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My post tonight will be on my experience at the Sacramento zoo's annual King of Feast and my primal/paleo diet.

King of Feast
         So when I was preparing to go to the feast I heard lots of hoopla about it ( like how fun it was and how the food is SO good. When I actually got there it was talked up WAY more than what it was. Yes they have some people singing Hawaiian style music and yes the have a band playing (every now and then) but the entertainment is not that entertaining. Its not like the luau's you see on TV in Hawaii and it didn't really draw me into it to sit down and watch it they were just moving their arms and hips very slowly to calm music.

               The food was good but I expected WAY more out of the places that actually offer FOOD and not desserts only 2-3 booths (out of like 15-20) had more than one type of food to sample and of course as soon as the ran out (about an hr and a half after the event started then they pack up and leave) I was expecting each booth to at least have two different samples. For example one restaurant had a giant bucket on the table and several small tasting cups.. it was some kind of soup and while it was good I thought that it really wasnt enough to have me say "Dang I really want to go to the restaurant to get that soup" uhhh no.
               As far as beer and wine that was the WHOLE feast it was a TON of beer and wine stations that I stopped sampling after 5 tables. Im not a big drinker but I did taste a yummy yummy peachy wine and a yummy moscato that I might buy later on. Another table that I liked but I thought it was kind of weird to have was the  grow your own food table. They had samples of the fruit that the sell (they sell the seeds of course) but those fruits were ridiculous combinations (but very tasty) like a peach mixed with a plum and apricot ( i forgot the name they called it)... but it really wasnt a "food" table but I was interested in it because I would like to have my own mini garden one day once I move. Overall it was ok, Iwent alone because my buddy bailed on me last minute (which i figured would happen) but I believe even if I had someone with me it would have improved the experience only by 20%. It started at 6pm and I was full and tipsy around 7:30pm but I stayed and sobered up by sipping water and left at 8:30pm (it was over by 9)

My diet portion of this post is how I broke it. When eating the Paleo/Primal diet you cant eat processed foods or really consume alcohol (although I have seen may small debates over it). I had lots of no no's today for example cupcakes, sandwiches, ice cream, chocolate and alcohol lol so tomorrow I will be doing the intermittent fasting I read about on Mark's Daily Apple. I will blog tomorrow