https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:06:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-505141 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:06:45 +0000 Revel 505141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think @hergreenapples: got it right when she explained a lot of the rationale between the argument for being 100% paleo, but that said, I think there are still plenty of health benefits to following the "diet" part time.</p> <p>You might also find that as you start heading in that direction, making more switches with your dining out/social situations becomes easier. I've done a few 30 day paleo challenges and it's not impossible to eat out or go to parties and avoid grains and dairy (seed oils are another story). Usually I would just try to order something appropriate off the menu with minor substitutions or eat what I could from what was offered, rather than ask for special accommodations.</p> <p>marksdailyapple might also be a good place to start. His primal approach to paleo includes some dairy if you tolerate it, and he advocates a very livable 80-20 approach to the lifestyle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-504750 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:04:05 +0000 JoJoGirl 504750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: Ooooh good point! I don't have any digestive issues so it's definitely a different goal for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503824 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:40:21 +0000 heartonastring 503824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I hear you. One of the reasons I ultimately drank the paleo kool-aid (as I was quite skeptical when I first tried it) was that I no longer got those afternoon lows. Love that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503805 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:31:36 +0000 blackbird 503805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrspen, oh that makes sense! I always figured it was the sugar crash (i'm borderline hypoglycemic) from the non-complex carbs. I can have a little brown rice, but if it's white? oh man. I would feel good for like, 2 hours after and then i'd just CRASH and feel sleepy and sluggish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503786 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:24:51 +0000 heartonastring 503786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on why you're going paleo. One of the biggest tenets of paleo is digestive health. The reason paleo-ites don't eat grains, dairy, legumes etc. is because of the anti-nutrients/lectins they contain and the not-so-good effects those things can have on digestive health. And poor digestive health (e.g. "leaky gut") can have some very deleterious health effects such as hormonal imbalances and auto-immune disorders. So, if that is at all behind your reason to go paleo then it would be really counter-productive to only do it part of the time. I would say that any less than 80% of the time is probably not all that helpful to your digestive health. Most people I know who are committed to paleo-style eating, myself included, live by the 80/20 rule.</p> <p>Having said that: paleo is not really the same for any two people (it's not a rigid "diet" like Atkins or something), so I guess you do whatever works best for you :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503679 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:43:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 503679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I read that if you get tired after a meal it's because your body is having trouble digesting it- and grains are a huge indigestion problem! Some people, like Those with gluten sensitivities can't digest gluten and grains and it literally rots in their gut- gross right?!? So that's a good indicator to follow!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503672 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:40:39 +0000 aMohror 503672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think even part time would be beneficial! I considered Paleo. But I've started with cutting out processed sugars first! I'm a little over two weeks in I haven't quite gotten rid of all but I'm becomming more aware and still making changes gradually! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503670 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:40:18 +0000 blackbird 503670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs pen, haha, yeah, @jojo got it right. Sometimes it was just a happy accident that the things I like are also paleo. I try to avoid rice/pasta/grains at lunch because they make me sleeeeepy. And that basically means that most of my lunches tended to be paleo. The carbs also sat heavy and gross before the gym and made me sluggish (kind of like how I feel now because I definitely eat more carbs now that i'm pregnant) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503650 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:32:25 +0000 JoJoGirl 503650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: He says anything found in nature is good for you - meaning sugars in fruits, whole grains (ie wheatberries, bulgar, quinoa.. not bread), and legumes are good. That's where I make the leap from him to Paleo - once you are talking no processed sugars (ice cream, cakes, desserts of any kinds) and no processed bread products/pasta, you're closer to the edge of Paleo territory. This is how I "try" to eat (or did before getting pregnant) - I'm not scared of whole grains (not whole grain bread, but actual grains) or legumes, but stay(ed) away from anything in a package. Now all I want is processed carbs and ice cream. Booo :-/</p> <p>I have a friend who does her shopping exclusively at farmer's markets - no grocery stores. Her kitchen is stocked with veggies, huge bags of grains and bags of beans, few meats, eggs. She makes the most delicious meals ever. I aim to eat like her. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503641 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:29:46 +0000 Mrs. Pen 503641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: right, I did know that. I kinda know his ideology. I wasn't sure where he stood on sugars/grains/legumes.</p> <p>@Arden: I normally say paleo now because its becoming a more household term whereas the WA Price diet is hardly known at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503623 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:23:26 +0000 duckduckkristen 503623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most people I know that eat paleo do it about 80% of the time, and eat non paleo when they go out. I don't think eating paleo is about being perfect, but just about being conscious of how you are eating. Most of our breakfasts and dinners are paleo, but our lunches and snacks tend not to be. I would just eat however works for you, and don't worry about labeling it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503619 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:22:16 +0000 Arden 503619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I just looked it up - sounds pretty close to my idea of a healthy diet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503610 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:18:51 +0000 JoJoGirl 503610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I'm not familiar with them.. Michael Pollan isn't much of a diet (I was half-kidding), more of a philosophy. He has a bunch of "rules" - don't eat something your grandmother wouldn't recognize. Don't eat anything in a package with more than 5 ingredients. Basic "whole foods" rules. But those 3 are the tagline of his book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503602 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:17:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 503602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: ooh haha I get it.