Sneak peek! The first Real Nutrition RX free eBook will be released soon. It includes a 3-step process for starting and consistently following an ancestral diet – without a ton of extra work! This infographic is one of several that it will include. Join the newsletter (in the margin) to get first access to this simple system for revolutionizing your health!
Want more on ‘paleo pantry’ basics? Check out the following quick primer on ancestral foods. Remember, you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a pantry make-over just to get started. Here are the BASICS you need to get going, whether you’re going it alone or starting a Real Nutrition RX plan:
- Eliminate: flour
Also known as: white, wheat, cake, or self-rising flour, bran, pancake mix, bread, bread mix, cereals, and baked goods
Purchase: Coconut flour and Almond flour (start with the beige flour and not the brown meal)
- Eliminate: refined sugar
Also known as: white sugar, brown sugar, syrup, and powdered sugarPurchase: honey and real maple syrup
- Eliminate: soy
Also known as: soy sauce, meat substitutes, tofu, tempeh, and soy milk
Purchase: almond and coconut milks (check ingredient labels! Avoid sugar and carrageenan), coconut aminos
- Eliminate: industrial seed oils
Also known as: vegetable or canola oil, margarine, shortening, butter “substitute”, spreads
Purchase: coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, and grass-fed animal fat/lard
- Eliminate: legumes
Also known as: beans, peanuts, and peanut butter
Purchase: almonds, walnuts, almond butter, and cashew butter (check for no added sugar)
- Eliminate: dairy proteins (note – you may tolerate some forms of dairy, but I recommend starting out eliminating it, then seeing how you feel once you add it back to an ancestral diet template)
Also known as: milk, yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, cream, and butter
Purchase: Ghee, coconut cream, coconut milk, and almond milk
And that’s a good starting place! Of course, there’s more to add, and quality is an important issue – stay tuned for more details on that. Bottom-line, you don’t have to be perfect and spend a fortune to change your diet – and your health. These are some great first steps to take. Don’t forget to join the newsletter and check out our plans for an easy, personalized way to use all your new pantry items!