#but at least with a stomach size of 350 they can hold that much food in them

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It's so fun imagining your ocs as ds mod characters... I want Sier to go to the constant and immediately fall over and die because they can't listen to music

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Welcome to My Elective Vampire TED Talk #2

TW: Mention and discussion of blood, hematophagy, etc., food and overeating mention.

This one's much less a characterization problem I have, and a lot more a problem with sheer physics goofs in vampire-y media. Science and numbers abound. Behold:

Vampire Physics: “Chuggin’ Four Liters of Buttermilk”

Lovely title. It should certainly evoke some idea of exactly what aspect of the typical vampire mythos I’m about to have a big issue with. Heavy whipping cream, buttermilk, light corn syrup… anything along the lines of red blood in terms of viscosity—whatever you prefer.

It’s the reason vampires are vampires; it’s the primary identifying trait across all the various little representations throughout folklore and fiction. It’s the primary “fear factor” behind the potential presence of a vampire in these fictional settings: They trail after you, perfectly stealthy in the night, perhaps they look and act just like you, could be hidden until darkness or even blending in among you right now—innocuous, human-sized beings but especially equipped to outrun, overpower, or avoid your notice. They very well are among your communities—since you have something they need. The Blood!

Cue the royalty-free thunder sound effects.

But that’s just the issue here with making the vampire fears so very grounded and founded. This isn’t a pack of wolves being sure to stay close to the elk herd to survive the winter on whole bones and carcass. They want something of the humans that the humans can live without, at least to some degree. “But Spider,” I hear a particularly ardent hypothetical vamp-fan interject, “blood loss does kill people! These vampires must be lethal because they need all the blood—it’s not like they waste it!”

Ah, well, the point is well-made: If you have decided the vampires of your setting require this and operate this way, who am I to stop you? The only questionable idea is that a vampire leaving a person alive and unharmed is a “waste” apparently. But do consider your worldbuilding choices should be done with intention—do not introduce a rule that you are not prepared to account for in logistics and adherence to verisimilitude, and especially physics. When establishing a “drains-dry rule”, establish also a physicality of such vampires that suits it because the typical capabilities of a vampire in most modern fiction would need to change for such a lifestyle.

Let’s start with size:

Presuming a vampire is within the size range possible to humans (what better way to blend in, eh?) and is uniquely adapted to subsist on an at least partial blood diet, deriving some or all needed energy and nutrients from the substances of blood, of an amount they can comfortably fit inside them on a nightly basis. Assuming you want your vampires to be even roughly passable as human pre-feeding as well as post-feeding (and not have them expand to several times their normal girth like a tick and spark a new wave of, er, inflation enthusiasts), then the blood-drinker’s maximum stomach volume should be at roughly one liter. And that’s maximum—as in “OH GOD WHY DID I EAT THAT MUCH? I FEEL LIKE I’MA DIE” levels of over-doing it, not a normal “full” volume where most would stop. That more moderate volume would be roughly half down to roughly a third of that one liter. Basically, if in any sense your setting’s vampires are actually physically putting the blood inside them, and they don’t bloat like a damn balloon, they don’t require any more than a quart of blood at one time.

This does mean, by sheer physiological limitation, your non-expandable human-sized corporeal-blood-needing vampires should never be lethal for their prey just by virtue of draining that blood. Here’s why: The average human body contains anywhere between 4 liters and 6 liters of blood, depending on size again. Even a particularly careless and gluttonous vampire (who also happens to be dumb and/or skeevy enough to not just go “ah. I get more blood by noshing on more people, not just the one”) biting a particularly petite victim will leave them still alive but very much depleted and unconscious. Only intentional carelessness or an accident (such as the “whoops! That one was super-anemic already!”) or both would turn out worse. And “draining dry” should be physically impossible for such a vampire—even an especially ridiculous and greedy one.

Most of the less-hungry vamps shouldn’t even affect the “prey’s” health any more than a typical (notably not-deadly) blood donation, as the ideal “one-third to one-half of max capacity” for a vampire’s DV of blood calculates out to… between 350 mL and 500 mL of blood from one human. Surprise! A donated unit of blood is measured at exactly 450 mL—the perfect amount for a vampire and the human can somehow survive the attack of the dread creature-of-the-night, so long as…

…you find a place to sit down for a few minutes and some orange juice is nearby. Wow, how harrowing. Truly a miracle that you made it.

“But,” I hear a naysayer nay-saying, “the vampires I’m making are after blood for life-energy! So they can take more because they need the life!”

If blood is being physically consumed whether it’s the blood itself or not, the volume constraints still hold. Also, if blood does “contain life energy” in your setting, who says your vamps need all the life energy from a person? Why isn’t 450 mL of life-energy enough? And why can’t the vampires just drain that much “life-energy blood” from multiple people, until it totals up to a “full life’s worth”? They do realize that if they end the life in a body, it stops making life/blood, right? Those vamps just sound like wasteful clowns to me. Or desperately looking for an excuse to kill someone. See Vampire TED Talk #1.

“But they siphon blood straight into their own veins—so they can drain more!”

