How to Do the Caveman Diet

The "Caveman Diet" (also referred to as the Paleo or Paleolithic diet) is based on the idea that our bodies are better adapted to what our human ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era.

Decide what extent you're prepared to take the diet. The elements of the caveman diet vary according to which source or practitioner of the diet you follow. • Some followers of the caveman diet eat large quantities of meat and then fast for up to 36 hours at a time.

Some caveman practitioners avoid eating items from the nightshade family. While some cavemen diet followers consume raw meat, others point out that paleolithic humans had fire and were able to cook.

• Remove all processed foods. These no longer form a part of your diet.
Gather your basic ingredients. Meat - red meat, bacon, ham, pork, venison, etc.
Eggs
Vegetables - raw, steamed, salad varieties
Fruit
Berries

Start the caveman diet.

At dinner, eat meat, birds, fish, eggs, fruit, vegetables, nuts, berries. You should now be enjoying the caveman diet as a lifestyle, no longer craving unhealthy foods, and feeling fit and strong. The times that you eat your meals will vary according to your healthy food cravings and energy requirements.

• Gradual day stages:

Enjoy berries and fruit for desserts.

Snacks should always be simple grazing food, such as berries, raw vegetables, nuts, fruits. Savor your food. A big part of the caveman diet is respect and love for your food. Matt Emery, who describes himself as a "modern hybrid caveman" suggests that the following rituals or attentions are a vital part of following a caveman diet:[9]
Smell your food. Eat your food with your hands. Look at your food.

Learn to appreciate food in its naturally appearing state.
Taste your food. Flirt with your food. Change your emotional love of food from unhealthy food to healthy food.

Be intimate with food. Be amazed by the miracle that food is.
Start a caveman diet recipe collection. Search online for caveman food websites and blogs. There are also books available for purchase about the caveman diet – take a visit to your local bookstore.

Encompass other aspects of the caveman diet if you wish. The more complex the cooking instructions, the less true to the caveman diet. If you're fiddling with blenders, food processors and funny gadgets instead of just getting on with it, perhaps you need to review your approach to the caveman diet.

Just because you're eating the caveman diet doesn't mean you have to go back to tree bark, leaves and flat rocks. Be very careful eating wild mushrooms. No artificial foods or food additives.