We've been talking about it for a few weeks, but FI and I just decided last night that we are going to try the Paleo diet for 30 days and see how we like it.
We already do a pretty good job with balanced meals (dinner last night was marinated pork chops with asparagus, tossed salad, and FI made some sweet potato 'chips'.) But we do eat a lot of grains. That will be the hardest part. I LOVE cereal for breakfast and we usually have some sort of whole wheat pasta or brown rice dish a couple times a week. So that's what we're sad about. Giving up dairy isn't so bad; I love almond milk (though FI doesn't and will have to adjust to it) and we barely eat any other dairy, except for some occasional cheese tossed on top of tacos or something.
We've decided that one night of the weekend--either Saturday or Sunday--we will have a cheat day and fix some pasta or have some ice cream for dessert, just because we know it will be difficult to give up those things cold turkey. Once the 30 days is up we will reevaluate how it went and decide if we want to continue, with or without our 'cheat' days. (I'm 97% sure we will still want our cheat days, haha. PASTA FO LYFE!)
So does anyone have any input on the paleo diet? Or any recipes to share? I'm going to be keeping a food journal of what we make so we can gather recipes.