whole 30

There are lots and lots of websites for both makers and whole 30. I will do my best to post lots of each so you can make the best decision for YOUR life.

http://whole9life.com/2011/10/whole-30-v5/

http://paleobetty.com/

http://nomnompaleo.com/

Whole30: Day-By-Day!

Is it possible to get through 30 straight days of strict Paleo eating? Can an obsessive foodie with a lifelong addiction to sugar, grains, dairy and legumes manage to completely ditch the stuff for a full month without breaking down and bingeing on pizza and cookies? And if so, will she look, feel and perform better as a result?

Yes, yes, and yes.

The Whole30, of course, is Whole9’s super-Paleo protocol. The objective of this monthlong nutritional “reset” is to strip all the Neolithic crap — “the inflammatory, insulin-spiking, calorie-dense but nutritionally sparse food groups” — from your diet, thereby allowing you to “heal and recover from whatever effects those foods may be provoking.”

Full disclosure: For a good half-year before starting the Whole30, I’d already been pretty good about staying on the Paleo straight-and-narrow. I’d stopped eating all the sugary delights that used to taunt me from bakery windows and supermarket shelves. I’d mournfully tossed all the dried beans I’d stockpiled from Rancho Gordo. I’d even given up pizza. Still, I indulged in a few things here and there that — while acceptable under certain Primal/Paleo guidelines — weren’t going to cut it under a strict regimen of ancestral eating. I’m talking about goodies like bacon, super-dark chocolate, ghee, grass-fed butter, Tanka Bars and homemade beef jerky marinated contaminated with soy sauce. In other words, some of my favorite stuff.

The promise of the Whole30, however, was compelling:

This will change your life.

We cannot possibly put enough emphasis on this simple fact – the next 30 days will change your life. It will change the way you think about food, it will change your tastes, it will change your habits and your cravings.

I was sold.

So what can a modern cavewoman eat while on the Whole30?

Real, natural, unprocessed food: Meat, fish, eggs, veggies, a little fruit, and lots of good fats.

And what can’t be eaten under the Whole30 plan? Here’s the skinny, straight from Melissa and Dallas:

• [No] added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in all kinds of ways.
• Do not eat processed foods. This includes protein shakes, pre-packaged snacks/meals, protein bars, milk substitutes, etc.
• Do not drink alcohol, in any form.
• Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, millet, oats, corn, rice, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa. (Yes, we said corn!) This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on. Again, read your labels.
• Do not eat legumes. This includes beans (black, kidney, lima, etc.), peas, lentils, and peanuts or peanut butter. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
• Do not eat dairy. This includes all cow, goat or sheep’s milk, cream, butter, cheese, yogurt, whey, ice cream, etc.
• Do not eat white potatoes. It’s arbitrary, but they are carbohydrate-dense and nutrient poor, and also a nightshade.
• Most importantly… do not try to shove your old, unhealthy diet into a shiny new Whole30 mold. This means no “Paleo-fying” less-than-healthy recipes – no “Paleo” pancakes, “Paleo” pizza, “Paleo” fudge or “Paleo” ice cream. Don’t mimic poor food choices during your Whole30 program!