Day 1Ģ00 grams of chicken breast roasted in olive oil Leafy greens – Kale, Lettuce, Spinach, Parsleyġ Boiled Broccoli and half cauliflower salad with 1 cup of peas and 1 carrot choppedġ00 gram Smoked salmon with radish, asparagus, 1 tablespoon ginger, 5 spears of asparagus, 1 tablespoon lime juiceĢ00-gram beef heat-pressured with 1 stalk chopped celery and green onion, 5 cherry tomatoes Such a diet is difficult to follow, it is expensive (especially in the case of organic products) and leads to “dietary isolation” from society: it may turn out that a person invited to lunch and dinner can never find anything on the menu to eat.īut we suggest following a printable 7-day meal plan which will make it easier and more effective to follow the paleo diet. This ties paleo with other restrictive diets: complex rules and a narrow list of permitted foods lead to a host of problems. Since the Paleo diet eliminates all types of refined sugar from your diet, it is easier to avoid the spikes in blood glucose levels and the fatigue that comes with dropping sugar levels. In addition, some small preliminary studies have shown that the paleo diet can reduce the incidence of hypoglycemia, reduce the need for insulin, and can lead to more significant drops in glycated hemoglobin levels. The paleo diet is generally low in carbohydrates, which can potentially lead to better glycemic control. In addition, all vegetable oils, sugars and dairy products are excluded. The strict paleo diet is free of grains and legumes, including wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, brown rice, soy, beans, pinto beans). This results in a diet that is relatively high in fat, moderate in animal protein, and low to moderate in carbohydrates. It is a diet consisting of what the earliest people ate, which means excluding processed, artificial foods, grains, and fast food – most of the things we come across in modern western diets.Įssentially, the foods that are included in the diet are a hunter-gatherer’s choices: fruits, vegetables, nuts, and lean meats. The paleo diet is a way of eating that should mimic the menu of paleolithic era people, that’s why it’s commonly even referred to as the Cavemen diet. Recently the Paleo diet has become extremely popular because of its possible beneficial effects on our health.