… Pay better attention in biology, kids. That is not how eating things eat. Unless you are implying your setting’s vampires are literally undead sponges with no working innards at all, just rubbery, desiccated blood-tubes that need a fillin’ for the demon pneumatics to be puppetted around properly, that is not how eating works. Feel free to use these in horror settings or especially as villainous monsters or demons—but I better hope you ain’t planning on making them otherwise act or think like live, conscious, sapient people! If they’re meant to be good characters especially—y’all are transparent as an empty blood-draw bag with excuses to make vampires universally killers.

If you think this makes vampires “boring”, well… Maybe you’re not in it for vampires. Maybe explore what’s in that dark corner of yourself? Question your “default thoughts”. Let's see more fantasy writ with intention--and conscious of its tropes' tendency to be very, er, questionable when thought about for more than a passing second. I know I'm not the first to notice the blood-logistics problem: Special thanks to Martha Bechtel's ol' blog, which I ended up discovering while researching just how off most vampire media is.

See here for their "Worldbuilding: Vampires and Portion Control" post: https://martha.net/2008/08/vampires-and-portion-control/

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Ben 10 Analysis Part 3:

Ghostfreak:

Species: Ectonurite

Homeworld: Anur Phaetos

Abilities: Flight, strong tentacles under second skin, intangibility and can make other people/objects intangible with him, telekinesis, immune to life draining abilities, invisibility, and possession.

Weaknesses: Intangibility can be stopped by electricity and specific substances, his second skin protects him from being harmed by sunlight, and not very fast.

Feats: Took over Ben and escaped from the Omnitrix, possessed and defeated more powerful villains, can replace the soul of who he is possessing with that of another, can turn those he possesses into other Ectonurites completely subservient to him, and can lift a bus full of people with his tentacles.

Wildvine:

Species: Florauna

Homeworld: Flors Verdance

Abilities: Super elasticity, can squeeze through small spaces, can grow any plant life and also merge with it, can grow long vines from his fingers, can grow thorns, regeneration, immune to energy, hypnosis, immune to most gases, can dig underground at high speeds, and grows explosive seeds on his back.

Weaknesses: Can be tangled up in his own vines, and doesn’t handle cold weather well.

Feats: Defeated an army of hypnotized humans, can pull flying creatures the size of cars, can lift two dumbbells the same size as him, can regenerate his head being bitten off, vines can hold Argit, Revonnahgander and an Acrosian, and can swing through a city like Spider Man.

Blitzwolfer (Formerly known as Benwolf):

Species: Loboan

Homeworld: Luna Lobo

Abilities: Hypersonic howl that can damage enemies, reflect projectiles, or propel himself backwards, enhanced strength, agility, speed, and durability, enhanced sense of smell, sight, and hearing, and grasping feet.

Weaknesses: Easily disturbed by loud noises.

Feats: Leapt across a 100 foot gap with the aid of his hypersonic howl, while carrying two adult humans, and his howl can cause cracks on Diamondhead.

Snare-oh (Formerly known as Benmummy):

Species: Thep Khufan

Homeworld: Anur Khufos

Abilities: Can re-shape his body at will, recover from most injuries almost instantly, and can extend his bandages to trap and grab foes.

Weaknesses: Somewhat frail, weak to water and strong winds, and can be tangled in his own bandages.

Feats: Defeated a group of alien soldiers through agility and speed, can lift a Loboan and ensnare a Tetramand, and can survive in space.

Frankenstrike (Formerly known as Benvicktor):

Species: Transylian

Homeworld: Anur Transyl

Abilities: Can control electricity and electromagnetism, has superhuman strength and durability, can connect to and control machines, and can survive in the vacuum of space.

Weaknesses: Opponents can drain electricity from him.

Feats: Fought off Ghostfreak, a Loboan, a Thep Khufan, and another Transylian all at once, can lift an army tank with one hand, and can survive being encased in molten metal.

Spitter:

Species: Spheroid

Homeworld: Scalpasc

Abilities: Can spit out concentrated blasts of slime which can be made slippery or acidic and is also highly conductive, immune to poisonous gases due to having no nostrils, and has enhanced strength

Weaknesses: Can be affected by his own slime.

Feats: Can lift a gorilla.

Upchuck:

Species: Gourmand

Homeworld: Peptos XII

Abilities: Can eat almost any material (including energy beams) and instantly digest it then spit it out as a projectile, can swallow objects much larger then himself, his stomach is a pocket dimension that he shares with the rest of his race, can grab things with four long, stretchy tongues, and is durable for his size.

Weaknesses: Cannot eat earth food, becomes fat and slow after eating too many things, and has a limit to how many objects he can eat.

Feats: Survived getting hit by a car, can survive in space, can lift up to 10 tons with his tongue, ate a creature the size of a tank, ate an energy source 20 times stronger than the Sun, and has no natural predators.

Ditto:

Species: Splixson

Homeworld: Hathor

Abilities: Can create an unlimited number of clones of himself, can breath underwater, can dig at high speeds, and can sense what his clones are feeling at any time.

Weaknesses: All of its clones share the same nervous system so if one is hurt, they all feel the same pain and if the original dies, they all die. Ditto isn’t very strong, relying on numbers to defeat a foe.

Feats: Can perform a slam dunk despite his small size, and defeated a large group of pro-wrestlers.

Eye Guy:

Species: Opticoid

Homeworld: Sightra

Abilities: Can launch energy beams from the eyes on his body, with varying effects. Some are electricity, some are fire, some form freeze rays, some create a powerful beam. He can see in 360 degrees, and has enhanced hearing.

