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My guilty pleasure is a hot beverage made from a burnt bean--not paleo. I tried green tea as a replacement, but I just don't like it. I'm wondering if there any neolithic foods you guys haven't been able (or willing) to give up, or am I the only one?

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Definitely not giving up coffee. Just try not to use it as a crutch. If you're having 12 shots of espresso a day... time to cut back. – JakeA May 6 2010 at 15:12
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There certainly seems to be a caffeinated theme running through the answers :) – Matt May 6 2010 at 20:28
Switch to decaf for 3 months. I suspect that it's 99% likely that you are addicted to caffeine and coffee serves as the vehicle of choice. See how life is drug free for a while. – Matt May 7 2010 at 4:09
I love my coffee... and I am primarily a decaf drinker, with the first of the day being half-caf, half-decaf. Love the taste. Not everyone is a caffeine junkie! – waywardsister Jul 4 2010 at 14:10
I got this on order to try soon as a coffee substitute: mountainroseherbs.com/tea_bev/tea_bev.php#ht_t_hc – JoeBranca at paleoplusone.com Nov 28 at 19:57

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  1. Coffee. How can anyone stop drinking coffee?
  2. Ice Cream (although not too much).
  3. Butter, cheese and yoghurt.
  4. Bushmills.
  5. French fries once in a while.
  6. Even pasta once in while.

Too much denial is a bad thing.

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I've heard Messrs Ben and Jerry were established circa 1 million BC, so Grok may have had a spoon of ice cream from time to time. Good enough for him, good enough for me!

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I'm not giving up:

  • Coffee
  • Heavy Cream
  • Quality Cheese
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Whiskey
  • Modern Apples
  • Modern Bananas
  • Farmed Livestock
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Amen to to those. – RLR May 8 2010 at 0:03
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I still drink coffee and red wine.

Usually 2 cups coffee a day and a glass or two of wine. I switched from putting tons of sugar in my coffee to just a little bit of local honey.

I eat some green beans and peas, but I grew them myself. I follow the rule of "Can I eat this raw?"

I know I'm gonna catch some flak for this but once or twice in the summer I will have corn on the cob. Local grown, picked that day. Traditional family summer dinner on the porch of steak(grass fed of course), potato(err, yam), and corn on the cob. And as I don't eat processed corn at all, I'm not worried.

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Nothing beats a fresh picked/cooked cob of corn does it! I have the odd cob now and then too. – henny May 6 2010 at 21:57
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chips.. i love tortilla chips and guac or salsa... what are some paleo substitutes for chips?

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I've tried baby carrots with guacamole, but it's just not the same. – Mark May 6 2010 at 16:31
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Some really hardy, fresh Romain Lettuce is close enough for me. That's also what I use for taco shells. – NWHamilton May 6 2010 at 17:19
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Might not be super good for you, but bake some thin pepperoni slices until they are crispy (lots of fat will drain out). When they cool off the eating experience resembles potato chips. – henny May 6 2010 at 21:54
cheese or an egg/cheese mix, cracker size, bake in oven for a short while. comes out crispy. may add salt and any desired spices. – free3337 May 7 2010 at 0:50
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chiccarones, AKA cracklins, AKA pork rinds. – TexasPrimalSurfWahine -TPSW- May 7 2010 at 15:37
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I could give up coffee but haven't.

The two things that I refuse to give up are:

  • Butter, and

  • Bourbon (which I mix with Diet Coke and Club Soda)

I tried like hell to lose the diet coke, but just could NOT get used to sipping my bourbon straight, or with water/club soda. I have to have that 'shot' of diet coke in there - then I can fill it the rest of the way up w/ club soda. Weird.

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Watch Sweet Misery! Diet coke is killing you. If your going to drink coke drink the real thing or go for an organic one sweetened with stevia. – Chelsea Jan 22 2012 at 13:16
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There's nothing I enjoy that I won't give up forever. I just don't eat it often. I figure if I'm paleo 95% of the time I'm good to go. I used to be way too restrictive, bordering on disordered eating, so I allow myself to indulge on occasion.

I have a mother who pretty much lives off of sweets and snacks (sadly. she refuses to change.), and she loves to bake, so every once in a while I'll have a cookie (luckily she cooks gluten free sweets).

and if a cute girl wants to go get ice cream with me, there's no way I'm turning that down ;)

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"There's nothing I enjoy that I won't give up forever. I just don't eat it often. I figure if I'm paleo 95% of the time I'm good to go." Amen! With the exception of things that actually do me in (like gluten grains) of course. – waywardsister Jul 4 2010 at 14:14
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Coffee.

Other than that, I'm pretty die-hard with the Modified Paleo routine.

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BTW, I went searching on Google for "paleo coffee," just to see if there was any way around the Paleo vs. Coffee debate. (There isn't.) Found this link and thought some of you might enjoy it: jessicasharratt.blogspot.com/2009/12/… – tattooedchef May 6 2010 at 17:15
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I still occasionally have Raw Milk Cheeses and alcohol - usually in the form of wine or bourbon and very occasionally beer. The thing is, I treat these as cheats and refuse to cheat more than two meals a week. Usually I try to cap it at one. This way there is some semblance of control to the fact that I am not 100% Paleo.

