Comments on: Sweet Lemon-Herb Quinoa Salad

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:44:40 +0000

I have made this recipe 3x's now I love it so much!!! But have been substituting what I have for the vegetables. I never buy jicama so have used onions, sugar snaps, cauliflower arugula,and yellow squash. Avocado and pine nuts sound good but add good fat also I had seasoned rice vinegar so I did not add the sweetener. Thank you so much!! May you and your family be blessed on this and every day.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:24:12 +0000

In reply to Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily. And... the amount of sweetener in "paleo baked goods" is totally unnatural as well. Yes, honey is a natural sweetener, but I doubt Grog would have come across those amounts while foraging.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:23:01 +0000

In reply to Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily. Ah, you've targeted my biggest peeve with so-called "Paleo" recipes. The Paleo diet is whole foods diet without grains, dairy, legumes, or sugar. Some people take a lot of liberty with that and make a muffin (or cookies, or a cake) from all "paleo" ingredients and call it a paleo muffin. The idea of a muffin isn't paleo at all. I'd just call it a grain-free, dairy-free muffin. Those "faux paleo" recipes do come in handy sometimes when craving baked goods, though. P.S. A cruise!! How fun!!

By: Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily

Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:02:46 +0000

I just got back from an Alaskan cruise so I have 10 extra pounds to lose! I don't really get the paleo "diet" while this quinoa looks like it belongs, I've seen muffins,cake ect on other sites listed as Paleo. I understand it to be a cave man diet. Is this just a way of saying eat natural foods? If so, how is cake paleo regardless of the ingredients do you think?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:28:21 +0000

In reply to Karen | The Food Charlatan. Ditto. It wasn't until I was pregnant and/or nursing did I understand it, too. Use that excuse while you have it though! :)

By: Karen | The Food Charlatan

Karen | The Food Charlatan — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:12:40 +0000

I used to not understand the whole "midnight snack" thing. As if people really get up in the middle of the night for food, I thought. And then I started nursing. And then I started to get up in the middle of the night to eat...like every night. Those 3am feedings were almost always feedings for myself as well. And now I feel like livestock, referring to my midnight snack as a feeding.
PS, I need to hop on the quinoa train, this looks delish.