Weaknesses: High-pitched noises, and any damage to his many eyes

Feats: Destroyed a doomsday device, freeze ray can cool down a nuclear reactor, and defeated a two-headed laser-shooting giraffe.

Way Big:

Species: To'kustar

Homeworld: Cosmic Storms

Size: Variable, at least 350 feet, and weighs between 55,000 and 74,000 pounds

Abilities: Superhuman strength even for his size, superhuman durability, immune to radiation and extreme temperatures, cosmic storm generation, and a cosmic energy laser.

Weaknesses: A very big target, and his frill is a huge weak spot. If it’s hit with an energy beam, it will leave Way Big paralyzed.

Feats: Can lift a portal frame weighing about as much as the Moon, threw an equal sized opponent through a mountain and out of orbit, has destroyed multiple armies, defeated all of Bens Ultimate Aliens at the same time, pummelled Kevin 11,000 with enough force to cause a small earthquake, cosmic laser can destroy Pluto and the moon Eris, can react to a laser fast enough to reach Pluto from Earth in seconds, can move 18,262,500 times the speed of light while inside cosmic storm, can survive in the vacuum of space, and survived being blasted by two separate armies without a scratch.

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Fitness Industry Myths Debunked The Truth About Muscle Gain And Fat Loss

We are residing in a time of info overload. The 21st century, as well as particularly these previous 5 years, has actually seen the quick advancement of the Internet as well as cell phones, supplying us with the extraordinary present of accessing virtually any kind of details we desire at our fingertips.

Aren’t sure how you can mount your deck? Google it. Wondering ways to transform a tire? Have a look at a YouTube tutorial. Seeking means to obtain fit?

… Now right here’s where points obtain fascinating.

Below in North America, we invest billions of bucks on fitness items yearly. From publications and also dish strategies, to packaged foods and also DVDs – anything that will certainly provide us that fit, healthy and balanced body we want.

There are thousands of workout programs, diet regimen strategies as well as approaches available to assist you attain your physical fitness objectives, makings it tough to select and also recognize which one is ideal for you, as a result of the large quantities of contrasting details.

It’s just all-natural that we are drawn in to product or services that assure huge outcomes for little initiative, as well as this is where the fitness market succeeds. They make the most of the general public’s need for sensible and also appropriate fitness info, and afterwards attempt and also market us whatever from detoxification diet plans and also supplements to drink weights and also stomach belts, encouraging us the whole time that we will certainly accomplish our health and fitness objectives from utilizing their cutting edge item and also or solution.

The sector flourishes on complication. Yet that’s not to state that whatever you review online, in publications, blog sites and so on is entirely incorrect. There’s a great deal of excellent details available, as well. It’s simply jumbled with incorrect insurance claims, appealing huge lead to a brief quantity of time, pressing pricey supplements and also physical fitness tricks, all with completion objective of generating income.

They produce a feeling of fallacy by affecting a consumer to get a supplement in hopes of appearing like the cover design, that is either pumped packed with steroids or its essentially their full-time work to exercise.

Below’s the important things. If you are eating any type of fitness and health material, you’re more than likely planning to develop muscle mass, shed fat, or both. So allow’s return to essentials and also have a look at the 3 significant tricks for each and every of these objectives. Bear in mind that there are a lot more variables included with weight loss and also muscle mass gain, however below are 3 essential per to obtain begun.

Disregard all the sound, as well as concentrate on these columns of physical fitness. I assure you’ll see outcomes.

Allow’s enter it.

Muscle mass Gain 101

Consume A Caloric Surplus

Your basic metabolic price (BMR) is the quantity of power used up while at remainder. So for instance, if my BMR is 2,500 calories daily, I would certainly consume that quantity if I wished to remain the precise very same, and also see no adjustment in my body make-up. Yet, for obtaining muscular tissue, I should supply my body with added calories to produce development. As a result I would certainly consume (and also this is distinct from one person to another) around 350-500 calories over my BMR. With time, I will certainly assess exactly how I look on a daily basis, and also see if I am putting on weight as well swiftly or gradually, as well as readjust my excess appropriately. Generally concerning 0.5-1 pound weekly is an excellent step.

Yet this excess will certainly imply absolutely nothing unless you are raising the quantity of stimulation positioned after your body, which brings me to my following factor.

Miss my early morning cardio sessions on the coastline in BC. Among the greatest mistaken beliefs in the health and fitness sector is that you have to straight educate your core often to disclose that preferred 6 pack. When in truth, it’s a layer of fat that’s avoiding you from accomplishing the appearance you desire. To truly obtain that 6 pack appearance, take a weight loss technique to training as well as expose those abdominals!

Modern Overload

Dynamic Overload is the enhancing need on the bone and joint system in order to consistently make gains in muscle mass dimension, toughness and also endurance. To place it merely: In order to obtain larger as well as more powerful you should consistently raise increasingly more as well as make your muscle mass function tougher compared to they are made use of to formerly.

For instance, if I squat 200 extra pounds today, following week I will certainly attempt as well as squat 205 or 210 (depending upon where you’re at in your training program). You could accomplish modern overload with raising the weight, collections, associates, and also regularity of your workouts.

Without dynamic overload, your body will certainly not have to adjust and also consequently will certainly not grow or more powerful past a specific factor.

