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Caveman Feast: a birthday celebration

Remember these? (If you don’t remember them, I don’t know how to talk to you…because you’re five.)  Thanks to the magic of eBay and the stl_vintage store, I now own this shirt – nostalgia satisfied. The No Fear shirts perfectly represent not just today’s post, but what today is all about. Today, friends, is my [...]

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One Kid at a Time – moving the movement.

  Steve’s Club is an organization about which I’m extremely passionate. I’m working with Steve’s Club on developing some nutrition initiatives, which is timely, as Stefani – who writes one of my ultimate, favorite, top most-loved blogs called Paleo for Women – has just discussed expanding the Paleo movement beyond a circle that may sometimes seem staid [...]

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Body Image

I have a LOT to say about my own body image (here, and here, and here). It seems to be a hot topic in the community right now – we moved from “low-carb” to “safe starches” to women’s health and body image considerations, and I’m happy to stay here for as long as we care to [...]

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For my Dad.

  Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I am so very blessed to have you as my father. My doting, loving, hugging, supportive, stupid-movie-quoting father. (Mawwwiage!) Thank you for walking me all the way to the classroom door in elementary school. I have always felt fully supported, and that’s because I’ve always been fully supported. I’m so [...]

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PaleoKits & PaleoChef GIVEAWAY!

Giveaway is now closed – winners have been notified! Thanks for participating, and be sure to read about Steve’s Club! . . . I serve as Ambassador, nutritionist and all-around cheerleader for Steve’s Club National Program. (More on that here.) Yesterday’s Balanced Bites Podcast special edition featured Danny, a Steve’s Club athlete whose life has [...]

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THE Paleo Parents – inspiring us in Women’s World!

I honestly don’t know how my elbows got so lucky. I’m just a Kansas gal. I’m a nerd. I love Andy Griffith; my first celebrity crush was on Dick van Dyke (no, I’m not 65 – I’m a very reluctant 28); I still don’t know what an LMFAO is; and I’ve won more spelling bees [...]

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Vigilance. Progress.

The blog will be a bit quiet in the next few weeks. I’m taking some time to write (non-blog-related) and spend as many hours as possible with family before the Balanced Bites Workshop schedule picks up again. I’m also doing my best to remember what’s most important in life – the people I love, good [...]

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LOVE yourself before you “lean” yourself.

Just because we follow a “Paleo” or “Primal” or “Ancestral” set of food values doesn’t mean we instantly heal all wounds from decades of media bombardment, crippled body image and disordered eating. No, CrossFitting a lot (or running a lot, or Zumba-ing a lot) can’t necessarily solve those problems either, especially if we’re doing them with [...]

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Nutrition in 100 Words, Version 2.0!

I’m always thinkin’ (despite what my MRI tech says) and sometimes I find myself wanting to improve on my own asshattery genius. So here’s Version 2.0 of Nutrition in 100 Words, originally created for my friends at Steve’s Original (Home of PaleoKits!)

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Trust the Food.

Paleo f(x) is over. A great time was had by all. (Maybe TOO great a time, especially after closing ceremonies: Me + CaveHusband on 6th Street in Austin on St. Paddy’s day = a new breed of nonsense…fueled by the mainlining of Nutrition Knowledge and Bloody Marias. Thank you to whomever tripled-up PFX, SXSW and St. [...]

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