Foods to Eat on Paleo Diet
The Paleo diet offers large varieties of foods. You will have plenty of choices to create delicious menu for the whole family. But there are some rules to follow when choosing Paleo foods. So before I suggest the list of foods that Paleo allows, I would like to mention couple general rules to be followed on the Paleo diet.
When going shopping for groceries:
- Choose real, unprocessed food free of additives and chemicals
- Choose grass-fed, pasture raised, organic, local, WHOLE produce when possible
- The local farmer’s market is your best bet
- Choose Omega 3 source of foods over Omega 6
When creating a menu:
- Dish should consists of 2/3 plant based foods and 1/3 animal foods
- Have a “rainbow” on the plate (the more colorful the dish the better)
- Have a variety of different foods every day
- Keep things simple, preserve the wholeness of the foods when possible
Use in moderation:
- Nuts and their butters
- Seeds and their butters
- Cooking oils/butters
- Dry fruits, all
- Starchy vegetables
- Sugary fruits
- Paleo-friendly Sweeteners
- Coffee, black tea and wine(if any)
So below you will find a list of foods you are allowed to eat when going Paleo. I have included couple special characters to help in your choice of the Paleo-friendly foods. Here are what those mean:
∇ – consume in moderation
♥ – best choice
* – check the ingredients for additives and sugar
Also by clicking on the category or group of foods you will find more information regarding specific foods that are on the list, and why they are so awesome to include in your diet.
So here it goes…
The complete list of foods allowed on the Paleo diet
Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Hair and nails are mostly made of protein. Our bodies use protein to build and repair tissues, make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. It is one of the 3 most important “macronutrients” (others are carbs and fat) that our bodies require to function normally. Read more […]
- Bacon, nitrate free *∇
- Beef
- Bison ♥
- Goat
- Lamb ∇
- Offals
- Pork
- Rabbit ♥
- Veal
- Wild Game ♥
Read more about Animal Meats
- Chicken
- Duck
- Emu
- Goose
- Ostrich
- Pheasant
- Quail
- Turkey♥
Read more about Fowl Meats
- Anchovies
- Atlantic Mackerel ♥
- Black Sea Bass ♥
- Butterfish
- Carp
- Catfish
- Chilean Sea Bass
- Cod
- Flounder
- Haddock
- Hake
- Halibut
- Herring ♥
- Mahi Mahi
- Mullet
- Perch
- Pollock
- Rainbow Trout ♥
- Salmon ♥
- Sardine
- Shad
- Skipjack Tuna ♥
- Snapper
- Tilapia
- Whitefish
Read more about Fish
- Chicken Eggs
- Duck Eggs
- Goose Eggs
- Hen Eggs
- Quail Eggs
Read more about Eggs
Read about benefits of different eggs on morningchores.com
- Almonds ∇
- Bee Pollen
- Bone Broth♥
- Broccoli♥
- Cashews ∇
- Chia seeds♥
- Chlorella
- Flaxseeds
- Hazelnuts ∇
- Hemp Seeds ∇
- Kale♥
- Nutritional Yeast
- Pecans ∇
- Pine Nuts ∇
- Pistachios ∇
- Pumpkin Seeds ∇
- Sea Vegetables
- Sesame Seeds
- Spinach♥
- Spirulina♥
- Sunflower Seeds ∇
- Walnuts ∇
- Watercress
Read more about Other Protein Sources
Also read more about Protein and amino acids, what are they and why are they so important for our health? Find out how much protein we should consume daily and can it be too much protein? […]
The fats give our body energy that it needs to work properly. They also keep skin and hair healthy, help in absorptions of vitamins A, D, E, and K, fill the fat cells and insulates the body to help keep us warm. The fats our body gets from food give the body essential fatty acids called linoleic and linolenic acid. Our bodies needs them for brain development, controlling inflammation, and blood clotting. Read more […]
- Avocado oil
- Coconut oil
- Flaxseed oil
- Hempseed oil
- Macadamia oil
- Olive oil, extra virgin
- Walnut oil
- Duck fat
- Ghee
- Lard
- Tallow
- Almond butter*
- Avocado ♥
- Cashew butter*
- Cocoa butter ∇
- Coconut butter
- Macadamia butter*
- Olives ♥
- Sunflower butter*
- Walnut butter*
- Almonds ♥
- Brazil nuts
- Cashews ∇
- Chestnuts ♥
- Coconut
- Hazelnuts
- Macadamia Nuts ∇
- Pecans
- Pine Nuts ∇
- Pistachios
- Walnuts ♥
- Cocoa nibs, raw
- Chia seeds ♥
- Flaxseeds
- Hemp hearts
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Sunflower seeds
Carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet and provide the body with the fuel it needs for physical activity and for proper organ function. Therefore the main function of carbohydrates is to provide the body and brain with energy. An adequate intake of carbs also spares proteins and helps with fat metabolism. Read more […]
- Artichoke
- Arugula ♥
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Beet greens
- Bell peppers ♥
- Bok choy
- Broccoli ♥
- Broccolini
- Brussels sprouts
- Butternut squash ∇
- Cabbage ♥
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chard
- Collard greens ♥
- Cucumber ♥
- Dandelion greens
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Garlic
- Green beans ∇
- Green fresh herbs, all (parsley, dill, cilantro…) ♥
- Kale ♥
- Kelp
- Kohlrabi
- Kombu
- Leeks
- Lettuces, all kinds
- Mushrooms
- Okra
- Olives
- Onions, all kinds
- Parsnips
- Pumpkin
- Radicchio
- Radish
- Rhubarb
- Sea vegetables, all kinds ♥
- Seaweeds
- Snow peas ∇
- Spinach ♥
- Squash, all kinds ∇
- Sugar snap peas ∇
- Sweet peas ∇
- Sweet peppers ♥
- Sweet potatoes ∇
- Tomatillos
- Tomatoes ♥
- Turnips ∇
- Wakame
- Watercress
- Yams ∇
- Zucchini ♥
- Apples ♥
- Apricots
- Avocado ♥
- Bananas ∇
- Blackberries ♥
- Blueberries ♥
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries ∇
- Coconut
- Cranberries
- Dates ∇
- Dry fruits, all (unsweetened) ∇
- Figs ∇
- Grapefruit ♥
- Grapes ∇
- Guava
- Honeydew
- Kiwifruit
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mangoes ∇
- Nectarines
- Oranges ♥
- Papaya
- Passionfruit
- Peaches
- Pears
- Persimmon ∇
- Pineapple
- Plums
- Pomegranate ∇
- Raspberries ♥
- Star fruit
- Strawberries ♥
- Tangelos
- Tangerines
- Watermelon
SUGARS AND SWEETENERS ∇
Condiments & Flours
- All dry spices*
- Apple cider vinegar ♥
- Balsamic vinegar
- Red wine vinegar
- Coconut aminos
- Fish sauce
- Horseradish sauce
- Paleo mayo*
- Tomato paste
- Worcestershire sauce ( corn & sugar free)
- Almond flour ♥
- Arrowroot powder
- Baking soda
- Cassava flour ∇
- Cocoa powder
- Coconut flour ♥
- Cream of Tartar
- Hazelnut flour
- Tapioca flour
DRINKS
I hope you found lot of options for yourself and your family in these Paleo-friendly foods. Next you need to be aware of the foods that should be AVOIDED on the Paleo diet.
Read about the Foods to be Avoided on Paleo […]