The 80-20 Rule Can Make Your Thyroid-Friendly Primal Diet More Flexible
Learn How The 80-20 Rule Can Make Your Thyroid-Friendly Primal Diet More Flexible.
“A Paleo diet doesn’t have to be super restrictive. Find out how to implement the ‘80/20 rule’ and enjoy what’s on your plate.” – Chris Kresser
Just when detoxing your organs, diet, and lifestyle to naturally support your hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s is hard enough, someone may come along and mention that you that you can’t have pizza, brownies, chocolate, cake, pasta or *insert your favorite comfort or convenience food here* on a Primal diet like Animal-Based, Paleo, or AIP.
Well, let’s get ahead of the guilt game right now, because I DON’T DO guilt with diets.
Yes, we are learning to eat more meat, organs, fruits and/or vegetables. Yes, we are learning to remove grains, sugar, and all the other inflammatory food-like-substances. Yes, we are adjusting to cooking the majority of our meals rather than eating out or ordering in.
But NO, as thyroid patients we don’t have to deprive ourselves and feel stuck, bored, or frustrated with our diet. You don’t always have to eat only spinach, chicken, and sweet potatoes.
Supporting your thyroid is supposed to be a positive, nutrient-dense, liberating experience. And comforting foods, in my opinion, are a necessary part of that experience!
Instead of diving head-first in the the corn-puff aisle, though, we will simply upgrade those comfort foods so that you don’t snap in a moment of intense craving or hangries and grab a candy bar, order chain-restaurant pizza in, or simply starve yourself because nothing on the regular Primal menu sounds appetizing at the moment.
The Primal 80-20 Rule is All About Balance
While these foods and recipes I am going to list below are still full of nutrition and are Primal, please consider them making up no more than 20% of your diet. It’s obviously easier to just snack on pork rinds, honey marshmallows, and Paleo protein bars all day versus chopping up produce and meat and cooking your own meals from scratch, but that habit will not promote nutrient density in the long run (something we need for a happy thyroid).
These ideas are meant to be “in-betweeners” and a portion of a balanced, nutritious, anti-inflammatory diet that is in line with what our ancestors would have eaten and what personally works for your body.
There is no judgement here. We all are just doing the best we can to survive, love ourselves through it all, and recover.
Convenience Foods
PRIMAL / PALEO CONVENIENCE FOODS:
(Can also use all items from the following AIP list!)
-Rx Bars (any flavor that does not contain peanut)
-Mikey’s Tortillas
-Siete Tortillas
-Siete Tortilla Chips
-Primal Kitchen Mayo
-Primal Kitchen Dressings
-Primal Kitchen Ketchup
-Jack’s Honest Potato Chips in Coconut Oil
-Jack’s Paleo Kitchen Cookies (any flavor)
-Epic Bars (any flavor
-Capello’s Cookie Dough & Pastas
-Pork Clouds (any flavor)
-Sea Snax (any flavor)
-Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs (any flavor)
-Taali Water Lily Pops (any flavor EXCEPT White Cheddar if you are dairy-free)
-Sweet Potato Awesome (any flavor)
-Sweet Apricity Marshmallows, Caramels, and Sauces (any flavor)
-Paleo Angel Power Balls (any flavor)
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AUTOIMMUNE PROTOCOL (AIP) CONVENIENCE FOODS:
-Jack’s Honest Sweet Potato Chips in Coconut Oil
-Jack’s Paleo Kitchen Cookies (Lemon Zinger, Ginger Molasses, Cinnamon Raisin)
-Epic Bars (Bison Bacon Cranberry, Beef Apple Bacon, Smoked Maple Bacon, Wild Boar Bacon, Smoked Salmon Maple)
-Pork Clouds (Himalayan Salt, Garlic Thyme, Rosemary…though I find the Rosemary flavor quite bitter)
-Sea Snax (Wasabi, Original, Onion)
-KC Naturals Ketchup, tomato-free
-KC Naturals Nomato Sauce
-KC Naturals Imitation Mustard
-KC Naturals Dressings
-Nuco Coconut or Cassava Wraps
-Sweet potato starch noodles
-Kelp noodles
-Veggie-Go’s fruit & veggie strips (Tropical Fruit & Kale, Mango Apple & Pumpkin, Strawberry Apple & Sweet Potato, Berry Apple & Spinach)
-Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs (Himlayan Pink Salt)
-Inka or Wickedly Prime Plantain Chips (regular flavor with only palm oil and salt)
-Sweet Potato Awesome (with a variety of AIP-compliant flavors on their site)
-Sweet Apricity Marshmallows, Caramels, and Sauces (with a variety of AIP-compliant flavors on their site)
-Paleo Angel Power Balls (with a variety of AIP-compliant flavors on their site)
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COMFORTING RECIPES FROM MY BLOG:
Now that you know how The 80-20 Rule Can Make Your Thyroid-Friendly Primal Diet More Flexible, what comfort food will you nibble on first?
Are you more of a snacks person, or are you a desserts aficionado? Let me know in the comments!
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*Not medical advice.
