13 Aug

Contest: Grokku!

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beef pemmicanThe Prize:

Earlier this week US Wellness donated a 5 gallon bucket of fat as a prize (you’re not too late to enter that contest if you haven’t already). Today they’re giving away fresh, grass fed pemmican. It’s the original Eskimo energy bar, and US Wellness is pretty much the only place on the web you can find it. You can make your own, but I’m betting you’ll like US Wellness’ pemmican better. The winner will receive 6 bars of each flavor, original, honey and cherry free, and salt free (that’s 18 bars of meaty goodness). What do you have to do to win? Start counting your syllables…

The Contest:

It’s haiku time. To win the pemmican, leave a Primal Haiku – or “Grokku” – in the comments section of this post. What is a haiku? A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry containing 17 syllables. The haiku is broken down into 3 lines containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables (not words, syllables). They traditionally include a seasonal reference, though no need to be traditional to win. You’re good as long as you get the 5-7-5 thing right. If you’re still not sure what to do, check out these recession and zombie haiku.

Examples:

I hoisted a rock
Then ate a whole roast chicken
Slept like a baby

Chronic Cardio?
Sprinted, lifted, hiked instead.
Best shape of my life.

Chubby in Autumn
Went Primal in the Winter
Chiseled by Summer.

SlimFast, Jenny Craig,
Weight Watchers, and Healthy Choice
Can all kiss Grok’s @%#.

Eligibility:

This prize is only available to residents of the 48 contiguous states. [If you don’t live in the U.S. and you win I’ll ship you a bottle of my Master Formula instead, and the fat will go to an alternate winner.]

The Contest End Time:

August 13th, midnight.

How the Winner Will Be Determined:

I’ll pick my favorite. That’s the winner. But I’ll also post the top 10 on the results page.

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Imagine you’re George Clooney. Take a moment to admire your grooming and wit. Okay, now imagine someone walks up to you and asks, “What’s your name?” You say, “I’m George Clooney.” Or maybe you say, “I’m the Clooninator!” You don’t say “I’m George of George Clooney Sells Movies Blog” and you certainly don’t say, “I’m Clooney Weight Loss Plan”. So while spam is technically meat, it ain’t anywhere near Primal. Please nickname yourself something your friends would call you.

  1. Ditch all sugar, hon
    Ditch all grains and starches, too
    Eat meat, veggies, fruit!

    BestLife wrote on August 13th, 2009
  2. Pemmican and fat
    Fed Lewis and Clark all year
    That’s PRIMAL living!

    Rodney wrote on August 13th, 2009
  3. Korg was I in Spring
    The Primal Blueprint at last
    Inner Grok unleashed

    SullynNH wrote on August 13th, 2009
  4. Grok is the Greatest
    Example of Living Life;
    Grok on Everyone!

    Ben Owen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  5. Ran barefoot today
    People looked and gawked in shock
    I’ll wear clothes next time.

    Steve Adams wrote on August 13th, 2009
  6. I went for a sprint
    Then I skipped breakfast today
    Energy to spare

    MDS wrote on August 13th, 2009
  7. Eat meat for breakfast
    Get in some exercise too
    Life will be groovy

    Carla wrote on August 13th, 2009
  8. Hike, sprint, lift, and eat
    Healthy and fresh. What’s that you
    ask? Primal, baby!

    Another:

    Primal health, fitness,
    Good food, even Ultimate
    Frisbee?! That’s our Mark!

    One more:

    No grains, or sugar,
    Lots of saturated fat.
    Weird? Yes. SAD? Hell no!

    FunkadelicFlash wrote on August 13th, 2009
  9. Your primal body
    Made forty thousand years past
    Twinkies, yesterday

    Primalchild wrote on August 13th, 2009
  10. Lawn mowing to start
    Then had some bacon and eggs
    Won’t eat again ’til night

    Angela in NE wrote on August 13th, 2009
  11. Lift Heavy, Move Slow
    Whole, Natural Foods. No grains!
    Primal Blueprint Rocks!

    DaveFish wrote on August 13th, 2009
  12. Grok and Groketta
    Eat pemmican all the time
    Please let us win this.

    here is another

    Vibrams I love thee
    How dare they call you goofy
    Freed my toes greatly

    Jenny wrote on August 13th, 2009
  13. Run, jump, throw a rock;
    Barefoot’s the best way to walk.
    Life’s best lived like Grok!

    Pasta? Donuts? Yum!
    But then I see my rear end.
    Meat’s my new best friend.

    Eat clean, Lift heavy,
    Old school is best, but I sure
    could use (VFF’s) Five Fingers.

    I used to eat junk.
    Grok showed me how they were bunk.
    No more in MY trunk!

