Weekend Wrap-Up, 7/19

Every Saturday we bring you a blog rendition of some of our favorite things going on this week in our own world and in the paleo world at large in a Weekend Wrap-Up. Every week we will feature our favorite paleo recipes from our archives and from other paleo bloggers that are  on our minds lately, as well as a few coupons for products we personally love, and some suggested reading for things we found interesting this week. Let’s do this thing!

Ramping Up!

This week Stacy has been at the gym almost every day in preparation for her upcoming competition next Saturday. The work has certainly paid off as she’s been hitting new personal bests left and right – like this huge, awkward, heavy steel frame that she couldn’t lift a couple months ago!

stacy lifts heavy steel thing

In addition to the extra training, Stacy has also added a new carb cycling eating routine to the mix. It’s been a weird transition for all of us as we learn how to specifically seek out carbohydrates again! It’s also resulted in Stacy taking multiple lunch bags to work every day to hold all her various meals.

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You can read about what she’s doing both in the gym and with her food here. We joke about it at our house, calling her yogurt and protein powder her gainz, as in “Did you make sure to give me all my gainz?”

We hope, and trust, that it’ll all be worth it when Stacy makes the podium next week and earns her ticket to Nationals!

Our Favorite Paleo Parents Archive Recipe of the Week:

Easy Peasy Pancakes

We’ve got the 21 Day Sugar Detox  on the brain this week, and our famous Easy Peasy Pancakes are #21DSD Compliant! It took Matt many many tries to get this recipe perfect, but once he did, it became a BIG staple in our house. They are light, fluffy, and just PERFECT! If you are on the 21 Day Sugar detox, you can enjoy these with some warmed almond or sunbutter on top. Not on the detox? You can also certainly enjoy these with some Organic Grade B Maple Syrup if you’re not on a sugar and they’re fantastic! (Grade B has more nutrients and vitamins than Grade A!)

 Easy Peasy Pancakes by @PaleoParents #21DSD

The Best New Recipes in Paleo of the Week:

Just a few short years ago, paleo recipes were hard to find, but now there is such an abundance of great, real-food blogs. We hope you enjoy them!

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Grain Free Funnelcake by Predominately Paleo 
Spicy Tuna Cakes by Nom Nom Paleo
Sweet Potato Noodles with Sage “Cream” Sauce by Tasty Yummies
Plantain Protein Pancakes by Stupid Easy Paleo 
Snickers Ice Cream Bar by Domestic 360 Life
Frosted Carrot Cake Donuts by Taylor Made It Paleo

Coupons and Special Deals!

 

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When we find deals on things we love and use anyway, we like to take advantage. So of course we pass on these great deals to you when we find them! Every week we’ll highlight some products we think you’ll find useful, interesting, or just plain awesome! Remember, you can always see what we recommend on our sidebar! We REALLY appreciate you shopping though the links on our blog or newsletter, as it supports the costs of running the blog without resorting to advertisers of things we can’t control.

 paleo treats paleo parents

We worked with the awesome team over at Paleo Treats to be able to offer you 15% off your next order with code: PALEOPARENTS ! Not sure which Paleo Treat to choose? Try the Bandito! It’s Stacy’s favorite!

 

us wellness meats coupon mineral

US Wellness Meats is pretty awesome… I mean, where else can you order Grass Fed Beef, Pastured Pork, Pastured Poultry, Grass Fed Bison, Grass Fed Lamb, Wild Caught Seafood in one place and have it shipped straight to your door (for a flat handling cost that is under $10)? The other awesome thing about them is that every few weeks they send out a new discount code for 15% OFF orders of 40 pounds or less. This week, the code is “mineral” so make sure you stock up on all your summer grilling favorites, pastured pork rinds, pastured pork LARD, and even stock! Everything comes shipped to you frozen and is of the highest quality! You can shop our affiliate store here: http://bit.ly/uswmeats

spreadshirt 2 deals

This week Spreadshirt, the company that we use to make our Paleo Parents T-Shirts, Tanks, and Sweatshirts, are having TWO different great deals! First of all, you can get free shipping on all of the tank tops on their site! We have them for men, women, and kiddos in all our Beyond Bacon and Eat Like a Dinosaur tanksUse code: TANKYOU at checkout. ALSO – BIG NEWS! Spreadshirt has startedshipping to Canada! And to celebrate they are offering FREE international shipping to Canada through July 22nd! Use code: YAYCANADA at checkout.

maca coupon

Maca root is a terrific supplement that helps increase strength and endurance and many other additional benefits. Stacy started taking it when she started getting serious about her training and we settled on The Maca Team brands because they are organic and include all three varieties of maca in an easy to digest gelatinized form. We’ve been using Maca Team maca powder for about a month now in Stacy’s morning smoothies and we love it!

