Snack ideas Sweet potatoes - have one or two already baked in your fridge and then eat a portion of it smashed up with coconut oil, cinnamon, and sea salt Bulk Meals. Just make more of whatever you make for dinner so you always have leftovers in the fridge (chili, soup, stew, any meal...). Leftover meat with avocado or guacamole smeared on top. You can just roast a pound or two of any kind of sliced meat in the oven for 13 minutes or so and then you have all that meat for snacks and meals for the week. Or make a big roast of some kind and pre-slice it up for meals and snacks through the week. Paleo "yogurt" -This is just whole fat canned coconut milk mixed with unsweetened applesauce, a little splash of lime juice, and sliced fruit Whipped coconut cream and berries: Always have some canned coconut milk in the fridge to make a quick bowl of coconut whipped cream (see recipes) to throw on some fresh or frozen berries with a dash of cinnamon. Fruits or veggies Always have cut veggies in the fridge to dip in guacamole or coconut ranch dip. A small piece of fruit (apple, peach, nectarine), or a couple of figs or dates. You can eat whatever kinds of fruits or veggies you want. Banana or apple with coconut butter or almond butter smeared on it Deli turkey and/or salami slices rolled up with avocado or pickles Lettuce wraps- you can actually buy containers of separated romaine lettuce leaves or make your own by chopping the end of a head of romaine, separating the leaves and storing them in a glass container in your fridge. Hard-boiled egg - Sprinkle it with salt, smear it with guacamole, dip it in mustard, or mash it up with some mustard and olive oil mayo and eat it as a dip for veggies. Hard boil a whole dozen eggs ahead of time for the week so you have them on hand. Beef Jerky (nitrate and msg free) Olives Pepperoni sticks (nitrate and msg free) Paleo Muffins - (just google "paleo muffin recipe"). These are made with protein-rich coconut flour and almond flour with only fruit as a sweetener, and they're really good. Individually wrap them in your freezer with aluminum foil and pull one out as a snack. Lara Bars or other all nut and fruit bars Sea Weed Snacks
Smoothies and fresh juices Dips: Tapenade, Baba Ghanoush, salsa, guacamole Handful of nuts Piece of dark chocolate Homemade trail mix: nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate chips, coconut chips Cucumber cups cut a cucumber into slices about 2 thick, hollow out the centers, and stuff with tuna or salmon. These are perfect finger food for a party, since they re not messy to eat. Bacon-wrapped apple slices cook some bacon, and wrap it around crisp slices of Granny Smith apples for a salty, crunchy Paleo snack. Sweet potato fries cut a sweet potato into French fry-sized pieces, toss with coconut oil, sprinkle with sea salt, and bake on a cookie tray for about 20-25 minutes. Ants on a Log fill a celery stick with almond or cashew butter, and sprinkle raisins on top for a Paleo snack that s perfect for a playdate. Rice-less Sushi this is one of our preferred take out options. Ask for your favorite roll wrapped in nori rather than rice. Lox with Cucumbers this snack is one of the most refreshing Paleo options in the summertime. Slice up some cucumbers and place your salmon on top. Kale Chips wash and dry your kale, preheat your oven to 350 F, cover in avocado oil, and then bake for 12 minutes. Add salt and pepper and you will have a Paleo snack that will make you forget about potato chips. Cinnamon Roasted Walnuts heat a tablespoon of raw honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon on the stove and then mix with a pound of walnuts. Then toast for 20 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees. Instant Strawberry Ice Cream Add a pound of frozen strawberries, 14 ounces of coconut milk, ¼ teaspoon of liquid stevia extract, and ½ teaspoon of lemon juice to your food processor. Place the combination in your freezer and take it out 30 minutes before you want it to be served. Seed or nut crackers with nut butter Wrap up: - Canned prepared tuna or salmon with pickles - Deli meat, sprouts, pickles and a smear of paleo mayo, Dijon mustard. - Leftover meat - Egg salad etc
Easy Meal planning template. Choose one from each column For breakfast, lunch and dinner: Carb - 1 cup Berries - ½ sweet potato, yam, potato - Vegetables of any kind (bagged coleslaw, bagged salad.) - Grain free granola - Smoothie - 1 slice gluten free bread - Apple -Coconut yogurt Fat - 1 spoon of coconut oil in smoothie or coffee - Grass fed butter in coffee - ¼ diced avocado on eggs or in a smoothie - MCT oil in coffee - coconut cream - unsweetened almond milk - unsweetened coconut milk - olives - ¼ diced avocado - olive oil salad dressing - dry roasted nuts or seeds - Butter - Avocado Mayo Protein - left over meat - chicken, fish, pork, beef, game, lamb, bison, seafood - protein powder - left over meat - eggs any style - protein powder - sausage -bacon - Deli meat - Canned tuna -Hamburger patties - Salmon burger patties - Roast chicken - Chicken Souvlaki