    Adam Kayce wrote on August 13th, 2009
  14. (whoops – forgot to delete a chunk out of #3, there…

    Adam Kayce wrote on August 13th, 2009
  15. Grok ate pemmican
    What works for Grok works for me
    Grain and sugar free

    steve wrote on August 13th, 2009
  16. Slosh tube, sledgehammer, tire
    No gym membership required
    Can afford whole foods

    DaveFish wrote on August 13th, 2009
  17. Live like a caveman
    Evolved to eat meat and plants
    But no bugs for me!

    or

    Never moved before
    Bookworm I, stagnant and slow
    Now I run and play

    or

    I climbed a mountain
    I work my muscles and brain
    My body triumphs!

    Melissa wrote on August 13th, 2009
  18. I couldn’t pick a favorite so:

    The contemplative:
    endless options now
    so much to explore in life
    primal paved the way

    The advertisement:
    barefoot through the grass
    walking, sprinting, and playing
    Vibram Five Fingers

    The brown nose:
    Mark’s Daily Apple
    too much good information
    must go play outside!

    The ridiculous:
    dogs like primal too
    raw meat makes them feel like wolves
    even chihuahuas

    hannahc wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • I love the last one… the image of a chihuahua feeling like a wolf after eating a tiny chicken wing or whatever meat chihuahuas would eat… awesome.

      FlyNavyWife wrote on August 13th, 2009
      • Ha, thanks! They would just die if I gave them chicken wings…that would be very entertaining.

        hannahc wrote on August 14th, 2009
  19. Fresh air, Grokercise
    Meat, oil, veggies, fruit and nuts
    Everlasting love

    Catalina wrote on August 13th, 2009
  20. I cut out all grains
    They were the foods that I liked
    Now I like all food. :)

    James17 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  21. In dreams saw a cow
    went outside and took a bite
    mmmm, grass fed goodness

    PrimalJewishAmericanPrincess wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • HAHAHAA did you really have this dream? So awesome.
      My dreams are odd too…

      FlyNavyWife wrote on August 13th, 2009
  22. I see buffalo,
    Summer brings its tasty death
    inside my stomach.

    kxf685gone wrote on August 13th, 2009
  23. Are these hands my own?
    Dermatitis is no more
    Thanks to grain-free life.

    Matt wrote on August 13th, 2009
  24. I lift heavy things
    I do not eat processed grains
    down thirty-five pounds

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  25. They think we’re crazy
    Cutting carbs and cardio
    We’ll outlive them all

    Indiscreet wrote on August 13th, 2009
  26. In this fast paced world
    Step back, return to your roots
    Find your inner Grok

    How to be healthy?
    Lift heavy, run fast, eat whole
    Embrace Primal life!

    Chris wrote on August 13th, 2009
  27. Eat only REAL food
    Do not workout every day
    Screw CW

    Will wrote on August 13th, 2009
  28. The world is changing
    my family will survive
    we live off the land

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  29. Sprinting for my food
    Lifting heavy for my home
    Playing for my health

    Clint wrote on August 13th, 2009
  30. Man gains only fat
    When he (most intelligent?)
    Forgets what Grok knew.

    BarbeyGirl wrote on August 13th, 2009
  31. I enjoy my life
    will rock out with my grok out
    make sure that you play!

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  32. hit wife over head
    I don’t think that she liked it
    please bring me more beef!

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  33. On the wind a shout
    The barbarian strikes down
    Brings home his bounty

    JustinKN wrote on August 13th, 2009
  34. vibram five fingers
    I feel the universe move
    my piglets thank you!

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  35. Better way to live
    Just go back two million years
    Ancestors knew best

    Tamara wrote on August 13th, 2009
  36. Death to potatoes
    Rather eggs and tomatoes
    Lose the utensils

    Maahier wrote on August 13th, 2009
  37. I love pemmican
    beef tallow if good for you
    I love to eat fish

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  38. I am primal Jim
    I wake up with the rooster
    My life is complete

    James wrote on August 13th, 2009
  39. let grok shine through you
    starch and grains only feed pain
    burning fat right now

    redforevergone wrote on August 13th, 2009
  40. My first name is Grok
    Know this guy his name is Korg
    He’s fat and looks old

    Dean wrote on August 13th, 2009
  41. Ditch the running shoes
    And all the processed junk food
    Get back to nature

    Andrew wrote on August 13th, 2009
  42. Excuses their tools
    I choose the Primal Blueprint
    Live life to your best

    Chunster495 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  43. built a homemade mace
    swings now make my muscles ache
    but this pain is good

    http://twitpic.com/cevyl – it’s a 13.5lb ball of concrete on the end of a post-hole digger handle. Fun!

    Chuck wrote on August 13th, 2009
  44. Eating primaly
    What would my ancestors do?
    Eat more meat I bet.