Substance Movements

Substance workouts make use of numerous muscular tissue teams and also joints with barbells. This indicates optimum muscle mass employment, high nerve system activation, as well as even more of a stimulation for development. Substance activities construct one of the most muscular tissue as well as rise toughness the fastest.

As an example, if I am crouching, I’m not simply functioning my quadriceps; I’m likewise functioning my glutes, adductors, hamstrings, erector spinal column, and also rectus abdominals (core, for equilibrium).

If you most likely to the fitness center as well as simply jump from equipment to device, separating each muscle mass team and also experiencing the movements, you will not view as outstanding gains as you would certainly by integrating substance raises right into your program.

The major substance lifts are:

Bench Press:Main muscle mass team: Chest

Deadlifts: Main muscle mass team: Back

Squats: Main muscle mass team: Legs

Expenses Press: Main muscular tissue team: Shoulders

Weight loss 101

Consume A Caloric Deficit

To unwell with the instance from above, if you require 2,500 calories to keep your body weight, you need to reduce about 200 to 500 from that number (depending upon exactly how fast you would certainly like your weight management).

Remember that we do not intend to slim down also swiftly, as it will certainly run out all those muscular tissue gains you’ve been functioning so hard for. Around an extra pound each week is an excellent action. Yet like in a calorie excess, keep an eye on exactly how you look daily, you could should include or deduct calories relying on your price of fat burning as well as just how you really feel.

You could produce this shortage via diet regimen and/or workout. For ideal outcomes I suggest doing both.

Count Calories

This is a crucial element. I strongly think that everybody must count their calories as well as macronutrients for at the very least a week to make sure that they could obtain a fundamental understanding of just what the calorie expense as well as dietary worth of the foods they integrate right into their diet regimen each day include and also just how it results their body.

As an example, you could understand that there are a lots of additional calories as well as sugar in both frappe cappucinos as well as cokes you consume alcohol a day. Minimizing those (or simply removing them completely) will certainly aid your weight loss initiatives.

When you begin checking out food tags extra very closely, you will certainly currently have a much better suggestion of the dietary worth of particular foods, as well as you are much better able to assess exactly how you establish your diet plan in the future.

Focus on Strength Training

Stamina training drops by the wayside regularly when individuals begin focusing on weight loss vs. muscle mass gain. Often the assuming changes from raising weights to doing an unneeded high quantity of cardio as well as circuit kind training.

Although cardio and also circuit training is valuable for aiding you produce that deficiency for weight loss, please do not allow your strength-training die. You run the risk of coming to be a slim soft variation of on your own, and also shedding all the gains you’ve functioned so hard for.

Do What You Enjoy

There are thousands of means to work out, it does not need to be simply in the health club constantly, pick something that you truly take pleasure in! Everybody has their point, running, yoga exercise, swimming, cycling, football, football, paddle boarding (individual preferred), what ever before it is that you discover happiness in doing, do it. Appreciate your physical fitness trip.

You currently recognize the lesson below: consume clever, concentrate on boosting you exercises week to week, and also assume seriously when a person attempts to offer you a diet regimen or item. There’s constantly a warning when you notice somebody is teaching or offering you are afraid, unpredictability and also uncertainty. Do your personal research study, test your verification prejudice as well as agree to transform your mind as brand-new proof occurs. Most significantly, bear in mind what help you could not benefit somebody else. Fitness and health is never ever a one-size-fits-all scientific research, as well as there is typically a little an experimentation duration prior to you locate what help you. Hold your horses as well as appreciate the procedure.

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10 Best Paleo Snacks Recipes That You Need To Try Making At Home

Heard of the paleo diet but wondering what in the world does it mean? Well, the paleo comes from the Paleolithic era, aka when man was still a hunter-gatherer – what the early man ate, is basically what constitutes the paleo diet, also called the caveman diet, primal diet, Stone Age diet, and hunter-gatherer diet, for apt reasons.

The Difference between Paleo Diet And Ordinary Diet

Think back to the early times of man – other than needing to run away from predators and dying of things as simple as the common cold, the paleo man (and woman, for that matter) didn’t have access to grains, salt, processed foods, colas, junk food, chocolates, tea or coffee. What he did have access to, or hunted and foraged for were fruits, vegetable (free range) meat, poultry and eggs, sea food and as well as nuts and seeds.

Wild cereals were sometimes foraged for, but a find was few and far between so cereal was also not a big part of the Paleolithic diet at all. Recent evidence proves that wine, however was, for some time in the Paleolithic era, man learnt to ferment grape juice in animal skin pouches. [1]

The Benefits of Following Paleo Diet

At first glance, the paleo diet seems pretty doable – it’s a clean diet that emphasizes eating fresh, from the source and without any additional additives, preservatives or chemicals and it does help you stay fuller for longer as well as lose weight because of limited food choices. [2]This diet also raises your iron levels and helps you get plenty more phytonutrients from all the plant-based foods you consume.

The downside of the paleo diet is that the absence of grains and cereal can lower your energy levels and it is also a tad expensive. If you are on a paleo diet, you also have to maintain a certain amount of physical activity; which ironically becomes difficult to do simply because you are off carbs and may be low on energy in the first place!