</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: @Arden: don't know much about michaelbpollan.. Are you two familiar with Sally Fallon and the Weston A Price diet? That's what my diet mostly resembles... Actually, to a T </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503596 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:16:25 +0000 Arden 503596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Yeah, that's pretty much it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503589 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:14:46 +0000 JoJoGirl 503589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: I would call that the Michael Pollan diet: "Eat Food. Mostly Plants. Not Too Much." :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503582 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:11:13 +0000 BoogieBea 503582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been thinking about doing paleo part time as well. Maybe just during the week for breakfast and dinner. I don't think we can go completely paleo because we do go out to eat on the weekends and I do like to enjoy rice, pasta and other grains once in a while. But my kids are such junkies for rice/pasta/bread that if that is offered even with other things, they'll only eat the starch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503573 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:06:31 +0000 Arden 503573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: Ah, so you aren't technically Paleo. I have the same problem, I don't know what to call my diet either.<br /> I'm a vegetarian (although I think some types of meat in moderation is healthy, I just don't really like meat), I eat whole dairy in moderation, whole grains in moderation, and unlimited veggies, fruit, and legumes. Organic as much as possible, unprocessed as much as possible.<br /> What is that diet called? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503561 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:00:08 +0000 JoJoGirl 503561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I think she meant she eats chicken/broccoli/sweet potatoes just because she likes it, not because it's a perfect paleo meal, so eats that way sometimes 'by accident' :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503554 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:58:53 +0000 JoJoGirl 503554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course! Very few people do it all the time. Even if you start by only cutting out processed sugar, that's a BIG step toward healthier eating. Then after a month or two of that, you could work on cutting out processed grains (bread, wraps, tortillas, cereal). It's so much easier to step in and do what you can than try to go 'all or nothing'. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503549 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:57:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 503549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: but chicken, broccoli and sweet potatoes are a paleo meal!</p> <p>FYI: paleo's eat meat! It's a huge part of their diet :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503534 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:53:19 +0000 yoursilverlining 503534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it would be worth it to try “part time”, especially depending on what your current diet is like. I think any sort of cleaner eating is beneficial. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503524 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:49:41 +0000 blackbird 503524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh, totally. it's not always feasible to go 100%! I would often have paleo meals or non-paleo meals. Sometimes just by accident! I like chicken and broccoli and sweet potatoes, ya know? It was most often feasible for me to eat paleo breakfasts+lunches+snacks (or primal, b/c i like greek yogurt) but not so much dinner. Or i'd do a couple paleo dinners/week but not every meal. it's hard to take potatoes and rice and pasta totally away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503521 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:48:19 +0000 fatkid 503521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's totally worth it. I don't eat meat during work-day and it make a huge difference. (Not paleo, but point stills stands) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503517 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:46:39 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 503517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: well, add rice &amp; lentils to paleo and it is very similar to much middle eastern cuisine, haha:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503507 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:43:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 503507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do! Not because of social things but because there are certain foods I think are healthy that paleos don't eat:</p> <p>-oatmeal<br /> - rice<br /> - lentils<br /> - beans<br /> - raw milk<br /> - organic dairy with nothing added (sour cream, yogurt, cheeses etc)<br /> - sprouted wheat<br /> - sprouted spelt</p> <p>So I say paleo but I'm not really. I'm just so far from a typical American diet that I need a name for it ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503504 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:43:12 +0000 hilsy85 503504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also possibly jumping on the paleo bandwagon but it would be impossible for me to do it all the time--DH wouldn't give up a lot of the foods he likes and I'm not cooking two dinners. So I'm now browsing pinterest to see what sorts of things I can find that would work... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503499 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:42:06 +0000 Mrsbells 503499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont have experience but I assume that eating healthier is always a good thing even if you start out part time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503496 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:40:57 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 503496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the same issue. I am seriously considering Paleo but haven't taken that step yet. Problem is, my family would think its silly to choose "a diet" over Ethnic food and they wouldn't go along with it because much of the Middle-Eastern foods don't fit into the Paleo guidelines.<br /> My plan is to never ask anyone to make paleo food for me because I do think it is inconsiderate when eating at their place...but I still try to find something on their table that fits me, and just eat that. And if I am tempted (I will be!) to eat something else they've made, then I will do it in moderation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/half-paleo-is-it-possible#post-503484 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:35:45 +0000 Weagle 503484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would really like to try feeding my family Paleo-style. I don't think we'll go all in because we do lots of social things involving food, and I don't feel comfortable asking someone to cook especially for us/sometimes I need to cook a lot of food that would be easier if it weren't Paleo. Is it worth it to be a part-time Paleo family? </p>