Cavewomen Don't Get Fat
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Authors: Esther Blum
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For my parents, Florence and Larry, with gratitude and love for a lifetime of support.
CHAPTER 1:
Looking Good Is in Your Genes
CHAPTER 2:
The Nutritional Benefits of the Paleo Chic Diet
CHAPTER 3:
Don't Let Stress Weigh You Down
Modern Myths and Paleo Makeovers
CHAPTER 4:
Do These Toxins Make Me Look Fat?
CHAPTER 5:
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
CHAPTER 6:
Paleo Chic Women Love Meat
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Scrambled Eggs Topped with Avocado and Salsa
Eggs Benedict with Orange Slices
Banana-Walnut Pancakes with Turkey Sausage
You're Makin' Me Bananas Smoothie
Roasted Chicken Breasts with Arugula and Fennel Salad
Paleo Chicken Fingers and Zucchini Sticks
Grilled Chicken, Spinach, and Strawberry Salad
Grilled Skirt Steak with Spinach, Cranberries, and Walnuts Salad
Grilled Skirt Steak and Beet Salad
Skirt Steak with Guasaca Sauce
Grilled Steak Salad with Tangerines and Almonds
Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
Twice-Baked Sweet Potato Skins with Bison, Spinach, and Turkey Bacon
Grilled Wild Alaskan Salmon and Spinach Salad
Chili-Seared Sea Scallops with SautéEd Watercress
Roasted Chicken and Green Beans
Pesto Chicken and Roasted Broccoli
“Bruschetta” Chicken, Roasted Acorn Squash, and Sautéed Asparagus
Chicken Rolled with Broccoli Rabe and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Pecan-Crusted Chicken with Sautéed Asparagus and Butternut Squash Soup
Stir-Fried Chicken and Vegetables
Spaghetti Squash with Italian Chicken Sausage and Steamed Broccoli
Turkey Chili and Steamed Spinach
Turkey Meatballs with Spaghetti Squash and Steamed Broccoli
Lettuce Wrap Turkey Tacos and Butternut Squash Soup
Mama's Sunday Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash
Skirt Steak with Roasted Asparagus, Sweet Potato, and Onion
Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce, Cherry Tomatoes, and Sweet Potato Skewers
Pepper Steak with Peppers and Onions
Filet Mignon and Broccoli Rabe
Zucchini Pasta with Meat Sauce
Grilled Wild Salmon with Pesto
Sweet PotatoâCrusted Wild Salmon
Cajun Catfish, Mashed Parsnips and Apples, and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Almond-Crusted Tilapia and Sweet Potato Mash
Sesame Seared Tuna with Seaweed Salad
Coconut Shrimp with Sesame Bok Choy
Grilled Rosemary-Garlic Shrimp with Grilled Vegetables
Cucumber Sushi and Wasabi Mashed “Potatoes”
Smoked Salmon and Red Pepper Roll-Ups
Chicken, Avocado, and Walnut Salad
Watermelon, Avocado, and Hearts of Palm Salad
Smoked Salmon, Fennel, and Dill Salad
Turkey Pepper Open-Faced Sandwich
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JJ VIRGIN,
NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLING AUTHOR,
THE VIRGIN DIET
L
ike you, I'm a busy woman juggling career and family, so I outsource some chores and responsibilities in order to focus on other things. But one thing I still do myself is grocery shop. I love wandering the aisles to see what new foods manufacturers impose on vulnerable consumers. Occasionally I am impressed, but far more often I'm dismayed at the fortified Frankenfoods and otherwise bizarre concoctions that pass for sustenance these days.
I can understand why people feel so confused about what they eat. Whole grain bread, which manufacturers tout as healthy, often contains high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Vitamin-fortified muffins, fiber-enriched cookies, and agave-sweetened soy ice cream create a halo effect, making you think that you're eating something healthy, when in reality you are eating junk food in disguise. And don't get me started about gluten-free cupcakes!
I often lament how far we've gotten from eating real food. So when Esther Blum told me about her back-to-basics approach in
Cavewomen Don't Get Fat
, I felt relieved to finally have a smart, savvy plan that simplifies the what-to-eat hype and hoopla.
Esther's Paleo Chic philosophy focuses on whole, unprocessed
foods. This is the stuff that your great, great, great, great-grandparents thrived on and your ancestors (I'm talking
thousands
of years ago) flourished on to stay trim, muscular, and healthy. After all, you had to be pretty lithe and lean in the cavewomen era, or you could end up a saber-toothed tiger's lunch!
When you eat foods that are lean and clean, there's little need to scrutinize labels or decipher ingredients. You know that no gluten (a protein found in wheat and other grains) slipped into your organic broccoli and that your wild-caught salmon isn't injected with unpronounceable preservatives.
Esther uses her impressive scientific knowledge and training, coupled with years of experience counseling women on living gorgeously in Manhattan's concrete jungle, to bust some egregious “modern” dietary myths.
Hands up, for instance, if you've ever foolishly and drastically cut your calories to look like the latest skinny magazine cover model, who actually happens to be TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside), but you ended up hungrier, grouchier, and flabbier after six weeks of starving yourself.
Esther shows you a smarter, healthier path toward burning fat, feeling your best, and turning back the clock that doesn't involve counting calories or any other calculations that take the fun out of eating.
What makes
Cavewomen Don't Get Fat
unique is that Esther goes beyond doling out diet advice to deliver cutting-edge tips that help you stay fit and fabulous, balance hormones, and detoxify effectively. For instance, she debunks and explains why those store-bought tabloid-celebrity cleanses often do more harm than good.
Exercise is a vital part of the cavewoman protocol, but you probably don't have time for spin classes and elliptical machines amid your ever-growing to-do list. Thankfully, Esther shows you how to get that lean, mean cavewoman physique without spending hours in the gym.
Reduce stress? Get optimal shut-eye? Count me in. Esther's got smart strategies for that too.
Lest I make her sound overly serious and studious, Esther is
not
all work and no play. She's my favorite party girl nutritionist who can make science fun and sexy (
not
an easy thing to do!), and she shows you how to have a good time and keep your dietary dignity with no lingering regrets. There's even a section all about the power of chocolate. Enough said!
Reading Esther's book is like hanging with a supersavvy, whip-smart girlfriend over cocktailsâokay, Pinot Noirâas she dishes and dispels dietary myths, and provides an easy-to-implement path to staying lean and sexy for life. Just like a fabulous brunch with my best girlfriends, I didn't want
Cavewomen Don't Get Fat
to end.
