How long have you been raw paleo? I know that when I first started I ate alot of fruit. I just craved it intuitively. I slowly progressed towards less and less of it, but anytime I go off the diet for more than a day, I start craving alot more fruit. Also, have you tried non-sweet or non-ripe fruit? Peppers, tomato, avocado, cucumbers, papaya, young coconut flesh and water (tho its a nut). Ways to somewhat avoid the blood sugar spike:
- Eat fruit in combination with eggs. Most all berries (and tomato is a berry) go well with eggs. So does honey. Citrus also combines, but not quite as well. Don't do pineapple/eggs, bad idea, mostly, just try and stick with berries/eggs.
-Coconut oil (Jungle is the only brand 100% raw that I've found - call the manufacturer). I don't consider coconut oil an ideal food, but it's not all that bad in moderate amounts. It can definitely help in the transition phase, and is great on the skin/hair.
-Fresh young coconuts. I drink 1 a day, and often eat the flesh from the inside w/ honey and fruit right before a workout. It is soft and somewhat mushy, contains a good amount of fat. I normally don't eat nuts as they're usually hard to digest (especially old coconuts - dark and fibrous), but make an exception here. I consider this more ideal than eating coconut oil.
The idea here is to use fat as a means to regulate the release of sugar into the blood stream. Again, I don't consider any of this ideal in large quantities, but everyone's different and in different phases/stages. If you're going to eat alot of fruit, probably better to figure out a way to mix with fat. Morning and a few hours after lunch are good times to eat fruit. I like to eat acidic fruit or papaya late in the afternoon as I notice they tend to clear the digestive system and help bowel movements along, especially if I'm feeling clogged.
But overall, if you're sticking consistently to raw paleo, listen to your instincts - and you will gradually move in the right direction for your own body.