    SheRa wrote on August 13th, 2009
  45. 90 days Primal
    this life is the best for me!
    Can’t see going back

    Analee Thompson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  46. 3 o’clock slump nears
    Doesn’t phase me anymore
    I’m primal for life!

    Analee Thompson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  47. I’m very sorry
    My hunting skills are sub-par
    Hope you enjoy bugs

    Dave B wrote on August 13th, 2009
  48. Very sick before
    Seems primal cures everything
    Time to go live life

    Analee Thompson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  49. Heart pounding, I chase
    oh a hunting I will go
    sprint, jump, leap, spear, kill!

    Sprint like a gazelle
    go for 100 percent!
    I’m gasping for air…

    Friends will question this
    with a conventional plea
    Alas! We Grok On!

    Krista wrote on August 13th, 2009
  50. I’m having a warrior kind of day!

    awaken primal
    spirit flowing freely now
    predator, am prey no more

    Top of pyramid
    prey eat grain to live, not me
    I hunt, gather joy

    Licarrit wrote on August 13th, 2009
  51. Grok knew what was best
    he did learn it the hard way
    why did we forget?

    Wanna be like Grok?
    take Conventional Wisdom
    throw it out the door.

    lady_daraine wrote on August 13th, 2009
  52. #1 Eggs for breakfast? Check.
    Pemmican in pocket? Check.
    Ready for a walk.

    #2 Didn’t eat last night.
    Had cannibalistic dreams.
    I’m hungry. Feed me!

    dragonmamma wrote on August 13th, 2009
  53. Fishy, fishy in the brook,
    Daddy caught him on a hook,
    Mommy fried him in the pan,
    Baby ate him like a man.

    Joey wrote on August 13th, 2009
  54. Eat natural foods
    Such simple advice
    That WORKS, and I’m proof!

    Lisa Zawrotny wrote on August 13th, 2009
  55. A nation gets huge
    On low fat and high carb fare
    And I am crazy?

    A mind grows dimmer
    As the body grows weaker
    Does not have to be

    Rat on the treadmill
    Tells me that I don’t work hard
    I wish that he knew

    lcme wrote on August 13th, 2009
  56. Vibrams might seem strange
    As I walk down the street, but
    (g)rok for play in woods!

    Andy wrote on August 13th, 2009
  57. Underneath the bar
    Where we learn of what we’re made
    Squats begin with meat

    The economy
    Lives off your big healthcare bill
    I live off real food

    David wrote on August 13th, 2009
  58. The Primal Blueprint
    You really need to read it
    Instructions for life

    Scott wrote on August 13th, 2009
  59. Weak, slow and tubby
    Food and exercise primal
    Now strong, fast and trim!

    Dave, RN wrote on August 13th, 2009
  60. This is my first post! Woo! Hope you like my word-smithing…

    My sore, tired body.
    A slain boar makes a long walk.
    Let’s eat some bacon…

    or

    Behold, the masses.
    So fat; they look delicious.
    But they’re grain fed, bleh!

    Paul Gray wrote on August 13th, 2009
  61. Deadlifted a cow.
    Then I turned it into steaks
    And ate like a king.

    Jamie Fellrath wrote on August 13th, 2009
  62. Almond butter scoop
    For my bellie to lay in
    Is it snack time yet?

    leanbodynow wrote on August 13th, 2009
  63. Nature’s wisdom lights
    the way to strength and beauty,
    long lost gifts restored.

    Plato wrote on August 13th, 2009
  64. I’ll try another one…

    A country that’s sick?
    Adopt a Primal Lifestyle.
    That’s Healthcare Reform!

    Dave, RN wrote on August 13th, 2009
  65. Here’s another…

    The US could save
    Countless billions in healthcare
    If all were primal

    Dave, RN wrote on August 13th, 2009
  66. Humanity’s genes
    Ascribe to earlier times
    Ages of wisdom

    Our senses deceived
    By doughnuts, pasta, bread, grain
    There is always choice

    eyeshield9 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  67. Be fit and healthy
    food is fuel, put good stuff in
    Chicken again Mom?

    Shannon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  68. For healthy futures
    we need to look to our past
    and live like Grok did.

    Rob wrote on August 13th, 2009
  69. Twenty-four hour long fast
    Will eat tomorrow a cow
    Fresh is the best

    lfisher wrote on August 13th, 2009
  70. Post old me on wall
    Spring, Summer, Fall images
    Post new me to wall

    mcoz-09 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  71. Barefoot in the sun,
    Your future lies in your past.
    Become what you are.

    Geoff wrote on August 13th, 2009
  72. Living Primal means
    not looking for a shortcut
    to optimum health

    The Primal Blueprint:
    Conventional Wisdom out
    Uncommon sense in

    DaveFish wrote on August 13th, 2009
  73. Abdominal fat?
    Eat and exercise primal
    Watch it disappear!

