div class=”breakout”On September 13th I asked Mark#8217;s Daily apple readers to host a Grokfeast (a picnic/party celebrating the Primal lifestyle) and to send me the results. The following is one of 13 amazing submissions, the best of which will a title=”Win a Cow” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”win an entire cow/a courtesy of a title=”US Wellness” href=”http://www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok” target=”_blank”US Wellness/a./div
pWhen we heard about the Grokfeast challenge, we were already in the midst of preparations for our 2nd Annual Yurtville Harvest Party. Since we attempt to live and eat primal and were already planning a party along those lines, it seemed like a fun idea to share our party with you and submit it for the contest./p
pAs you might guess from our party title, my husband Ben, son Solomon and I live in a yurt. We#8217;re located in Willamette Valley region of Oregon where we raise ducks, geese and chickens. Last year, […]

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div class=”breakout”On September 13th I asked Mark#8217;s Daily apple readers to host a Grokfeast (a picnic/party celebrating the Primal lifestyle) and to send me the results. The following is one of 13 amazing submissions, the best of which will a title=”Win a Cow” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”win an entire cow/a courtesy of a title=”US Wellness” href=”http://www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok” target=”_blank”US Wellness/a./div
pThis is a submission for the Grokfeast by a meetup group in San Diego, CA called the a title=”San Diego Paleo Tribe” href=”http://www.meetup.com/San-Diego-Paleo-Tribe/” target=”_blank”San Diego Paleo Tribe/a. This meetup group was formed June 2010 by Clifton Harski (now a a title=”MovNat” href=”http://movnat.com/” target=”_blank”MovNat/a instructor) and has since been led by myself, Dan Forsberg, and Ashley Westment since last fall. A while back my roommate, Nick, and I had a late night brainstorm (or pipe dream so I thought) about making a Primal version of a Spartan Race or Mud Run and […]

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div class=”breakout”On September 13th I asked Mark#8217;s Daily apple readers to host a Grokfeast (a picnic/party celebrating the Primal lifestyle) and to send me the results. The following is one of 13 amazing submissions, the best of which will a title=”Win a Cow” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”win an entire cow/a courtesy of a title=”US Wellness” href=”http://www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok” target=”_blank”US Wellness/a./div
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pThe members of our growing group (span style=”text-decoration: underline;”a title=”Meetup.com – Primal in St. Louis” href=”http://www.meetup.com/Primal-Living-STL/” target=”_blank”Primal Living STL/a/span) #8211; started a mere six months ago #8211; are as enthusiastic about our common lifestyle as a cat on catnip. We meet up multiple times per week for primal workouts, social events, and community outreach. The opportunity to have a picnic was jumped upon quickly when MDA posted the Grokfeast challenge./p
pspan […]

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div class=”breakout”On September 13th I asked Mark#8217;s Daily apple readers to host a Grokfeast (a picnic/party celebrating the Primal lifestyle) and to send me the results. The following is one of 13 amazing submissions, the best of which will a title=”Win a Cow” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”win an entire cow/a courtesy of a title=”US Wellness” href=”http://www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok” target=”_blank”US Wellness/a./div
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pstrongThe Grok-on-Tonians: Just who do they think they are?/strong/p
pWe are professors of philosophy and theology, artists, musicians, a military nurse, a community organizer, a speech pathologist.  Some of us are already well-versed in Primal ways, others are just starting down the path. We come from three different countries and are all parents of small children. Most importantly, however, we are the kind of people who […]

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It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, so today’s post will be short.
Tonight I’ll be baking and prepping a large, large amount of food. In planning for this momentous occasion I’m reminded of why Eat Stop Eat works so well.
Quite simply – The amount of food people consume at a meal is determined to a large extent by the amount of food placed on the plate in front of them.
This simple fact is part of the reason why women have such a hard time with weight loss – When I go to the restaurant with my wife, and we order the same item off of the menu, we get the exact same meal….even though she weighs almost 50 pounds less than me.
From the restaurant, fast food, dining out point of view, it’s definitely a ‘man’s world’ most portion sizes are too much for your averaged sized adult male, let a lone an […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Texas Chili” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2010/texaschili1.jpg” alt=”texaschili1″ width=”320″ height=”202″ /All too often a bowl full of chili is an uninspired blend of ground meat and canned tomatoes overwhelmed by beans. Ask anyone who follows the a title=”Primal Blueprint 101″ href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/” target=”_blank”Primal Blueprint/a and they’ll tell you that the a title=”Dear Mark: Beans and Legumes?” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/beans-legumes-carbs/” target=”_self”beans/a are unnecessary, but ask any Texan and they’ll tell you that putting beans in chili is an absolute travesty. In Texas, a bowl full of beans has no right calling itself chili, even when ground meat is thrown in./p
pTexas chili doesn’t let anything get in the way of and distract from the two main ingredients, chunks of beef and chili powder. Hearty, heavily seasoned and ranging from a bit of heat to fiery-hot, this is the type of chili that’s so thick you almost need a fork to eat it. Outsiders say it resembles stew […]

