Paleo Challenge Guidelines

In order to win, you must complete a Challenge Log which includes a food log and a performance log with before/after benchmark WOD, body metrics and pictures.

What we suggest if you want to win…

Get 8+ hours sleep
Take appropriate rest between workouts
Drink plenty of water
Eat with abandon:
- A variety of quality meat, fatty meats, organ meats, fish and seafood, eggs
- Dark leafy green vegetables
- Fresh, fermented vegetables
- Learn your spices & herbs to make your food taste amazing and avoid boredom
Moderate these:
- Save starchy vegetables (sweet potato, roots, tubers, squashes) and fruits (best are berries) for post-workout
- Moderate nuts and seeds (small amounts, not all the time)
Use these oils to cook with: animal fats (tallow, ghee, suet), coconut oil; Use these oils as toppings (don’t cook with): olive oil, nut oils
Make sure you’re getting enough protein (1g/lb bodyweight per day) and eat to satiety
Avoid packaged foods (make it yourself)
Read the label/ask your server!
If you have autoimmune, gastrointestinal, metabolic, or other health issues then please get in touch with Remy as you will require some further guidelines to get well and make the Challenge fair

These foods are absolutely not ‘allowed’ during the Challenge…

Grains, breads, legumes, cereals, rice
All dairy products*
Alcohol
Sugars, artificial sweeteners (agave, cane juice, molasses, stevia, etc.)
Protein powders

*Some unprocessed or raw dairy may be suitable for some individuals with specific goals after the Challenge.

Past Paleo Challenge winners and posts:

Summer 2010 Paleo Challenge: August 16th – October 11th – COMPLETED
Spring 2010 Paleo Challenge: Monday April 12th – June 7th – COMPLETED
1st Inaugural: Monday Jan. 18th – Monday Mar. 15th – COMPLETED

Meal planning & shopping

Beginners shopping tips: Find locally grown produce and grass-fed meat/eggs at south bay farmer’s markets — see Resources page
- Meat/Eggs: Torrance Farmer’s markets Tues & Sat 8a-1p
- Fish: For child-bearing age, use this pocket-sized guide for the West Coast or download the iPhone app from Monterey Bay Aquarium.
- Bison: Saturday Torrance farmer’s market, Trader Joe’s. Beware: labeling laws permit the “Bison” label with the addition of up to 49% beef (usually grain/corn-fed) for ground. Support local grass-fed farmers: Lindner Bison (available at Torrance Sat. farmer’s market)

Cooking

GET A CROCK POT AND USE IT!!!
Dinners & Lunches– On every third day: make enough for the next day at lunch, plus prep the next day’s dinner
- Breakfasts – On every third day: also make scramble kits and quiches
  Scramble kits: on cooking days, chop extra veggies and add herbs and set aside in jars/tupperware for quick scrambles
  Quiches: on cooking days, chop extra veggies/herbs, and/or cook extra meat. Whisk in to ~15+ eggs, pour into casserole dish and bake 25-30min, refrigerate and enjoy for several days. Top with avocado/paleo salsa.

Eating out

Ask the chef to make you something tasty with meat and a vegetables without oils
Most restaurant oils are low-quality, oxidized oils such as canola, vegetable, peanut, soy, corn
Fried foods will be usually cooked in the same low-quality oil as battered gluten/lectin-containing foods