    Dave, RN wrote on August 13th, 2009
  74. Walk. Play. Sprint. Lift. Sleep.
    The goal is to enjoy life.
    Eat veggies and meat.

    russ9663 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  75. Sprinting and lifting
    Grok can’t hunt on a treadmill
    Get outside and play!

    Mike wrote on August 13th, 2009
  76. Running barefoot now.
    Sun’s kiss makes vitamine D.
    Cherries are so sweet!

    Edna wrote on August 13th, 2009
  77. man living as grok
    defeats the grain overload
    health and wellness reign

    adam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  78. grok a long slow walk
    grok the grass-fed pastured talk
    grok grok’s primal grok

    (with apologies to Robert A. Heinlein)

    Andy wrote on August 13th, 2009
  79. Sprint, lift, hike, play, sleep;
    Earth’s succulent flesh, plants, nuts;
    Make me whole: Primal.

    jbr613 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  80. Bread, pasta: Begone!
    Walk a mile. Eat a camel.
    Love handles vanish.

    jbr613 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  81. natural state, our call
    meat and veggies for us all
    grow to be strong, tall

    grok played in the dirt
    often played without his shirt
    footloose, fancy free

    growing smaller yet
    growing heavier in weight
    my lean muscle mass

    sometimes i like to
    run through the grass barefoot and
    get mud in my toes

    fritchbeetle wrote on August 13th, 2009
  82. Play the whole summer
    Shake off all stress and worries
    And even ten pounds

    pieter d wrote on August 13th, 2009
  83. Stay away sugar snacks
    Living strong and staying healthy
    I’m the strong Grok-man

    cl wrote on August 13th, 2009
  84. primal lifestyle
    and Crossfit exercises
    will make you awesome

    Mark Davis wrote on August 13th, 2009
  85. Spirit moved Grok
    Grok inspired runner Mark
    Mark Enlightens Us

    bryan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  86. I used to be sure
    I had it all figured out
    I didn’t. Grok on!

    Kyle wrote on August 13th, 2009
  87. modern life remains
    only firm when seated sound
    on ancient pillars

    Dan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  88. Reprogram your genes
    To emulate Primal Life,
    Fit into your jeans

    Rethink what you eat
    Fat is not the enemy
    It’s the grains that will kill you

    The Primal Blueprint
    An easy way to get fit
    My health is better

    Eliminate grains
    Eliminate sugar too
    Live long and prosper

    Debi Wilson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  89. Diagnosed Type 2
    Followed the Primal Blueprint
    Numbers are normal

    Diana wrote on August 13th, 2009
  90. Free from grains in bliss

    Walk woods with primal marrow

    I evolve to Grok

    El Zombito wrote on August 13th, 2009
  91. I love all of these. Good work guys!

    lcme wrote on August 13th, 2009
  92. go find that your genes
    do not change and you will find
    that your jeans do change

    Dan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  93. Fruits, Veggies, Meats and Fish,
    Live a life free of sugar demons
    Its all about insulin control

    Robert Gioia wrote on August 13th, 2009
  94. I am predator
    I stalk and shop for my meat
    Leave the grains for mice

    lcme wrote on August 13th, 2009
  95. Low-fat, whole grain food,
    Personal trainer once said
    Clueless bastard sick.

    Veggies for my side.
    (Brings a plate of corn with steak)
    “Stupid”, now your name.

    Whole grains, not white flour
    Now I’m eating healthier!
    Why chronic sickness?

    Used to run long miles
    Sores and pains along the way.
    Now, slow and steady.

    SassaFrass88 wrote on August 13th, 2009
  96. Grains, sugar, and fat.
    Guess which is the odd man out.
    You’re probably wrong.

    Goodnight insulin.
    Good morning testosterone.
    And hello ladies.

    I was unsightly.
    Then met Grok, now like
    My food, I’m tasty.

    BretMattingly wrote on August 13th, 2009
  97. walk the land barefoot
    protein and produce: eat it
    lift sprint hang: do it

    crunchysue wrote on August 13th, 2009
  98. Simplify; real food
    nourishes mind body spirit
    for all life’s seasons

    Hilary wrote on August 13th, 2009
  99. saturated fat
    you are healthy and filling
    low fat is a crock

    Mark wrote on August 13th, 2009
  100. i spot my quarry
    it is a cow full of grass
    i will eat it rare

    Mark wrote on August 13th, 2009
  101. Bowl of spring cherries
    After fish and grass fed beef
    What’s better than this?