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pIt’s Friday, everyone! And that means another a title=”Success Stories” href=”../../category/success-stories/?submit=view” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story/a from a Mark#8217;s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community please contact me a title=”Contact Me!” href=”../../contact/” target=”_self”here/a. I’ll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!/p
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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Primal Blueprint Real Life Story” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA2009/real_life_stories_stories-1-2.jpg” alt=”real life stories stories 1 2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /My name is Abe Wagner. I’m 31, 6’4” and 250 lbs. I pay my bills by fighting other large men in a cage in front of a crowd. My journey to the Primal Blueprint way of life was somewhat long and round about. I was originally introduced to the paleo diet concept through Crossfit. To say my understanding of the key […]

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pAt the start of this a title=”The Primal Blueprint 30-Day Challenge” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-2011-primal-blueprint-30-day-challenge-begins-now/” target=”_self”30-Day Challenge/a I put out a call for a title=”Contest: Primal Blueprint Fitness Videos” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/contest-primal-blueprint-workout-video/” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Workout Videos/a. And you responded with 17 top-notch clips. Boiling the submissions down to the top three was no easy task. My crew and I discussed at length what made up a good fitness video. Was it fun and entertaining? Was the workout something we can see ourselves doing? Did it inspire and keep us watching? How well did it represent Primal Blueprint Fitness? On and on. In the end we held a blind vote and ended up with the following three picks. To everyone that didn’t make the cut, many, many thanks for taking the time to put together an amazing contribution to this year’s 30-Day Challenge./p
pNow, for a recap of […]

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pMark’s Daily Apple readers Joanne and Ed submitted this a title=”PBF” href=”../../primal-blueprint-fitness/” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Fitness/a video as their entry to this year’s a title=”Primal Blueprint Recipe Video” href=”../../contest-primal-blueprint-workout-video/” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Workout Video contest/a. This is one in a series of a title=”Contest Poll: Primal Blueprint Recipe Videos ” href=”../../contest-poll-primal-blueprint-recipe-videos-3/” target=”_self”recipe videos/a, a title=”Primal Blueprint Workout Video” href=”../../contest-primal-blueprint-workout-video/” target=”_self”workout videos/a, a title=”Grokfeasts” href=”../../have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”Grokfeasts/a and other contest submissions that a title=”2011 Primal Blueprint 30-Day Challenge Updates ” href=”../../2011-primal-blueprint-30-day-challenge-updates/” target=”_self”will be published all week long/a. […]

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pMark’s Daily Apple reader Suz submitted this a title=”PBF” href=”../../primal-blueprint-fitness/” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Fitness/a video as her entry to this year’s a title=”Primal Blueprint Recipe Video” href=”../../contest-primal-blueprint-workout-video/” target=”_self”Primal Blueprint Workout Video contest/a. This is one in a series of a title=”Contest Poll: Primal Blueprint Recipe Videos ” href=”../../contest-poll-primal-blueprint-recipe-videos-3/” target=”_self”recipe videos/a, a title=”Primal Blueprint Workout Video” href=”../../contest-primal-blueprint-workout-video/” target=”_self”workout videos/a, a title=”Grokfeasts” href=”../../have-a-picnic-win-a-cow-the-2011-grokfeast-challenge/” target=”_self”Grokfeasts/a and other contest submissions that a title=”2011 Primal Blueprint 30-Day Challenge Updates ” href=”../../2011-primal-blueprint-30-day-challenge-updates/” target=”_self”will be published all week long/a. a title=”Reader-Created […]

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