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Contents

Introduction

PART ONE

Getting Started

Chapter One: Paleo Diet Basics

Chapter Two: How to Use the Paleo Diet Meal Plan

PART TWO

Putting the Paleo Diet Meal Plan into Action

Chapter Three: Week One

Chapter Four: Week Two

Chapter Five: Week Three

Chapter Six: Week Four

PART THREE

Paleo Diet Recipes

Chapter Seven: Breakfast

Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie

Blueberry Power Breakfast Smoothie

“Nutella” Smoothie

Paleo Nut “Granola”

Nutty Fruit Bars

Veggie Eggy Muffins With Caramelized Onions

Blueberry-Almond Paleo Pancakes

Frittata With Bacon, Collard Greens, and Scallions

Chicken, Mushroom, Spinach, and Sage Omelet with Toasted Walnuts

Lox, Eggs, and Onion Scramble

Maple-Fennel Breakfast Sausage With Scrambled Eggs

Chorizo and Sweet Potato “Hash”

Spanish Sweet Potato Tortilla

Poached Eggs “Florentine”

Poached Eggs With Spicy Tomato Sauce

Chapter Eight: Lunch

Curried Egg Salad

Tuna Salad–Stuffed Tomatoes

Grilled Chicken “Caesar” Salad

Steak Salad With Pumpkin Seeds and Creamy Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette

Waldorf Salad With Chicken, Apples, and Walnuts

Chicken “Noodle” Soup

Chicken, Kale, and Leek Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Pulled Chicken Soup

Gazpacho With Crab

Smoked Salmon Sushi Roll-Ups

Fried Cauliflower “Rice” with Shrimp

Salmon Burger with Carrot-Cabbage Slaw

Bunless Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries

Beef “Tacos” with Salsa and Guacamole

Chile-Rubbed Chicken Fajitas with Avocados

Chapter Nine: Dinner

Asparagus Leek “Risotto” with Scallops

Chicken Vesuvio with Sweet Potatoes

Spanish Chicken with Romesco Sauce

Mustard-Crusted Chicken Thighs and Garlicky Greens

Herbed Turkey Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash

Spicy Italian Fish Stew with Fennel

Halibut Steaks with Salsa Verde

Chard-Wrapped Arctic Char with Balsamic Glaze

Lemon-Poached Salmon with Roasted Balsamic-Glazed Kale and Cherry Tomatoes

Lamb Kebabs with Parsley-Mint Sauce

Cuban Pulled Pork

Maple-Glazed Pork Chops with Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Bacon, and Walnuts

Stir-Fried Pork with Broccoli and Red Pepper

Texas-Style Beef Chili

Classic Beef Stew with Sweet Potatoes

Korean Barbecue Beef Lettuce Wraps

Argentinean Skirt Steaks with Chimichurri

Standing Rib Roast with Mustard-Horseradish Sauce

Tri-Colored Eggplant “Lasagna” with Sausage

Italian Sausage–Stuffed Peppers

Chapter Ten: Dessert

Chia Seed Pudding

Pumpkin Custard

Chocolate Coconut Truffles

Quick and Easy Microwave Brownie

Coconut Date “Blondies”

Almond Butter Bites

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Blueberry Macadamia Squares

Chocolate-Cherry Bark

Almond Butter Cups

Paleo “Cheesecake”

Coconut Whipped Cream

Chocolate-Strawberry “Milk” Shake

Coconut Vanilla Ice Cream

Horchata Ice Pops

Very Berry Granita

Chapter Eleven: Pantry Recipes

Nut Butter

Tomato Sauce

Chicken Broth

Creamy Salad Dressing

Pesto

Chimichurri

Mayonnaise

Hard-Boiled Eggs

Guacamole

Roasted Tomato Salsa

Appendix: Paleo Snacks

Resources

Introduction

Paleo for Every Day was created to detoxify your body, burn fat, and build lean muscle. Following this plan, you’ll transform your body, boost your nutritional intake, and improve your overall health.

More specifically, this meal plan balances your hormones for effective and sustainable weight loss. It helps stabilize your brain chemistry for increased clarity of thought. It improves endocrine health and metabolic functionality, and promotes digestive health and more complete nutrient absorption. It even helps reduce and manage stress. And it helps you sleep more soundly.

After just a few days of eating a Paleo diet, it will be clear why so many people follow the Paleo way of eating and living. In this book, you’ll find a simple-to-follow twenty-eight-day meal program with easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and quick snacks. Each week starts off with a detailed shopping list to help you save both time and money. Daily tips, cooking terms, guidelines, and other motivators will help you stay on the Paleo plan and be successful with it.

The Paleo lifestyle delivers noticeable results without leaving you feeling starved or deprived. Paleo for Every Day is the plan to get you started on the way to a new, improved you.