Whatcha eating Wednesday--Paleo and healthy alternatives to sugar

Happy Hump day.  Sorry I'm getting this post out late but, here it is.You've probably heard about the Paleo or Caveman diet. It is basically high meat, no sugar, no grains and lots of fruits and veggies. (That's how I understood it anyway.)  I first learned about this diet 5 years ago when my personal trainer recommended I read the book "The paleo diet".  Back then it was mostly a fad with personal trainers and crossfitters. Recently, I walked into the cookbook section of Costco and this is what I saw:

Paleo for the masses!  I have lost weight by following the Paleo diet, as well as the Eat Clean diet.  They are very similar but the Eat clean diet allows some grains (as long as they are the right kinds of grains).  I prefer Eating clean over Paleo because I feel hungry if I don't eat a little quinoa everyday.  However, when searching for clean recipes, I love searching the paleo websites.  Here are some of my favorite:

Elena's Pantry

Paleomg

Nom Nom Paleo

Clean Eating with a Dirty Mind: (Mostly I like the name) Lots of fun non-sugar dessert options...not recommended during 10insix but it's fun to try out some of these crazy recipes.

Which begs the question, "What are you doing to survive a sweet tooth?"

Here's some healthy alternatives to sugar:

1. Almond/peanut butter with apple slices
2. A small handful of nuts with some dried fruit (raisins, apricots, dates etc)
3. Grapes (try them frozen)  eat with some protein (nuts are my favorite)

4. Banana dipped in almond butter (if you have a strong blender you can freeze a banana and blend it to make "ice cream" or cut it into small slices before freezing and let it melt in your mouth!)

What are some of your favorite snacks?

Hope your day was great!