    Aaron Blaisdell wrote on August 13th, 2009
  102. Fat as your best friend,
    Something active every day,
    Primal genes, Gimmick free

    Robert Gioia wrote on August 13th, 2009
  103. One more….

    express your real genes
    eat real food, lift heavy things
    sleep and play today

    Mark wrote on August 13th, 2009
  104. Where’d my time go?
    Primal Exercise and food
    My wife thinks I’m nuts

    Adam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  105. No more wasted time
    play, run, be fit, I’m strong now
    Primal is the way for me

    Piper wrote on August 13th, 2009
  106. Meat is wonderful
    Fat is ever much better
    Best way to eat right

    What are meat and fat?
    Necessary for great life
    Pemmican is both

    Joe Matasic wrote on August 13th, 2009
  107. eat well; exercise
    avoid poisonous items
    don’t forget to sleep

    huey wrote on August 13th, 2009
  108. Walk in the forest
    Dark trees dance in the sunlight
    Scent of pemmican

    Gregg wrote on August 13th, 2009
  109. Winter pemmican
    Summer captured in a stick
    Beef berries and fat

    Alan Anderson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  110. Dine like a caveman;
    Eat green plants and animals.
    You’ll live much longer!

    gcb wrote on August 13th, 2009
  111. Another one:

    I write this small poem
    because primal life is good.
    Give me pemmican?

    gcb wrote on August 13th, 2009
  112. Another one:

    re-remember now
    better late than never
    Grok was very smart

    Seasons come and go
    Just eat what the earth provides
    good health will follow

    lady_daraine wrote on August 13th, 2009
  113. Vibram five fingers
    the next best thing to your own
    tough rugged bare feet

    daVinci said the
    human foot is masterpiece
    of design; start walking

    it’s not that hard
    eat real food play rest sun run
    watch your body change

    live like you evolved
    run throw rest stalk leap and roll
    in your heart you know

    for ten thousand years
    we have been poisoning
    ourselves with grain. STOP!

    they tell us how to live
    they don’t know how wrong they are
    live like you ought to

    live dance sleep play eat
    it’s how we were born to live
    don’t you know that yet?

    the best things in life
    the health strength speed agility
    we evolved to be

    we’re not zoo people
    we’re free range tip of the spear
    wild free and alive

    Lewis wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • Whoa, nelly! :D

      BestLife wrote on August 13th, 2009
  114. Run fast, lift heavy
    Eat meat, fruits, veggies, and nuts
    See results, feel good

    Payam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  115. Primal for my food
    Crossfit for my exercise
    So How Fit Are You

    Sucralose,Trans Fat
    Can’t Read a label without
    My food… No Labels

    When I eat my meal
    I make sure it contains Fat
    My energy needs that

    My Carbs Come from Ground
    My Protein had a Mother
    Nuts, Seeds…That’s my Fat

    Low Fat..What a Crock
    Now I listen only to Grok
    I Eat, Play and Seep

    Jason Speck wrote on August 13th, 2009
  116. Time travel for Grok
    Future for man unpleasant
    Unless he change ways

    Michael wrote on August 13th, 2009
  117. A poem for my 2-yr old. I might have to hang this over his crib.

    Grok these things, my son:
    Eat clean, sleep, lift, sprint and play.
    Your future? Primal.

    joshroman wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • Is “Grok” anything like “smurf”? ;D

      GeriMorgan wrote on August 14th, 2009
  118. Mark’s Daily Apple
    Showing us the way to live
    No grains, dairy, or stress

    Primal Lifestyle
    How to eat, sleep, live and play
    Rewarded with health

    Bill Yundt wrote on August 13th, 2009
  119. I have a stone bed,
    and a mammoth killed my dad.
    is it the new age?

    CF_IL wrote on August 13th, 2009
  120. A great Grok once said:
    “Plans to be spontaneous,
    Will always fall through”

    brian p wrote on August 13th, 2009
  121. With Grok I go eat.
    Be it fish, fowl, fat or meat.
    It’s the greatest treat!

    Evan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  122. Just found at fifty
    Not too late to be primal
    Life is better now

    lbd wrote on August 13th, 2009
  123. People laugh at me.
    Don’t care ’cause Grok equals me.
    Strong, smart, happy me.

    Rahsaan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  124. My girlfriend, she groans
    When I use the word “primal”
    Sans quotation marks

    Primal haiku lacks
    Indefinite articles
    Much like Grok’s vocab

    Like a Grok! Oh, like
    A Grok! Seger himself could
    Not have sung better

    Vegetarian
    Twelve long years much lacking in
    Great deliciousness

    chowza wrote on August 13th, 2009
  125. Fancy Pemmican
    Dried meat mixed with melted fat
    Can’t wait to try it

    clayberg wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • Me, too – I’ve gotten so curious and am too intimidated to make my own (yet…)

      BestLife wrote on August 13th, 2009
  126. Morning has broken
    The cool grass under my feet
    Movement bathes my soul

    Paul Pancoe wrote on August 13th, 2009
  127. A couple more:

    I spy tasty cow
    Silent and stealthy, I pounce
    Cashier unamused

    MDA.com
    Mark is muscled, tan; slowly,
    I put down the chips

    chowza wrote on August 13th, 2009
  128. grass-fed flesh and plants
    energy from nature’s breast
    primal well-being

    Nicholas wrote on August 13th, 2009
  129. Wanna bod like Mark?
    Read his Daily Apple.
    Get primal. Grok on.

    jalense wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • Oops. Missing a syllable.