The Secret to Paleo Diet’s “Healthy” Label

The paleo diet philosophy is basically designed to improve a person’s health and athletic performance by taking in lean protein and high GI carbs via fruits and vegetables – the die does not lack in nutrients and can in fact raise your vitamin and mineral levels to an optimum amounts, plus give you plenty antioxidants and phytonutrients as well. Paleo snacks comprise of lean meats or protein, healthy amounts of dairy, healthy fats in the form of nuts and seeds and as many fruits and veggies you can eat! Healthy, tasty, filling and low in calories – paleo snacks make for great tidbits, even if you are not on a paleo diet! [3]

Five Savory Paleo Snacks

Crispy Brussel Sprout Chips

A vitamin rich snack that’s nutritious, tasty and filling, Crispy Brussels Sprouts [4] will please your palate and stomach in just about 50 calories.

You need: 10 Brussels sprouts, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

To make it:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

With a paring knife, cut off the bottom tip of each sprout. The outer leaves will fall off.

Trim a tiny bit more off the bottom so more leaves fall off. Continue until you’ve removed all the leaves.

Toss the leaves with the oil, and lay them in one layer on a rimmed baking sheet.

Sprinkle with salt.

Roast seven to 10 minutes, until leaves are lightly browned and crisp.

Jalapeno Pumpkin Seeds

Who says snacks have to be bland? Healthy pumpkin seeds [5] with real jalapenos with olive oil and seasonings are as healthy as they are delicious.

You need: 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds, cleaned & dried; 3 jalapeño peppers, sliced; 3 tablespoons olive oil and sea salt and paprika, to taste

To make it:

Remove the seeds from the pumpkin and sort the guts out.

Rinse the seeds pat dry and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet to dry overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and add olive oil and sea salt.

Stir pumpkin seeds with your hands to combine.

Lay slices of jalapeño peppers on top of seeds.

Sprinkle paprika over the top of everything, generously.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Use a spatula to move the seeds and peppers around and bake for another 5 minutes.

Move mixture around some more and bake for a final 5 minutes.

Remove tray from oven and let everything rest for 15-30 minutes to let the jalapeño-ness soak into the seeds.

Store in an airtight container, if you don’t finish them all in one sitting.

No-Ritos

Have a craving for chips? Can do on a paleo diet with this crunchy, chip alternative [6] to Doritos, that uses no flour.

You need: 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/4 cup coconut flour, 1/4 cup flax seeds, 1/4 cup of butter (or ghee), 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 teaspoon chili, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder, 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

To make it:

Melt the butter and basically mix up all the ingredients together, and knead it into a ball.

Take two sheets of baking paper, lay the ball on one, the other sheet on top and then flatten it out with a roller.

Cut triangles with a knife.

Heat the oven to about 180C (350F) and bake for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.

Turn the oven off and let them harden for about another 15 minutes.

Serve with salsa…

Rosemary Salty Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet potato is a high GI food – meaning your body has to work to break it down and the energy release is slow and steady. These chips [7] are crunchy and very satisfying indeed, and as healthy as healthy can be.

You need: 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled; 1tablespoon coconut oil, melted, 1teaspoon sea salt and 2teaspoon dried rosemary

To make it:

Heat oven to 375°F and slice sweet potatoes 1/8 inch thick.

Grind sea salt and rosemary with a mortar and pestle.

Toss sweet potatoes in a bowl with coconut oil and salt-seasoning mixture.

Place on a non-stick baking sheet (or a regular pan greased with coconut oil) and place into the oven.

After 10 minutes, take the pan out and flip the chips. Place chips back in for another 10 minutes.

Pull the pan out and place any chips that are starting to brown on a cooling rack.

Place the chips back in for 3-5 minutes. Every oven is different so keep a close eye on the chips so they don’t burn.

Cool and eat…

Fire Roasted Red Pepper Poppers

Red peppers, bacon, chicken and fire – can’t get more paleo than this, or healthier, or yummier than this either in this recipe everyone can enjoy [8] .

You need: 2 red bell peppers, 6 strips of bacon, 1 small cooked chicken breast, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper

To make it:

Pre-heat oven to 375°F.

Light your grill if you plan on roasting the peppers before baking. It’s not really necessary but adds flavor.

Chop red bell pepper into large chunks about 1” thick boats.

Drizzle the peppers with olive oil and add a dash of salt and pepper.

Lay pepper pieces on the grill and close the lid. Cook until slightly charred, about 8 minutes. (You can skip this step and just pop them in the oven raw if you want, they will just take longer).

Break your cooked chicken breast into 12 bite sized pieces.

Separate each bacon slice lengthwise into two pieces.

When your peppers are done place the piece of chicken in the pepper boat and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

Wrap the strip of bacon around to hold it all together.

Repeat and place in a baking dish. Bake for approx 25 minutes or until the bacon is cooked. If your peppers were not pre-cooked it may take longer.

5 Sweet Paleo Snacks

Raw Hemp Algae Bars

A no-bake recipe [9] with healthy raw ingredients like pistachios, coconut, spirulina and hemp – this one is an easy to make, healthy and yummy snack.

You need: 1/2 cup pistachios and pumpkin seeds each, 3/4 cup shredded coconut, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup hemp hearts, 1/4 cup coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon spirulina powder and 3/4 cup dates, chopped

To make it:

In a food processor, pulse the ingredients until the mixture is crumbly but beginning to come together.