Through July 18 through the 25th, you can get 15% off your purchase from The Maca Team with a special discount code we snagged for our readers! Use code: STRONG at checkout when you shop through our affiliate link: http://bit.ly/TheMacaTeamStore

 petes paleo coupon

 So most of the time, if you want a completely paleo meal, with seasonal produce and humainly sourced pastured and grassfed meats, with the right balance of nutrients, you have to cook it yourself at home. And shop for all the ingredients. And clean up all the dishes…. Sometimes it can just be too much. For those times that you just need a break, we highly suggest you check out PetesPaleo.com . Pete Servold is the classically trained chef behind this meal order service, and he does all the hard work for you. You can completely trust that your meals are prepared up to your standards, from farm fresh, seasonal ingredients and in addition, they are delivered to your door. All you have to do is heat them up. They even come in larger sizes for athletes. This meal service is perfect for busy weeks or hectic times in life, like after the birth of a baby! Each week you can see the menu online, and you can even add on snacks and supplements if you want. You can also get 5% off total order with the code ‘thepaleoview’ using our affiliate link here: http://bit.ly/eatpetespaleo

sox box coupon

You might have noticed that Stacy loves to wear High Knee Sock while she is training for StrongWoman. They protect her shins, and they are also fun because of all the cool things you can say with just your socks! Stacy loves the fun socks from thesoxbox.com and she snagged you this discount code for 5% off your order with code: “stronglikestacy” (plus 20% goes to wounded veterans!).

 

Recommended Reading, I mean, WATCHING

Beyond Sugar Detox

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Usually we recommend a great article or book for you to read to learn something new, or brush up on a topic that you might have forgotten when it comes to healthy eating and paleo. This week we highly recommend the first two videos in a FREE SERIES from Diane Sanfilippo about sugar, why we crave it and 3 places that it likes to “hide.” Diane is about to re-release her online program, The 21 Day Sugar Detox, and we are so excited that she is! This time we have collaborated with her team to contribute a whole eBook of 21 Day Sugar Detox compliant Paleo Parents recipes to add to her program! You can read more about it in this post, but you can watch these two FREE videos to get you started here.

Recommended Product of the Week

21 Day Sugar Detox compliant Pure Indian Ghee

pure indian ghee on paleoparents

If you are thinking about starting a 21 Day Sugar Detox, you might want to get your hands on some Pure Indian Foods Ghee! If you are used to cooking with whole butter, Ghee is a great substitute that Diane has given the thumbs up as a 21 Day Sugar Detox acceptable cooking fat. You can also stir a spoonful into your coffee, giving it a rich, caramel, nutty flavor and and added boost of nutrients!

Upcoming Events!

Strongman Intro Class Event

Join Stacy and the StrongMan family for a FREE and open to the public strongman workshop – all levels of fitness welcome, it is very scalable!

 

Stacy will be speaking twice at this year’s Ancestral Health Symposium:
August 8, 2014, 11:25 am – Ancestral Health for Women in the Modern World: the HPA Axis Meets the HPT and the HPG Axes (or why we recommend women eat carbs) with Dr. Sarah Ballantyne of The Paleo Mom & with Stephanie Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo on August 8, 2014, 3:15 pm – Specific Requirements and Health Benefits of Strength Training for Women

You can register for the Symposium here: http://www.ancestralhealth.org/registration

Instagram ♥

There’s also been a lot going on over on Instagram, go check it out so you don’t miss out! You can catch glimpses of our every day life, with plenty of heavy lifting, our boys being #totesadorbs and all the delicious things that Matt cooks for our family!

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