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Coffee and beer are the main two that come to mind, although I am trying to wean myself off both.

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I'm Primal, not strict Paleo, but I still indulge in a few non-Primal foods once in a while; pizza and ice cream are the biggies. I can't fathom a life without them, albeit rarely.

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Try Meatza! Itza mazing – Stephen-Aegis May 24 2010 at 19:44
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  • Coffee.. Went from cream to black.. actually enjoy it more black!
  • Booze.. Don't drink often, but not cutting it out completely
  • Beer.. Same as booze. Beer is good. Nothing tastes as good after a day out in the hot sun
  • In-frequent cheat meals (once or twice a month).. typically really good ethnic food like Indian or Mexican or Thai.

As others have said, if I am 90%-95% eating right, I can afford the occasional sampling of all the awesome food that exists in our world that does not fit the paleo mold.

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I'm also a coffee drinker, but I'll have to add green beans to my sin list since they are so good fresh from the garden.

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Won't give up and have no health issues with:

  • Black Coffee
  • Raw Milk
  • Raw Cheese
  • Kefir
  • Cazadores Tequila
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I gave up coffee, that was tough - I was easily drinking 4+ cups a day.

I will not give up wine, scotch, vodka, or rum.

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I have adapted substitutes for most neo agents (We make our own salsa, e.g.) But coffee, tequila, peperoni and ketchup. I don't indulge in anything very often-except coffee-since my cravings have all but disappeared.

Ed

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Won't give up

  • Coffee every day (black or with heavy cream)
  • good ale in the summer
  • monthly indulgence in rosemary bread
  • annual indulgence in panettone

There is probably more, but I'm blocking out my non-compliance. :-)

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What about Chicory, is that Paleo?

I'm not giving up, but I do limit... Dark Chocolate Wine Heavy Cream Raw Cheese Coffee

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Cheese cheese and more cheese. It's the bane of my existence. I only buy the mid to higher priced artisan stuff, though. I'm going through two pounds a week (damn you Costco). I'm working(struggling) to wean myself off of it, or at least limit myself to it once a week.

Once or twice a month I drink liquor, beer, and/or wine.

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Beer. Coffee. Milk. Whiskey

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Still weaning myself off Diet Coke (don't feel so bad, coffee drinkers!).

Not quite ready to give up cheese, cream, booze or dark chocolate, although I have limited my intake.

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Watch Sweet Misery! – Chelsea Jan 22 2012 at 13:17
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Beer. I'm willing to cut waaaay back and I've abstained for the last month to prove I can (I used to be a steady good, handcrafted beer per day, perhaps two on the weekends). But in the long run, I'll never really give up beer. Having a beer has always been one of life's great pleasures for me. My friends all gather at a local brewery fairly often. My husband will definitely never give up beer. I'm willing to go to great lengths for my health, but I'm no ascetic! I would like to take up brewing the stuff so I can experiment with gluten-free varieties.

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I won't lie... I do chew sugar-free gum and drink sugar-free energy drinks, I just cannot help myself... but everything else is OFF the table!

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beer/liquor/wine(beer free for two weeks but never for good) chocolate occasional ice cream high and not so high quality cheese i had fried(breaded) chicken and fries on sat night and still feel crappy from it realy good pizza 3-4 times a year.

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Dairy (especially cheese), chocolate, coffee, beeeeerrrrr

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Tea is my most important non-paleo thing. I gave up my hfc Coke and replaced it with hot tea or iced tea by the gallon. I've never been a coffee drinker, but don't get between me and my teapot!

The rest of the list is similar to the above lists: chocolate, cream, cheese, butter, rarely some wine or beer, low carb ice cream or fudge bars a couple times a month. There's some decent low-carb bread that I toast sometimes, but it has soy, which I try to avoid otherwise.

I've been debating lately with my guy about whether to go to our old favorite pizza place for one of their faboo pizzas, and peeling the toppings off the crust. It seems so wasteful, but it sounds so good...

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Make a meatza at home, my favorite pizza cheat, meat crust – Stephen-Aegis May 24 2010 at 19:46
I've been eyeing the recipe for meatza for a little while now. Found some low-carb pizza sauce, and it might just be on the menu soon. – Elfreda May 28 2010 at 4:06
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Coffee Kefir Heavy Cream 85% and Up Dark Chocolate Raw cheese on my Meatza!!

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Grok can have my bourbon, rum, brandy, and, unfortunately, stout when he pries them from my cold, dead, insulin-ridden fingers.

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HAHA! I know the feeling...hurts so good... – Mark May 22 2010 at 13:11
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Coffee originated in the exact same place that mankind did.... highlands of eastern Africa.

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Wine, whiskey and green tea are a few of the big ones. I'm trying to wean myself from diet soda which is tough. I'll still indulge in gluten-free crackers from time to time if I'm eating a pate or bone marrow.

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Want to give up diet soda forever, watch Sweet Misery!!!!! – Chelsea Jan 22 2012 at 13:18

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