Press into an 8-inch square cake pan or glass dish.

Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

Slice and serve.

Flourless Blueberry Espresso Brownies

Sometimes, you just need to have a brownie! But doesn’t mean you have to cheat on your paleo diet – try these flourless brownies with a coffee zing [10] !

You need: 1 cup coconut cream, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon coffee, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, 1 cup blueberries

To make it:

Preheat your oven to 325°F.

Place coconut cream concentrate (coconut butter), eggs, honey, cocoa powder, cinnamon, coffee, vanilla, baking soda, and sea salt together in a mixing bowl.

Use your hand mixer or stand mixer to mix all your ingredients until well blended.

Once ready, fold in your blueberries by hand so you don’t crush them all.

Pour your batter into a greased 9×13 baking dish (grease with coconut oil) or into greased individual mini muffin pans.

Place in the oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

At about 25 minutes, do the toothpick test and judge how much longer you need.

Remove from oven, let cool.

Once cool, use some melted coconut cream and drizzle all over your brownies.

Cut and Enjoy.

No Bake Raspberry Chocolate Bars

What’s better than chocolate? Paleo chocolate, and a snack/dessert (PaleoLeap: No-Bake Almond-Raspberry Chocolate Bars)) that doesn’t need baking!

You need: 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted; 1/2 cup coconut butter, 1/2 cup maple syrup or raw honey, 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder, 1/2 cup fresh raspberries, 1/4 cup dark chocolate, thinly chopped and 1/4 cup roasted almonds, chopped

To make it:

Combine the coconut oil, coconut butter, maple syrup, and cocoa powder over a double boiler, and whisk until blended and smooth.

Add in the dark chocolate bits, chopped almonds, and the raspberries, gently stir.

Line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper and pour the chocolate in evenly.

Place in the freezer and freeze 15 to 20 minutes.

Slice while the mixture is still cold, and serve at room temperature.

Gluten Free Cashew Glazed Donuts

Craving those donuts? Again, no need to cheat on your diet – here’s a really cool gluten-free recipe [11] that uses the best of ingredients to make you a snack that is so worth all the effort.

You need: 2 cups almond meal, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted; 3 tablespoons honey, melted; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar and 3 eggs

To make it:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Melt coconut oil and honey in a small microwave safe bowl.

Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

Divide batter evenly between 12 molds in a donut pan (each one should be a little less than halfway full of batter).

Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool before removing from the pan…

To make the Cashew Cinnamon Glaze: 2 tablespoons cashew butter (or smooth peanut butter if you prefer!), 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon… Melt all ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl. When everything is melted, whisk until its super smooth. When donuts are completely cooled, dip them in halfway into the glaze. Dig in…

Dried Fruits Bars

A simple and easy to make snack, dried fruit bars [12] are great to munch on, and are bursting with nature’s goodness as well!

You need: 1 cup dried dates, pitted; 1 cup raw almonds and 1 cup dried cranberries

To make it:

Preheat your oven to 400°F.

Place the almonds on a baking dish and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Let cool before using.

In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and pulse until the ingredients start forming a ball, scraping the edges of the bowl to prevent the mixture from sticking.

Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

Spread the mixture out into the pan, and shape into a large rectangle.

Top with another piece of parchment paper, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Cut into evenly shaped bars.

We hope you enjoy these paleo snacks – for they are healthy, tasty and filling – even if a paleo diet is not up your alley…

Featured photo credit: Eat Drink Paleo via eatdrinkpaleo.com.au

Reference

[1]^Health: Paleo Diet[2]^UPMC: The Pros & Cons of Paleo Diet[3]^Pop Sugar: Paleo Snack Ideas[4]^PopSugar: Transform Brussels Sprouts Into Crispy, Good-For-You Chips[5]^PaleoPorn: Jalapeño Paleo Pumpkin Seeds[6]^CaveFoodKitchen: No-Ritos[7]^PlaidPaleo: Rosemary and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Chips[8]^PencilsAndPancakes: Paleo Game Day Eats: Fire Roasted Red pepper Poppers[9]^FreshPlanetFlavor: Raw Hemp Algae Bars[10]^CivilizedCavemanCooking: Blueberry Espresso Brownies[11]^OddBake: Healthy Donuts with Cashew Cinnamon Glaze (SCD, Paleo, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)[12]^PaleoLeap: Dried Fruit Bars

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10 Best Paleo Snacks Recipes That You Need To Try Making At Home

Heard of the paleo diet but wondering what in the world does it mean? Well, the paleo comes from the Paleolithic era, aka when man was still a hunter-gatherer – what the early man ate, is basically what constitutes the paleo diet, also called the caveman diet, primal diet, Stone Age diet, and hunter-gatherer diet, for apt reasons.

The Difference between Paleo Diet And Ordinary Diet

Think back to the early times of man – other than needing to run away from predators and dying of things as simple as the common cold, the paleo man (and woman, for that matter) didn’t have access to grains, salt, processed foods, colas, junk food, chocolates, tea or coffee. What he did have access to, or hunted and foraged for were fruits, vegetable (free range) meat, poultry and eggs, sea food and as well as nuts and seeds.

