One struggle in Paleo cooking is finding good substitutes for what you would usually have as the starch part of the meal. So, here are some easy ideas:

• See bread-like and cracker-like items post
• Sweet Potatoes or Yams
• Carrots or Parsnips
• Cactus paddles (can buy at Lily’s) – look for future posts on cooking with these
• Winter squashes – pumpkin, spaghetti squash, acorn, butternut. There are a variety of others and you can find them at the farmer’s markets or Wegman’s.
• Summer squashes – yellow squash, zucchini
• Cabbage
• Kohlrabi
• Cauliflower (my least favorite)
• Non-potato starchy tubers that may/may not fit your idea of Paleo – cassava, arrowroot, jicama, turnips, beets,

Out-of-the Box Ideas:

Coming in a future post.