Over the past week or two I’ve been trying to get back on the healthy eating track. It wasn’t a New Year’s resolution per se, just a good old I ate 5 million too many Christmas cookies sort of thing.
It was a pretty simple decision to go back to eating Paleo since I had so much success (and loved!) doing the Whole30 challenge a few months ago. I’m not following it to the T again, but I’m sticking to Whole30 meals as much as I can.
And, I must say, that’s not very difficult when the meals look like this.
Those would be BBQ Shredded Chicken Sliders on sweet potato “buns.”
I definitely can’t take credit for this delicious creation - I followed this recipe for the BBQ chicken from Stupid Easy Paleo (using dates instead of honey), and I got the idea for the sweet potato buns from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen. Both are great resources for Paleo/Whole30 recipes.
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It’s been really interesting for me to eat more on the Paleo side because I’ve always been a die hard “everything in moderation” person (and I still am, to an extent). What I didn’t realize when I did the Whole30, though, is that how I choose to eat affects how I feel (physically and even mentally) more than I thought. So that’s why a Paleo style of eating is becoming more of my default. For now, at least 
I will say though - I actually hate the word Paleo for some reason. I guess it screams “just another diet” to me, or something. I think I’ll start referring to it as “more real food,” or something like that…
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Do you consider the Paleo style of eating a diet? Are you “everything in moderation” or do you have certain foods you try to focus on/avoid?
I feel the same way.. I don’t like labeling my diet as ‘paleo’ or anything else, but I definitely appreciate the focus on real food!
ummm that looks delicious. i’m on a juice/protein shake/liquids cleanse right now for a few days to give myself a lil space to reevaluate my eating and think purposefully about what i put into my body, and i’m thinking of doing the paleo/Whole30 sort of thing afterwards. love this recipe idea.
You should definitely look into Whole30 and read “It Starts With Food” !!
Huge props for doing that cleanse, I could never do one! 😛
I’m doing whole30 right now. You actually inspired me to try it!
yay! how is it going??
I hate the word paleo too!!! Yet agree with/fully support its pillars. Real food for the win.
Ahh when I saw these on Insta, I knew I had to make them- thank you for sharing the recipes! I would never have thought of using sweet potato slices as a bun, but it’s brilliant! And I think of paleo or grain-free as more of a lifestyle, I eat that way due to all my food allergies so it just makes sense- I think eating whole foods should always be the goal!
yes! “grain free” is another great way to put it
I don’t embrace any typical kind of “diet”. Lots of fruit and vegetables, lean protein and healthy fats, and everything else in moderation, has provided me with wonderful well-being inside and out. I recommend it to all!
There was a time where I was really big on eating clean, but I’ve been more lax about it. I’d say as a whole, I practice the 80/20 rule, although it’s not really a rule, just a preference. I like eating healthy and try to opt for whole foods, but I don’t deprive myself either.