      Wanna bod like Mark?
      Then read his Daily Apple.
      Get primal. Grok on.

      jalense wrote on August 13th, 2009
  130. Mark, did you guess this would happen in your wildest dreams? Wow! Looks like eating primal is good for your creativity, too! :)

    I feel another one coming…

    Play in the sunshine
    Eat whole foods; Shun frankenfoods
    Become my best self

    …ooh, and another:

    Don’t eat boxed or bagged
    Shop on the peripheries
    For fresh, whole, real food

    And…

    Misinformed, they gorge
    On grains and fat-free foods, but
    May they see the light

    BestLife wrote on August 13th, 2009
  131. time to play outside
    time for healthy nourishment
    time for peaceful rest

    livesimply wrote on August 13th, 2009
  132. Take a long, slow walk,
    Work out with a heavy weight,
    Sprint! You’re on your way

    Tom wrote on August 13th, 2009
  133. Where’d my belly go?
    Primal Exercise and food
    My wife thinks I’m hot!

    Adam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  134. I am fueled by fat
    Lift heavy things and sprint
    Livin’ as prescribed

    Court wrote on August 13th, 2009
  135. Me like to eat meat
    Meat meat meat meat meat meat meat
    Also vegetable

    gwen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  136. I love to eat meat
    Imitating Grok in life
    Goodbye, pet rabbit

    Karl T wrote on August 13th, 2009
  137. Carbohydrates low
    Gluconeogenesis
    Energy from meat

    Jay Cannon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  138. To know what to eat
    It is a breath of fresh air
    Eat primal, live long

    Adam R wrote on August 13th, 2009
  139. Grok is within me.
    I pare away the excess
    until I find him.

    Chuck wrote on August 13th, 2009
  140. Pemmican, oh yeah!
    Meat and fat is where it’s at,
    it’s Grok’s daily bread.

    italdread wrote on August 13th, 2009
  141. Rays shine down on me
    The knowledge of timeless man
    Past and present unite

    Martin P wrote on August 13th, 2009
  142. Used to be depressed
    Put meat and fat to the test
    Now I’m at my best.

    nedbee wrote on August 13th, 2009
  143. Awakened by sun
    Rested, fasted, quickly run
    Gene expression now

    Jay Cannon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  144. I want Pemmican
    I so so so so want it
    Please pick this Haiku

    Maba wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • Eat and play like Grok
      Primal Blueprint surely rocks
      Now, where is my fox?

      Against the grain we go
      Primal Blueprint we will show
      Makes you live past one oh oh.

      maba wrote on August 13th, 2009
  145. garbage food killed me
    lost, need forested places
    trees are now houses

    goodfriendsam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  146. Fat cells get bigger
    when insulin resistant
    Need primal blueprint

    Jay Cannon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  147. Live like a caveman
    Eat meat and vegetables
    Lift heavy things, sprint

    Jim Hunt wrote on August 13th, 2009
  148. Lifting, sprinting, GO!
    Eating plants and animals
    In Grok’s steps – follow.

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    Mark’s Daily Apple
    Providing healthy blueprint
    Live long, live well

    iamcam wrote on August 13th, 2009
  149. Summer almost gone
    Enjoy ripe food in season
    Eat clean and live strong

    stacy wrote on August 13th, 2009
  150. Exercise, good food
    Makes for a healthy, strong man
    and a happy wife.

    ;)

    Brian wrote on August 13th, 2009
  151. African mammoth
    Carnival elephant ears
    Ten thousand year change

    Jay Cannon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  152. If Grok was that strong,
    Then I want to be that strong,
    I’ll eat a dozen eggs.

    Kane wrote on August 13th, 2009
  153. Grok eats fat, liver,
    Brains, heart, brisket, ribeye, roasts,
    Wards off all disease.

    Dexter wrote on August 13th, 2009
  154. The food pyramid
    Makes one fat, sick, and weary
    Go primal and thrive

    Derrickson wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • That’s Judy Derrickson….sorry1 :o )

      Derrickson wrote on August 13th, 2009
  155. Earth seduces me.
    Here, in explosive movement
    Grok has awakened.

    Martin Po wrote on August 13th, 2009
  156. The Spring of my life
    Primal Living has begun
    Long, good life ahead

    Processed food taking life
    raw veggies and meat for me
    regaining lost ground

    Summer is now here
    My garden provides my food
    healthy, fresh, and good

    Work out primal way
    Run really fast for a time
    building strong muscles

    Primal Exercise
    Run, Jump, Flip a Rock
    Play Hard, it’s all fun

    Let’s forget the gym
    Tabata – that’s right for me
    Short, quick, effective

    As you can tell, I had fun with this.

