Paleo Cookbook For Dummies (64 page)

Recipe courtesy George Bryant, CEO and author of Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations (
http://civilizedcavemancooking.com
)

Meatball Poppers

Prep time:
20 min •
Cook time:
25–30 min •
Yield:
12 servings

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef

2 tablespoons pepper

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teaspoon cayenne pepper

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teaspoon chili powder

2 teaspoons coconut oil

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cup minced onion

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cup minced celery

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cup minced carrot

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cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line an 11-x-17-inch rimmed baking pan with parchment paper.

2
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the beef, pepper, cayenne, and chili powder. Use your hands to mix well.

3
Melt the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add the onions, celery, and carrots and cook until they're translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the walnuts and sauté for an additional 2 minutes.

4
Set the onion mixture aside until it's cool enough to handle. Combine the cooled mixture with the meat and form it into 24 meatballs, roughly 1-inch in size.

5
Place meatballs on the lined baking pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes.

6
Serve warm with Moroccan Dipping Sauce (see the recipe in
Chapter 9
) if desired.

Per serving:
Calories 214 (From Fat 126); Fat 14g (Saturated 5g); Cholesterol 65mg; Sodium 68mg; Carbohydrate 2g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 19.

Tip:
These meatballs are the best grab and go snacks! Freeze these and stock up.

This recipe has been vetted by the team at Whole9 (
http://whole9life.com
) and is considered acceptable for a cleansing 30-day Paleo launch.

Part III

Primal Paleo Main Dishes, Sides, and Desserts

Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman

Get the skinny on how to enjoy carbs relative to your activity levels at
www.dummies.com/extras/paleocookbook
.

In this part . . .

Make the most of breakfast by providing your body with high voltage nutrition and energy, and get out of the rut of having the same thing every morning.

Prepare smarter lunches that stabilize your blood sugar and don't leave you sluggish in the middle of your busy day.

Load up on healthy fats by preparing fresh, wild-caught fish and seafood dishes with high nutrient density.

Pair standout proteins with other Paleo ingredients for well-rounded meat dishes.

Take control of ingredients by making your own spice blends that are both flavorful and healing.

Explore meat-free options with vegetarian side dishes full of vitamins, minerals, and all the best nutrients to make your body work its best.

Reclassify desserts from guilty pleasures to homemade delights that allow you to stick to your healthy Paleo habits.

Chapter 11

Better Than Bagels: Breakfast for Living Paleo

In This Chapter

Building the right kind of breakfast

Fueling for the day for energy and power

How you start the day sets the tone for your entire day. Breakfast is a big piece of that puzzle. Your breakfast can either fuel you or make you feel like diving into the nearest coffeepot headfirst. If your breakfast doesn't make you feel ready to get in your zone, then you're probably not fueling right.

One of the most important Paleo principles is to dial into how food makes you feel. More than any other barometer, the mind-body connection keeps you in check. The Paleo Big Three (protein, healthy carbs, and fats) will never let you down. When you create meals by using these foods, you're golden.

Expanding Your Breakfast Options

Labels kind of box you in, and the same goes for the notion of breakfast, lunch, or dinner. So-called breakfast foods really are just food. They don't have to be granola, cereal, bagels, or anything else in a brightly colored box. A good breakfast is defined by foods that accomplish three things:

Taste good while satisfying you

Create a healthy blood sugar balance to prevent energy crashes