{"id":1,"date":"2015-07-09T01:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T01:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yumpaleo.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2015-09-09T03:20:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T03:20:10","slug":"startpaleodiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/startpaleodiet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start the Paleo Diet with Ease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing to start on Paleo diet is one of the best things you can do for yourself. <\/p>\n

However, you should be aware of the \u2018no-go\u2019 ingredients that will greatly affect your transition.<\/p>\n

So here are some tips to help you make these changes with ease: <\/p>\n

1. Take It Step By Step <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you feel that jumping in the deep end it is a bit much right now, that\u2019s okay. <\/p>\n

Take one step at a time, cut out a handful of non-paleo foods to begin with and see how determined you are to stay on track. <\/p>\n

If you are finding that you are managing ok and you think it\u2019s time to step up, cut out one more food per week, or even try going cold turkey!<\/p>\n

2. Choose Natural<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paleo is all raw, natural, \u201chunter-gatherer\u201d ingredients such as meat, fish, leafy greens, vegetables and raw nuts (except peanuts). <\/p>\n

Know what you shouldn’t eat and stay away from the big NO NO\u2019S such as pasta, bread, cereal, dairy, rice and sweets.<\/p>\n

3. Be Creative<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take the family favourites and the everyday meals you love and modify them to become Paleo. <\/p>\n

For starters, you can change an ingredient or two when cooking your a dish. For example using \u2018zucchini noodles\u2019 instead of regular pasta which tastes just as good.<\/p>\n

You may use a Vegetable Spiral Slicer such as Twist ‘N ‘Slice<\/a> to make perfect vegetable noodles.<\/p>\n

4. Keep Your Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost everyone who started a new diet experienced a wee setback. Don’t let this discourage you. <\/p>\n

What’s important is to think positive and look at it as a learning experience. <\/p>\n

And to hop right back on track, we recommend choosing one of our Paleo recipes that will cure any cravings you may be having, even if that means making a fabulous Paleo dessert like Paleo Chocolate Brownies<\/a>!<\/p>\n

5. Shop Smartly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make Paleo part of your daily routine. Check the labels of the foods you are buying to make sure that it doesn’t contain harmful trans fats, preservatives and other harmful chemicals. <\/p>\n

When shopping, it’s also important to stay away from nasty, sugar-ridden foods. Eliminate them from your diet. <\/p>\n

Clean out your kitchen pantry and remove all Non-Paleo items.<\/p>\n

You’ll experience a profound change in the way you live once you make the shift to Paleo.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Choosing to start on Paleo diet is one of the best things you can do for yourself. However, you should be aware of the \u2018no-go\u2019 ingredients that will greatly affect your transition. So here are some tips to help you make these changes with ease: 1. Take It Step By…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yumpaleo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}