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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE:
❑ Eat
❑ Eat Moderately
❑ Eat Sparingly
Seafood
Look for Wild Caught, not farmed. Examples:
❑ Salmon
❑ Tuna
❑ Lobster
❑ Shrimp
❑ Bass
❑ Tilapia
❑ Halibut
❑ Trout
❑ Swordfish
❑ Crab
Poultry and Fowl
Look for Pasture Raised and Organic. Examples:
❑ Chicken
❑ Turkey
❑ Duck
❑ Hen
❑ Goose
Grass-Eating Animals
Look for 100% Grass fed and organic when possible. Examples:
❑ Steak
❑ Ground Beef
❑ Bison
❑ Venison
❑ Kangaroo
❑ Lamb
❑ Goat
Eggs
Look for Pastured and Organic.
❑ Chicken Egg
❑ Duck Egg
❑ Goose Egg
Other Animals
Look for Pastured and Organic. Examples:
❑ Rabbit
❑ Pork
Processed Meat
Look for Nitrate Free, Grass Fed, and Organic. Check ingredients for non-paleo additives. Examples:
❑ Bacon
❑ Sausage
❑ Jerky
❑ Deli Meat
Vegetables
❑ Asparagus
❑ Artichoke
❑ Beets
❑ Bok Choy
❑ Broccoli
❑ Brussel Sprouts
❑ Chicory
❑ Califlower
❑ Celery
❑ Chinese Cabbage
❑ Chives
❑ Collard Greens
❑ Cucumbers
❑ Egg plant
❑ Escarole
❑ Fennel
❑ Green Cabbage
❑ Red Cabbage
❑ Kale
❑ Kohlrabi
❑ Lettuce
❑ Mustard Greens
❑ Onions
❑ Rutabega
❑ Parsley
❑ Peppers
❑ Spaghetti Squash
❑ Spinach
❑ Tomatoes
❑ Turnips
❑ Zucchini
❑ Carrots
❑ Yams
❑ Potatoes
❑ Squash
❑ Sweet Potatoes
Fruits
*Numbers in parentheses below are sugar count per average serving. Pick fruits with lower sugar content whenever possible.
*Aim for organic for fruits with soft skins.
*Avoid dried fruits if weight loss is the goal
*Avoid fruit juices, unless fresh squeezed,
❑ Lime (1.1g)
❑ Lemon (1.4g)
❑ Cranberry (4g)
❑ Raspberry (5g)
❑ Kiwi (6g)
❑ Plum (7g)
❑ Strawberries (7g)
❑ Blackberries (7g)
❑ Grapefruit (8g)
❑ Melon (9g)
❑ Tangerine (9g)
❑ Pomegranate (12g)
❑ Papaya (12g)
❑ Tangerine (13g)
❑ Apples (13g)
❑ Blueberries (15g)
❑ Apricot (15g)
❑ Pineapple (16g)
❑ Pear (17g)
❑ Oranges (17g)
❑ Watermelon (17g)
❑ Bananas (18g)
❑ Grapes (23g)
Fats
❑ Coconut Oil
❑ Extra Virigin Olive Oil
❑ Animal Fats
❑ Ghee
❑ Macademia Oil
❑ Fish Oil
❑ Avocado
❑ Avocado Oil
❑ Pecans
❑ Pistachios
❑ Cashews
❑ Macademia
❑ Almonds
❑ Walnuts
❑ Sunflower Seeds
❑ Sunflower Butter
❑ Brazil Nuts
❑ Almond Butter
Drinks
❑ Water
❑ Tea (watch for added sugar)
❑ Soda Water
❑ Coconut Water
❑ Coffee (Black Only)
❑ Almond Milk
Foods for Weight Gain
These foods are not all technically “paleo”, but are good options if you are looking to add in extra calories when trying to gain weight.
❑ White Rice
❑ Sweet Potatoes
❑ Peanut Butter
❑ Yams
❑ Brown Rice
❑ Dried Raisins
❑ Almond Butter
❑ Legumes
❑ Whole Milk
Dairy
*Avoid if lactose intolerant, and for max weight loss
*Aim for Grass fed, pastured, organic
*Look for aged, unprocessed cheese.
*Always Whole Milk. Skim milk = sugar water
*Consider raw if you can find it