Kudos, Otherworld! Spam

That's all the stuff they swept up off the floor and couldn't put into sausages!

Tea is nice. I think there's more caffeine in tea than an equivalent cup of coffee. I like stronger teas. Also have a look at Masala Chai - Indian tea. You can milk it up with coconut milk, leave out the sugar and it still tastes great! Use coconut cream and a little honey if you like it fuller and sweeter.

Woo! Hoo! I'm one of them ... no coffee or chocolate for me.

Back to my poison .... I've not had any processed cheese in ages and to be honest, I think it's out of my system. I do have a bit of a problem with coconut cream, though. I don't have a sweet tooth, but I do like a little when I have an occasional dessert, something like berries with an almond crust. Once the carton is open, I pile through the stuff.

So long as it's occasional, I guess a binge is okay. I've done this twice in about 6 weeks.

I have just discovered coconut cream. I am also very happy that I enjoy berries with whipped double cream - I eat this a couple of times a week if I've had a light (or relatively unfatty) meal.

I never really ate many desserts, but two I did like were plain vanilla ice cream and any kind of set (not baked) cheesecake.

Using prunes and smashed macadamia nuts for a base is good, load up the mascarpone and let it set in the fridge. Squeeze out some passion fruits over the top just before serving and enjoy.

I'm still thinking through the lacto-paleo thing. I'm very much with you and Harris on this matter - milk is not a big deal so long as you are not intolerant; and there are many hunter-gatherer cultures which partake, be it cow, bison, buffalo, reindeer, yak, whatever. I've said before that I drink so little "milk", but do really enjoy heavy cream, fermented cheeses, yoghurt and so on, and find them very beneficial to my diet.

Aside from this kind of dairy and spirits (single malt Scotch whisky and Russian/Scandinavian vodka) I have been very straight with my paleo diet and I'm really enjoying it.

While we're on junk food, I do have two cans of Spam in the cupboard! They're from an elderly couple who were clearing their house out before moving on to a retirement home. Should I eat them? Slices of Spam with a fried egg of top is really damn good!

I need a new non-paleo junk food cheat/treat ...

I think the only thing I really enjoy (and have had once since my initial '30 Days of Paleo' challenge) is faggots. This is a pork meat and offal meatball set in a thick marrow gravy. There is some flour in these. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot_(food) - if this is as much off trail as I eat, and only very occasionally I think I'd doing well.