PALEO SUBSTITUTIONS
cow’s milk | coconut, almond, macadamia, or hazelnut milk (unsweetened) |
bacon | uncured nitrite-free bacon and meats |
deli meat | fresh cut chicken or turkey breast, thinly sliced |
salad dressing | oil and lemon or lime juice (add herbs and mustard for flavoring) |
starch | spaghetti squash, butternut squash, acorn squash |
sugar | raw honey, coconut palm sugar, pure maple syrup |
soda | water, iced tea |
salt | lemon juice, spices, fresh herbs |
butter | nut oils, coconut butter, ghee |
peanut butter | all other nut and seed butters |
cookies | fresh fruit |
chocolate | cacao (72% or higher dark chocolate is acceptable) |
commercially prepared meat | grass-fed, free-roaming meat |
farm-raised fish | sustainable wild-caught fish |
baked desserts | baked fruit |