Paleo vs Vegan/Vegetarian

Wow, it's been a looong time since I've posted. I often have posts running through my head but then never actually execute because the day just gets away from me.

Lately I've been thinking about becoming a vegetarian. More because I feel guilty about all those animals suffering. And actually when I think about it, I often come across articles and testimonials that share the stories of people healing themselves from a host of ailments when they go vegan. It is very health serving.

Allergies

We just hung out for week with a friend and her kids, one of whom has severe allergies. Well...so it seems. The little girl is allergic to gluten, carrots, rice. When we go out to eat, it seems she doesn't have a lot of options.

Paleo brownies

Mmm, these brownies are amazing!  I can't believe there is no flour used.  No, I am not going paleo but the diet does seem quite intriguing to me.  Why not just eat meats, veggies and fruits?  Why do we even need grains?  Seems such a clean diet.  Of course, I could not be strictly paleo because I love to bake.  And often the best tasting things (ahem, chocolate chip cookies, shortbread cookies) really don't taste great unless I use all-purpose flour.

Well, I say that now but it's because I have not tried to tinker with some recipes using healthier flours like sprouted spelt or sprouted wheat.  One day I will try but right now it seems so wasteful to "test" and then not have a batch turn out well and we end up having to toss the whole batch.  I don't like doing that.

Back to the Blueberry Brownies...I made these for a party where two guests were paleo.  Oh, these are so moist and delicious.  The original recipe calls for a blueberry sauce too but I didn't make it and the brownies weren't missing the sauce at all.