Paleo Food List - What You Can And Can't Eat

by Healthoria.com

Paleo is often referred to as the caveman diet, because the basic goal is to eat like your ancestors. You want to eat like a hunter or a gatherer, but not a farmer.

The easiest way to stay Paleo compliant is to ask yourself if your Paleolithic ancestors had access to the food you’re about to eat.

There weren’t any fast food restaurants, or factories processing foods for them. They had to hunt for meat or gather fruits and vegetables.

This eliminates much of the convenient fast food clogging your arteries, but includes most meats, whole fruits and vegetables.

Here’s what you can and can’t eat on the Paleo diet:

Foods You Can Eat

Meat

Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Quail
Pork
Salmon
Trout
Tuna
Herring
Catfish
Shrimp
Lobster
Oysters
Scallops
Crab
Shellfish
Eggs

Fruit

Apples
Oranges
Lemons
Bananas
Avocados
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Kiwi
Grapes
Peaches
Pears

Vegetables

Broccoli
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Peppers
Spinach
Kale
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Celery
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Beets
Squash
Tomatoes
Carrots
Onions
Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Olives
Pickles

Nuts & Seeds

Almonds
Cashews
Hazelnuts
Brazil Nuts
Macadamia Nuts
Sunflower Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
Walnuts

Foods You Can’t Eat

You’ll want to avoid processed foods while on the Paleo diet, and generally avoid anything that is considered man-made. Here’s what you can’t eat on Paleo:

High Sugar Foods

Fruit Juice
Soda
Candy
Pastries
Ice Cream
White Sugar
Brown Sugar
Syrup

Grains

Rice
Bread
Oats
Pasta
Cereals
Crackers
Wheat
Rye
Barley

Legumes

Beans
Peas
Lentils
Tofu
Peanuts

Sweeteners

Aspartame
Sucralose
Cyclamates
Saccharin

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