Wild cereals were sometimes foraged for, but a find was few and far between so cereal was also not a big part of the Paleolithic diet at all. Recent evidence proves that wine, however was, for some time in the Paleolithic era, man learnt to ferment grape juice in animal skin pouches. [1]

The Benefits of Following Paleo Diet

At first glance, the paleo diet seems pretty doable – it’s a clean diet that emphasizes eating fresh, from the source and without any additional additives, preservatives or chemicals and it does help you stay fuller for longer as well as lose weight because of limited food choices. [2]This diet also raises your iron levels and helps you get plenty more phytonutrients from all the plant-based foods you consume.

The downside of the paleo diet is that the absence of grains and cereal can lower your energy levels and it is also a tad expensive. If you are on a paleo diet, you also have to maintain a certain amount of physical activity; which ironically becomes difficult to do simply because you are off carbs and may be low on energy in the first place!

The Secret to Paleo Diet’s “Healthy” Label

The paleo diet philosophy is basically designed to improve a person’s health and athletic performance by taking in lean protein and high GI carbs via fruits and vegetables – the die does not lack in nutrients and can in fact raise your vitamin and mineral levels to an optimum amounts, plus give you plenty antioxidants and phytonutrients as well. Paleo snacks comprise of lean meats or protein, healthy amounts of dairy, healthy fats in the form of nuts and seeds and as many fruits and veggies you can eat! Healthy, tasty, filling and low in calories – paleo snacks make for great tidbits, even if you are not on a paleo diet! [3]

Five Savory Paleo Snacks

Crispy Brussel Sprout Chips

A vitamin rich snack that’s nutritious, tasty and filling, Crispy Brussels Sprouts [4] will please your palate and stomach in just about 50 calories.

You need: 10 Brussels sprouts, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

To make it:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

With a paring knife, cut off the bottom tip of each sprout. The outer leaves will fall off.

Trim a tiny bit more off the bottom so more leaves fall off. Continue until you’ve removed all the leaves.

Toss the leaves with the oil, and lay them in one layer on a rimmed baking sheet.

Sprinkle with salt.

Roast seven to 10 minutes, until leaves are lightly browned and crisp.

Jalapeno Pumpkin Seeds

Who says snacks have to be bland? Healthy pumpkin seeds [5] with real jalapenos with olive oil and seasonings are as healthy as they are delicious.

You need: 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds, cleaned & dried; 3 jalapeño peppers, sliced; 3 tablespoons olive oil and sea salt and paprika, to taste

To make it:

Remove the seeds from the pumpkin and sort the guts out.

Rinse the seeds pat dry and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet to dry overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and add olive oil and sea salt.

Stir pumpkin seeds with your hands to combine.

Lay slices of jalapeño peppers on top of seeds.

Sprinkle paprika over the top of everything, generously.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Use a spatula to move the seeds and peppers around and bake for another 5 minutes.

Move mixture around some more and bake for a final 5 minutes.

Remove tray from oven and let everything rest for 15-30 minutes to let the jalapeño-ness soak into the seeds.

Store in an airtight container, if you don’t finish them all in one sitting.

No-Ritos

Have a craving for chips? Can do on a paleo diet with this crunchy, chip alternative [6] to Doritos, that uses no flour.

You need: 3/4 cup almond flour, 1/4 cup coconut flour, 1/4 cup flax seeds, 1/4 cup of butter (or ghee), 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 teaspoon chili, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder, 1 egg and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

To make it:

Melt the butter and basically mix up all the ingredients together, and knead it into a ball.

Take two sheets of baking paper, lay the ball on one, the other sheet on top and then flatten it out with a roller.

Cut triangles with a knife.

Heat the oven to about 180C (350F) and bake for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.

Turn the oven off and let them harden for about another 15 minutes.

Serve with salsa…

Rosemary Salty Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet potato is a high GI food – meaning your body has to work to break it down and the energy release is slow and steady. These chips [7] are crunchy and very satisfying indeed, and as healthy as healthy can be.

You need: 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled; 1tablespoon coconut oil, melted, 1teaspoon sea salt and 2teaspoon dried rosemary

To make it:

Heat oven to 375°F and slice sweet potatoes 1/8 inch thick.

Grind sea salt and rosemary with a mortar and pestle.

Toss sweet potatoes in a bowl with coconut oil and salt-seasoning mixture.

Place on a non-stick baking sheet (or a regular pan greased with coconut oil) and place into the oven.

After 10 minutes, take the pan out and flip the chips. Place chips back in for another 10 minutes.

Pull the pan out and place any chips that are starting to brown on a cooling rack.

Place the chips back in for 3-5 minutes. Every oven is different so keep a close eye on the chips so they don’t burn.

Cool and eat…

Fire Roasted Red Pepper Poppers

Red peppers, bacon, chicken and fire – can’t get more paleo than this, or healthier, or yummier than this either in this recipe everyone can enjoy [8] .

You need: 2 red bell peppers, 6 strips of bacon, 1 small cooked chicken breast, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper

To make it:

Pre-heat oven to 375°F.

Light your grill if you plan on roasting the peppers before baking. It’s not really necessary but adds flavor.

Chop red bell pepper into large chunks about 1” thick boats.

Drizzle the peppers with olive oil and add a dash of salt and pepper.

Lay pepper pieces on the grill and close the lid. Cook until slightly charred, about 8 minutes. (You can skip this step and just pop them in the oven raw if you want, they will just take longer).

Break your cooked chicken breast into 12 bite sized pieces.

Separate each bacon slice lengthwise into two pieces.

When your peppers are done place the piece of chicken in the pepper boat and sprinkle with red pepper flakes.

Wrap the strip of bacon around to hold it all together.

Repeat and place in a baking dish. Bake for approx 25 minutes or until the bacon is cooked. If your peppers were not pre-cooked it may take longer.

5 Sweet Paleo Snacks

Raw Hemp Algae Bars

A no-bake recipe [9] with healthy raw ingredients like pistachios, coconut, spirulina and hemp – this one is an easy to make, healthy and yummy snack.

You need: 1/2 cup pistachios and pumpkin seeds each, 3/4 cup shredded coconut, 1/4 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup hemp hearts, 1/4 cup coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon spirulina powder and 3/4 cup dates, chopped

To make it:

In a food processor, pulse the ingredients until the mixture is crumbly but beginning to come together.

Press into an 8-inch square cake pan or glass dish.

Chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

Slice and serve.

Flourless Blueberry Espresso Brownies

Sometimes, you just need to have a brownie! But doesn’t mean you have to cheat on your paleo diet – try these flourless brownies with a coffee zing [10] !

You need: 1 cup coconut cream, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon coffee, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, 1 cup blueberries

To make it:

Preheat your oven to 325°F.

Place coconut cream concentrate (coconut butter), eggs, honey, cocoa powder, cinnamon, coffee, vanilla, baking soda, and sea salt together in a mixing bowl.

Use your hand mixer or stand mixer to mix all your ingredients until well blended.

Once ready, fold in your blueberries by hand so you don’t crush them all.

Pour your batter into a greased 9×13 baking dish (grease with coconut oil) or into greased individual mini muffin pans.

Place in the oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

At about 25 minutes, do the toothpick test and judge how much longer you need.

Remove from oven, let cool.

Once cool, use some melted coconut cream and drizzle all over your brownies.

Cut and Enjoy.

No Bake Raspberry Chocolate Bars

What’s better than chocolate? Paleo chocolate, and a snack/dessert (PaleoLeap: No-Bake Almond-Raspberry Chocolate Bars)) that doesn’t need baking!

You need: 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted; 1/2 cup coconut butter, 1/2 cup maple syrup or raw honey, 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder, 1/2 cup fresh raspberries, 1/4 cup dark chocolate, thinly chopped and 1/4 cup roasted almonds, chopped

To make it:

Combine the coconut oil, coconut butter, maple syrup, and cocoa powder over a double boiler, and whisk until blended and smooth.

Add in the dark chocolate bits, chopped almonds, and the raspberries, gently stir.

Line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper and pour the chocolate in evenly.

Place in the freezer and freeze 15 to 20 minutes.

Slice while the mixture is still cold, and serve at room temperature.

Gluten Free Cashew Glazed Donuts

Craving those donuts? Again, no need to cheat on your diet – here’s a really cool gluten-free recipe [11] that uses the best of ingredients to make you a snack that is so worth all the effort.

You need: 2 cups almond meal, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted; 3 tablespoons honey, melted; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar and 3 eggs

To make it:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Melt coconut oil and honey in a small microwave safe bowl.

Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

Divide batter evenly between 12 molds in a donut pan (each one should be a little less than halfway full of batter).

Bake for 15 minutes and allow to cool before removing from the pan…

To make the Cashew Cinnamon Glaze: 2 tablespoons cashew butter (or smooth peanut butter if you prefer!), 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon… Melt all ingredients together in a microwave-safe bowl. When everything is melted, whisk until its super smooth. When donuts are completely cooled, dip them in halfway into the glaze. Dig in…

Dried Fruits Bars

A simple and easy to make snack, dried fruit bars [12] are great to munch on, and are bursting with nature’s goodness as well!

You need: 1 cup dried dates, pitted; 1 cup raw almonds and 1 cup dried cranberries

To make it:

Preheat your oven to 400°F.

Place the almonds on a baking dish and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Let cool before using.

In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and pulse until the ingredients start forming a ball, scraping the edges of the bowl to prevent the mixture from sticking.

Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

Spread the mixture out into the pan, and shape into a large rectangle.

Top with another piece of parchment paper, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Cut into evenly shaped bars.

We hope you enjoy these paleo snacks – for they are healthy, tasty and filling – even if a paleo diet is not up your alley…

Featured photo credit: Eat Drink Paleo via eatdrinkpaleo.com.au

Reference

[1]^Health: Paleo Diet[2]^UPMC: The Pros & Cons of Paleo Diet[3]^Pop Sugar: Paleo Snack Ideas[4]^PopSugar: Transform Brussels Sprouts Into Crispy, Good-For-You Chips[5]^PaleoPorn: Jalapeño Paleo Pumpkin Seeds[6]^CaveFoodKitchen: No-Ritos[7]^PlaidPaleo: Rosemary and Sea Salt Sweet Potato Chips[8]^PencilsAndPancakes: Paleo Game Day Eats: Fire Roasted Red pepper Poppers[9]^FreshPlanetFlavor: Raw Hemp Algae Bars[10]^CivilizedCavemanCooking: Blueberry Espresso Brownies[11]^OddBake: Healthy Donuts with Cashew Cinnamon Glaze (SCD, Paleo, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free)[12]^PaleoLeap: Dried Fruit Bars

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