ditched, along with your rye crisp crackers and granola
bars. Other taboo grains or grainlike foods include millet,
bulghur, couscous, quinoa, amaranth, and buckwheat.
Potatoes—in any way, shape, or form—must exit your
pantry. This means potato chips, Pringles, dehydrated
mashed potatoes, shoestring potatoes, and any other
potato-containing product.
The easy discards are cookies, crackers, chips,
candies, and salty canned foods. But how about your
canned tuna, salmon, and sardines? These are expensive,
high-protein foods that are rich in the healthy omega 3 fatty
acids. What should you do with them? Our suggestion is to
keep these for later use in salads, omelets, or other dishes.
Canned tuna and salmon are usually packed in salt water,
so place them in a colander and rinse thoroughly to remove
the salt.
Unfortunately, canned fish and seafood also contain high
amounts of oxidized cholesterol, a substance that promotes
artery clogging and heart disease. Consequently, fresh or
frozen fish is almost always a better choice. The lackluster,
leached-out, salty flavor of canned tuna can’t hold a candle
to the savory, pungent overtones of broiled fresh yellowfin
or blue tuna—and tuna steaks are also more nutritious for
you than canned tuna. Let your new Paleo palate become
your guide to unadulterated, fresh foods, as Mother Nature
always intended.
Other items that should be thrown out of your pantry are