    South Beach Steve wrote on August 13th, 2009
  157. Grok walked the walk
    Mark talks the talk, daily
    Primal pack run free

    bryan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  158. Beef fish egg veg yes
    Sugar wheat starch no
    mark knows what is best

    Tin Tin wrote on August 13th, 2009
  159. Subway, Eat Fresh!…NOT
    I’ve got a better slogan
    No More Grains, Eat Flesh!

    Trevor wrote on August 13th, 2009
  160. Breakfast – bacon, eggs
    A Big Ass Salad for lunch
    Salmon for dinner!

    This is what I actually ate today!

    DaveFish wrote on August 13th, 2009
  161. Lost swelly belly
    No longer ice cream chills me
    Primal living wins!

    Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  162. I can’t rhyme and I
    Can’t sing, but I play and eat
    Like a caveman king!

    Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  163. Fresh fruit nuts and seeds
    Meat and fresh vegetables
    Primal energy

    Chris Lampe wrote on August 13th, 2009
  164. 1.

    Ah, high fat low carb
    Primal reigns supreme stronger
    Yet are we No Grain.

    2.

    Grain eaters are weak
    Behold my caveman muscle
    Meat and veg fuel me

    3.

    Fatties are blind they
    Eat bread and corn like livestock
    They need Primal life

    Lukas wrote on August 13th, 2009
  165. Slow Food is Real Food
    Unprocessed and Package Free
    Keeps you healthy and active

    Robert Gioia wrote on August 13th, 2009
  166. Sprinting faster still
    Lungs burn but I’m near the kill
    Tonight, feast we will

    Summer sun beats down
    Heavy rock picked up from ground
    Fit as Grok I feel

    Steven wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • in reply to your first haiku:

      Others eat such swill
      Processed food up to the gills
      And prescription pills!

      Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  167. No wonder man, now
    Eating only sweets and grain,
    Looks like such crap

    Lukas wrote on August 13th, 2009
  168. Meat, eggs, and some fruit:
    Nutrients, fat, and protein.
    Then play and be lean.

    Mark L. wrote on August 13th, 2009
  169. One trip up the tree
    I have many coconuts
    Much fat to enjoy

    Steven wrote on August 13th, 2009
  170. Perforce gaiety
    Adhere to gene expression
    Hence choice, hence purpose

    Wyatt wrote on August 13th, 2009
  171. walk, sprint, lift, jump, play!
    don’t ever let Mark catch you
    running marathons

    Rachel wrote on August 13th, 2009
    • I run marathons
      Mark would catch me, so give me
      a good head start, please!

      Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  172. yum, avocado.
    bacon and eggs? I’d love some!
    special k? no way!

    Rachel wrote on August 13th, 2009
  173. Eat like a T-Rex
    Just add fruits,nuts, and veggies
    Primal living Beast

    Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  174. Grok like to gather
    but think I will eat the next
    Hippopotamus

    Tracy wrote on August 13th, 2009
  175. Once pale and doughy
    Now Primal, ripped, skin glowing
    wife thanks Grok nightly

    KevinC wrote on August 13th, 2009
  176. Hear the lion roar
    I will now pickup the pace
    Hunt or be hunted

    Steven wrote on August 13th, 2009
  177. Play is hard for me
    Band pull-ups are easier
    Also eating steak

    Grok had no TV
    Get rid of yours primally
    With sledgehammer-fu!

    Morning sun reveals
    The tremulous velvet doe
    QUICKLY! TAKE HER DOWN!

    Meeses wrote on August 13th, 2009
  178. Barefoot and pregnant
    Almost a life time ago
    Sprinting barefoot now

    Sharon wrote on August 13th, 2009
  179. Hey, modern humans
    Stop overthinking this thing
    Primal means easy

    Shelley wrote on August 13th, 2009
  180. Brownies are ready!
    No thanks, I’m full from dinner.
    Difficult choice? Nope!

    Jeremy Spencer wrote on August 13th, 2009
  181. Fit is moving slow
    Lift big rocks and eat what
    You can grow or kill

    Kevin wrote on August 13th, 2009
  182. Fast food cave man style
    Run down your dinner to eat
    And with no French Fries

    Jim Hansen wrote on August 13th, 2009
  183. No grains or sugar
    Make Grok go something something
    Happy and Healthy

    kwschulz wrote on August 13th, 2009
  184. Now Get Out N Play
    Sprint, Hike, Lift, Garden your food
    Away with the tube

    orbeachic wrote on August 13th, 2009
  185. I geuss I’ll give it a go;

