Author Archives: Neely Quinn

I Ate Sushi Rolls and I’m Not Ashamed

Last night I ate sushi.

I only recently realized I could do that – that is, eat rice and soy every now and then without much harm done. In the old days of Paleo, about 3 years ago, if I …

If You’re Craving Carbs, You Might Just Need Some Carbs

Is this you?

Low-Carb Endurance Exerciser
“I run or do CrossFit 5 days a week. I’m on a Paleo diet – no grains, no high glycemic fruits, no starchy veggies because that’s what I heard I should be doing. But …

PaleoOnTheGo.com Delivers Paleo to Your Door

I recently had the opportunity to try out some of the meals and side dishes made by PaleoOnTheGo.com, which is a company out of Florida that prepares Paleo foods and ships them directly to your home. They’re giving Paleo …

My Rebuttal To Kimberly Snyder’s Attack on Paleo

Yet another person has written a poorly researched article against Paleo.

Kimberly Snyder’s article is entitled “The Ugly Truth About the Paleo Diet”.

She’s a celebrity nutritionist (that’s her in the pic) and has a lot of fans, …

How Much Fruit Should I Eat When First Starting Paleo?

The simple truth is that I don’t know.

Lemme explain.

Whether or not you’re trying to lose weight, the amount of fruit you should eat really depends on two things: how active you are and how your particular body responds to carbs.…

3 Supplements to Round Out Your Paleo Diet

I’ve written before about whether or not people need supplements here. And you can see which supplements I personally take in this blog post. All in all, though, I do think there are a few things people should …

10 Tips for Eating Paleo on the Cheap

We just received our 1,459th question about how to eat Paleo inexpensively. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, but there are a lot of people who ask for help with budgeting their Paleo groceries.

Luckily, my husband and I just decided to …

Teton Waters Ranch 40% Off Grass-Fed Tri-Tip Sale!

In an attempt to keep you guys up to date with all the awesome Paleo products out there, I’ll be doing more blog posts dedicated to just that. We’ll be wheeling and dealing with all these different companies to get …

Taking Paleo on the Road This Year!

I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to work from home, or really, from anywhere that has an internet connection. My job is dreamy: educating people about Paleo/Primal living while helping an honest Paleo company grow… from the comfort of my …

Why I Quit CrossFit: My Neck Injury

I’m sad and humbled to tell you all that I had to quit CrossFit…

I told you in my recent post, “I’m A CrossFit Newby: My Thoughts So Far”, that I loved it, that I loved my coach at …

My $1500 Lab Tests: 5 Month Update

In September of 2012, I started seeing a naturopath in Boulder (Eric Dorninger) to finally tackle some of my health issues that Paleo just wasn’t helping. Seeing him is not cheap, as he has requisite upfront testing that costs …

Q&A: Canola Oil, Goat Yogurt, Pita Bread, Popcorn, Green Beans, and Condiments

These very good questions came in a recent email from a Paleo Plan reader. Here are her initial comments and her questions follow with my answers below them in italics.

Thank you for helping those of us who have questions …

My 5 Concerns About Raising A Paleo Child

As a 34-year-old childless, married woman, I’ve been doing a lot of baby contemplation lately. My husband, who’s 7 years younger than I am, has been surprisingly accepting of my wanderings into kid land. After all, when I was 27, …

My Response to Mean Commenters and Why My Husband Eats Paleo

I’m told over and over again that I should pay no heed to people’s negative, nasty comments on this blog. So I steel myself to their cutting insults, their glib responses to my thought-out posts, their unwavering buy-in to conventional …

Is Agave Paleo?

This post was written by Neely Quinn. 

The agave plant is Paleo; my tequila and mezcal habit would certainly be hampered if it wasn’t.

And agave nectar comes from the same agave plant that gives us tequila. So because it …

Success Story: Blood Markers All in Normal Ranges Now!

This is a series of emails from Brad, a Paleo Plan user, to me over the last 9 weeks with updates on his success on Paleo. 

Here’s Brad on 11/7/12

I am six weeks in with your initial Paleo meal …