What Should I Eat?

Eat real food. Fresh meats and fish, nuts and seeds, vegetables, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Except for meats, eat raw or lightly cooked foods to maximize nutritional value.

Encouraged Foods

Lean Meats.

Vegetables
Fruit
Nuts and seeds
Oils
Use high quality fish oil.

Increased Omega-3 fatty acids reduce the incidence and severity of obesity, inflammation, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cognitive decline.

Drink water

Keep it plain. Do not add flavorings or enhancers to water – they may contain propylene glycol, aka antifreeze, or similar additives.

Foods in Moderation or Limited Use

Processed Meat

On occasion, organic chicken sausage is okay (these are nitrate, dairy, gluten and casein-free), and high quality bacon, deli meat, and jerky.

Dried Fruit, "Paleo Kits", and Jerky

In general, be careful with the fruit. Use dried fruit and Larabars in serious moderation, and only if it doesn’t send you running for the nearest candy dish. Avoid soy sauce in jerky.

Non-”Paleo” Vegetables

Green beans, sugar snap peas and snow peas are all fine. While they’re technically a legume, they’re far more “pod” than “bean”, and they're all a great on-the-go snack!

Coffee and black tea

Black coffee is fine, in moderation, and only if it doesn’t interfere with sleep. Coconut milk is a great way to sweeten it up a little. If you really want to go hardcore and reset your body’s sensitivity to caffeine, skip the coffee/tea as well. Advocare V-16 or Spark are a great way to get energy without compromising your nutrition.

Vinegar

While it’s technically not “Paleo”, using it in small quantities as a salad dressing or in salsa is okay.

Salt

While some “approved” foods like olives or bacon will have some salt in them, go easy when adding salt to your food.

“Foods” to Avoid

Sugar/sweeteners

Do not consume any syrups, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Equal, Sweet n Low, stevia, etc.

No Processed foods

Do not consume artificial, fake, frozen, canned, boxed or otherwise chemically enhanced foods or drinks. If it doesn’t spoil within a few days; don’t eat it.

Grains

Avoid the consumption of wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet, corn, rice, quinoa, sprouted grains as well as foods made from these grains: breads, cereals, pastas

Legumes, Beans, Peanuts, and/or Soy

Avoid them in all forms.

Dairy

Avoid cow, goat, or sheep’s milk and milk products like cheese, kefir, yogurt (even the Greek kind), and sour crème.

Alcohol

You CAN give up the booze for 30 days to improve your health and fitness. (red wine, cider beers and tequila are okay in moderation)

White potatoes

Use sweet potatoes or yams instead

Avoid "Fake" Paleo

Avoid Fake Paleo. Don’t fall into the trap of taking crappy junk food, switching a few ingredients and suddenly it’s Paleo. Sorry, doesn’t work that way. If a hunter gather wouldn’t eat this than neither should you. Don’t be fooled or worse, try to fool yourself by inventing the “Paleo donut”. Converting junk food into caveman junk food is missing the point.Read labels carefully.If you have to ask, consider it a no until approved.If you don’t know for sure it’s approved, it probably isn’t so don’t risk it.

Supplements

All AdvoCare supplements are allowed and highly reccomended – Please order supplements on the order forms posted at CrossFit Lapeer or at advocare.com/130532263

Protein Powders

Must be consumed with 60 minutes of end workout only for those looking to create lean muscle mass.

Bars

Larabars or Raw Advobars only, no exceptions

Vitamins

A daily-multivitamin is always reccomended .Advocare supplements are preferred, and all are acceptable during this challenge. If you are interested in using a different brand, please bring it in during your measurements to review the label and make sure it’s okay.