    Bare feet running free
    Lifting, Leaping, loving life
    Never felt so fine

    Ghastly grains be gone
    Fat will forever be friend
    Eat well, be healthy

    10climbe wrote on August 13th, 2009
  186. 食生活?
    狩猟採集
    ほうがいい

    eating style huh?
    hunters and gatherers
    is the very best

    both say the same thing
    both “haiku”
    although theres a lot more to a real haiku than just 5-7-5

    brian wrote on August 13th, 2009
  187. Daisy once so sweet
    Now meows to Grok and Grokette
    Watch you back kitty

    Mell wrote on August 13th, 2009
  188. Live a primal way
    Don’t wait for another day
    Time to make a change

    Ingrid wrote on August 13th, 2009
  189. Corrected:

    Fit is moving slow
    Lift big rocks and eat just what
    You can grow or kill

    Kevin wrote on August 13th, 2009
  190. Try and you will see
    Primal is the way to be
    To set yourself free

    Ingrid wrote on August 13th, 2009
  191. Lift Big:

    Grunt, lift, grunt, lift, heave
    Rock up, and up, thrown back down
    Stronger now me be

    Dangeruss wrote on August 13th, 2009
  192. creeping through switch grass
    Grok hunts his unknowing prey
    Posed, ready to strike!

    Zephyr wrote on August 13th, 2009
  193. for love, for life long,
    for playtime and aging strong,
    see Primal Blueprint.

    fritchbeetle wrote on August 13th, 2009
  194. Grok not know “haiku”
    But Grok know how to live life
    Grok be fit and proud!

    GeriMorgan wrote on August 13th, 2009
  195. eighty percent of
    me is composed of what I
    eat so I eat well.

    fritchbeetle wrote on August 13th, 2009
  196. convention’s wisdom
    preaches low fat and high grain;
    the future’s primal.

    fritchbeetle wrote on August 13th, 2009
  197. Me like to eat meat.
    Oh Shit! Run! A big ass bear!
    My huge pectorals.

    Ate too much gluten
    Did a whole lot of tootin’
    Now I am fine…GRRRRRR

    Ate a lot of bread
    Felt awful dead in the head
    Went primal instead

    sofiawahaj wrote on August 13th, 2009
  198. Eat meat, lift rocks, sprint
    Tis how we were meant to live
    Embrace primal life

    Iceskater wrote on August 13th, 2009
  199. A haiku cycle, about being on vacation during the first fifteen days of Primal Challenge:

    Two week vacation.
    Walked it like nomadic man.
    Now calves are bulging.

    Carried my daughter,
    sometimes, instead of stroller.
    Bonded, we’re stronger.

    Wore only Vibrams.
    Others looked and laughed and asked.
    May have sold some shoes.

    Tempted eating out.
    Some starch was in the diet.
    My eighty twenty.

    Leaving tomorrow.
    Bittersweet, but time to go.
    At home, will ‘Hard Grok’.

    emmcubed wrote on August 13th, 2009
  200. I love to eat meat
    The cow only eats green grass
    Therefore, I’m happy

    Primal way of life
    Meats, nuts, veggies, fruits, and seeds
    Run, lift, play, be free

    John Park wrote on August 13th, 2009
  201. much deliciousness
    winter spring summer and fall
    eating what i find

    Carl wrote on August 14th, 2009
  202. Mountains All Around
    Water Flowing From Mountains
    Climbing Shops and Ropes

    Scott wrote on August 14th, 2009
  203. Let sugar be caned
    Whole grains do not healthy make
    Embrace the veggies

    Brian Reckdenwald wrote on August 14th, 2009
  204. the insulin tide
    once sunami, now at peace
    no meds, my heart leaps

    David wrote on August 14th, 2009
  205. I ate my fats, yum!
    Walked the Summer streets an hour
    Feeling full of power.

    Tom wrote on August 14th, 2009
  206. I like many bacons.
    It’s the food of many thrills.
    Age. My sprint skills taken.

    Tom wrote on August 14th, 2009
  207. Pemmican is not
    an Inuit treat but Cree
    I’m so pedantic.

    Paulie wrote on August 14th, 2009
  208. My haiku is called TV

    Latency no more
    Vicarious life adieu
    Welcome verve renewed

    TaydaTot wrote on August 14th, 2009
  209. To all seasons god made food
    I gather them all
    And eat what was meant for me!

    amyandco1 wrote on August 14th, 2009
  210. In my driveway waits
    the mighty Omega 3s
    in humble Purslane!

    Tracy wrote on August 14th, 2009
  211. These are great!!! Thanks for all who wrote…you put a big smile on my face!

    Stacee wrote on August 14th, 2009
  212. Yup! There are lots of healthy poets on the internets. ;)

    fritchbeetle wrote on August 14th, 2009
  213. All the things I eat
    Some are salty, some are sweet
    Primal can’t be beat

    cwdana wrote on August 14th, 2009

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