Nothing White But Cauliflower

This is a phrase I coined a while ago, in an effort to make a broad-sweeping statement about how to tell if something is Paleo or not.  

Of course, there are other foods that are more or less white in color, like onions, garlic or some varieties of turnips, but the concept remains the same: most items (I have a hard time calling them food) that may grace one’s plate that are representative of the presence of all color (white) tend to be highly processed, refined, sugary, salty and, as a nice bonus, sometimes hydrogenated too.  Think white rice, white bread, white pasta, white sugar and so on and so forth.

None of the above offer anything remotely nutritious to the body, thus my hesitation in referring to them as food.  In addition, not only are they useless in terms of nutrient density, they’re harmful to our bodies in  numerous ways including their side effects of:

Contributing toward an acidic pH of the body
Helping to cause a blood sugar spike and subsequent inulin response, creating, over time, insulin sensitivity and diabetes
Facilitating leaky gut via the anti nutrients they pack a ton of
Leading to heart disease and high cholesterol

One very general way to approach a healthier eating style, Paleo, is to maximize for all the colors of the rainbow getting into your body throughout the course of the day via fresh, local, seasonal fruit and copious amounts of veggies.   (Don’t try to get away with any of said rainbow colors coming in artificially; Froot Loops and Red-Dye #40 sports drinks don’t count!).

A fun way to prepare the crucifer who is the star of this phrase is to give it a quick steam and then use a food mill to create Cauliflower ‘Rice’ which is lovely served plain, or seasoned with what you may typically have used to give a plate of real rice, back in the day, before you knew better, a little pizzaz.