan.

I’ve found an easy and delicious Paleo breakfast, avocado eggs.  Only a few simple ingredients:

Preheat the oven to 350. Cut open the avocado, remove the pit and scoop out some of the insides to make room for the egg.

I prop up the avocados in my baking dish with foil, otherwise they will tip over as soon as the egg is added – trust me on this.  Crack the eggs and pour them into the avocado halves.  Sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.

 “That’s looks awesome, make me some!”  Whhhaaat? Am I hearing things?  Having delusions?  Did my husband actually want my Paleo breakfast?  Why yes… wonder of all wonders has occurred.

One of us is just not ready to fully embrace a Paleo breakfast.

Are you a breakfast person?  What’s your favorite breakfast? 

Time to Go Cavegirl!

Welcome to my blog about learning to eat a Paleo diet!  My (new) doctor recommended the Paleo diet  to better manage an autoimmune disease (thyroid) I've been struggling with for a few years.  He gave me very simple instructions:

No grains             No dairy               No legumes        No processed food        

That means no pizza, no bread, no bagels and cream cheese, no bean and cheese burritos, no lasagna…Whaaaat? 

Here is what I can eat:

Protein                 Lots of veggies

I’m ok with that. 

There is good reason to make this change, not only immediate relief to my health symptoms but improved overall health and potential weight loss!  Here is a good video that explains the Paleo diet and benefits.

 

 

Its really a stretch to think I can never have my favorite pizza from Alibi Restaurant, or my other favorite pizza from Tivoli’s Brick Oven or my favorite home delivered pizza from Sorrento’s…ever. I.Love.Pizza 

And so does my family: My husband, an Italian American who loves good Italian food, all food for that matter.  My teenage son, who can clean out the refrigerator quicker than I can say, “I just went grocery shopping”; my lovely daughter, a competitive dancer who knows exactly what she does not like to eat or at least she thinks she knows!

I think the biggest challenges will be all the extra cooking (I’m not a fan) and getting my family on board.

 

Have you ever gone on a diet? Have you ever tried to change your family’s diet?