The Primal Parent

May 23, 2013
21 Comments

The Paleo Slow Cooker Giveaway

Paleo slow cookerThe random winner of the Family Cookbook is Jo Sab.

Congratulations Jo!

Today we’re giving away a beautiful Paleo cookbook written by my friend Arsy Vartanian. She is the author of a great blog called Rubies and Radishes, has an adorable Paleo baby girl, and her first cookbook, called The Paleo Slow Cooker, just came out in March.

I really love this book. First, it is a beautiful hardbound copy and the photos are amazing. The recipes are all about slow cooking and it’s dived up by types of meat. Slow cooking is easy cooking, by nature, and that’s the kind of cooking I dig. In addition to recipes she also offers practical tips about dining out, sticking to the diet when the spouse is not Paleo, intermittent fasting, and more strewn throughout the book. This is probably my favorite cookbook on my shelf. I think I’m going to make her Chicken Adobo tonight!

Continue Reading →

If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it:

May 22, 2013
11 Comments

Giveaway: Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook

The random winner of The 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking is

Ashley Marie

Congratulations, Ashley!

Today we’re giving away Sarah Fragoso’s Family Cookbook. This book is more than just a cookbook, it’s a guide to living Paleo with the family. In the Family Cookbook, Sarah reveals aspects of her own family life and translates that into tips any family can use to become closer and healthier with their family. I really appreciate the work she did with this book. It is a jewel among cookbooks. She offers a shopping guide, a meal plan, and a guide on how-to-do-Paleo on a budget. Her recipes are all kid friendly – of course, on a sophisticated level. But once kids ditch processed foods, their taste buds open up and they begin to appreciate flavors of all kinds.

This book came out a couple of months ago so you’ll get your copy ASAP.

To enter the giveaway, you will need to:
Continue Reading →

If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it:

May 21, 2013
11 Comments

Giveaway: 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking

30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking

A Week of Cookbooks!

All week I’ll be giving away some of the best Paleo cookbooks, starting with The 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking.

This book is brand new and it is awesome. It is a great intro-to-Paleo cookbook. The 30 Day Guide to Paleo Cooking guides you through Paleo shopping, it offers a 30 day meal plan and, of course, you can count on Bill and Hayley to deliver incredible recipes. The food is mouth watering.

Continue Reading →

If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it:

May 16, 2013
7 Comments

E Coli and Salmonella and Tapeworms, Oh My!

Just for the record, I’m not on a raw meat diet. I didn’t do a raw pregnancy. I get a lot of emails and comments from people assuming I eat a raw meat-Aajonus Vonderplanitz type Primal diet. I don’t… anymore. About six years ago I experimented with a raw meat diet and adhered to it for a while. I eventually moved on to just raw sea food, rice, and raw juices. Then I moved to low carb. Yada yada. I’ve experimented with just about everything.

That said, I still think there is a lot of value in including raw animal foods (and juices) in the diet. That’s why I write about it a lot - not because I think everyone should quit cooked meat and start eating raw. 

The question most everyone has about eating raw animal foods is how they can eat it safely and avoid getting food borne illnesses. Doesn’t eating meat cause infection of certain pathogens?

The answer is yes and no.
Continue Reading →

If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it:

May 14, 2013
32 Comments

Paleo Kid’s Menu for Home or Day Care

I ran into a website for a home daycare the other day (which will remain anonymous) that was cognizant about the environment, exercise, and everything natural. The day care didn’t do TV and did do gardening. Her sweet home offered a play based learning program. It looked fantastic.

I was really impressed when she said that she goes beyond the USDA standards to serve nutritious, organic, natural foods, free of artificial dyes and HFCS. What a little paradise right?

Until I saw this:

Continue Reading →

If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it: