In my last post, I said that the most Paleo friendly alcohol was tequila made from 100% agave (a cactus). This may have led people to think that agave nectar (syrup) is Paleo. There has always been a lot of confusion about agave nectar and I’ve even seen Paleo recipes that call for it, but it definitely is not Paleo.

​After the juice of the agave plant is extracted, it is so highly processed that its sugar is as much as 90% fructose, which is even greater than high fructose corn syrup. Yet it often shows up in health foods and is marketed as a healthy, natural sweetener that won’t spike blood sugar levels because its glycemic index is lower than that of table sugar.

Another popular question is in regards to what Paleo has to say about alcohol. First of all, the Paleo diet doesn’t really approve of alcohol since it’s both a processed food and a toxin. But with that said, some types of alcohols are considered more Paleo-friendly than others.
 
In the case of spirits, the preferred one is 100% agave (a desert succulent) tequila, meaning it has no additives such as corn syrup, cane sugar, molasses or alcohol made from other sources used in many less expensive tequila.
 
Another spirit made from a plant without gluten and allowed on the Paleo diet is potato vodka, which is more Paleo-friendly than the majority of vodkas that are made from grain or corn, which aren’t allowed on the Paleo diet whether they contain gluten or not.

I would often get asked at the market if I thought it really was important to eat breakfast in the morning. My response was it’s not important when you eat your first meal of the day, but it’s very important as to what you eat. It’s called “breakfast” because you are breaking the fast you started the previous day.
 
Eating protein, healthy fat and complex carbs high in fiber make for a perfect breakfast, and when you choose to eat that depends on when you get hungry. For me, it’s usually a couple hours after I get up. But I know people who are ravenous when they wake up while others aren’t hungry till noon.