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Second or third the paleo books...well fed, paleo comfort foods, food lovers primal palete. Also google "mark's daily apple" and look for online recipes there. I stumbled upon paleo when I had to go gluten free and feel so much better since reducing grains in general (I will eat corn or rice on occasion but generally stick to meat, fats, veg, fruits and nuts. Eat simple whole nutrient dense food and you'll feel the better for it! I avoid processed stuff and never go hungry.

Thanks guys - I will def pick up a few bottles and try it! I like Green's other offerings (St. Pete's is also good, but it was more of a blonde ale).

Oh my goodness - just made it tonight and will go into our thanksgiving perma rotation! So delish. I'm celiac so made a crust of gluten free ginersnaps/pecans and it really added a lot to the pie Thanks for the great recipe - raw eggs be damned ;)

In the same boat sigh. Diagnosed with celiac and another autoimmune disease and avoiding sugar as well as gluten....I'm known as a foodie and a cook so while it's helped a ton and I could never go back, its left me at a loss.

I'm trying to have a good attitude - looking at it as another challenge...instead of mastering pie crust, or relying on flour, I'm finding great recipes that highlight almond or coconut flour and people are going bananas for them.

One surprise - many people PREFER healthier treats. While I loved baking, I never really loved having the stuff in my house at all time...I'm seeing that many freinds felt the same way: they loved AND hated when I brought sweet treats. Now hostess are much more appreciative of say, my AWESOME hummus.

Try perfecting bacon jam or sausage or the like...start to be known as the person who makes awesome dips or salads. You'll be more popular than you think!

On another note - if you are lucky enough to be given a "Secret" recipes, you MUST ensure that you give credit where credit is due as in "this is so and so's famous cookies" ....otherwise you are just as bad as the secret recipe gang ;)

What is the paint color on most of the walls?

I think the concept of the plate vs. the pyramid is great. However, I think it's crazy that they think they can pick the best plate and have it apply to everyone.

I do better when my plate resembers more of ruthbourdains as mentioned above.

I'm celiac and grains in general (even those not contain gluten) affect me terribly. I am also lactose intolerant. So the dairy is off-base for a large part of the population...

The grain portion - IMO - should be small or nonexistent. I still can't find a solid argument that explains why we are supposed to have some type of grain with every meal? I can only gather that grains are just a cheap (though nutritiously void) way to fill bellys. I get plenty of fiber from my veggies and fruits. Has anyone reasearched if any grain/corn company's "contributed" a lot of money to this new guideline?

A more nutritious plate (or me) would have a lot protein, a lot of veggies a small serving of fruit and ...I'm missing the fat! Oil, nuts, etc.

However that would only be MY plate, it obviously wouldn't work well for a vegan.

I'm just saying that I'm not sure what this is supposed to accomplish; it clearly only works or is aimed at a small population of the people...

We've been pushed the standard american diet for years and the population as a whole is only getting fatter (isn't that what they base school meal programs on and childhood type 2 diabetes is on the rise...hmmmm)

where's that table from in the first pic? LOVE it

I have actually gotten HEALTHIER since eating more meat (I eat almost - I hate this term too, paleo)...this is a personal decision and not for everyone, but I have gluten intolerance/celiac which severely limits what I can eat. On top of that, I don't do so well on grains in general...so yes, very veggie and meat heavy (with eggs nuts, etc thrown in).

However, I cut back in other ways so that I can afford, local/organic/grassfed/humanly raise etc meat, poultry, fish.

When I went meatless for a while I became anemic despite ensuring I was eating enough iron, protein etc....however, my body just didn't seem to absorb the nutrients (celiac might have been the culprit there), so I switched back and have been feeling a lot better.

I have friends who did the opposite: cut out meat from their diets) and they say they feel healthiest that way....do what works for you!

I love my staub, like someone else, I got the oval with the chicken knob (they have versions with a more classic knob, but the chicken killed me, adorable!)....I love it. I went back and forth a lot between le creuset and stuab and the staub one b/c of the self basting spikes on the inside of the lid and the easy to clean interior. Plus, a part of me loves it b/c everyone I know has a le creuset and I like to be different ;)