Paleo By Tess Lennon-Dorn
PALEO Version 2 Cast CHAD - 30’s STEPH - 30’s KATE - late 20’s Chad, Steph and Kate are seated around the table eating dinner. STEPH The meatloaf is good Chad. CHAD Oh, thanks. Happy Birthday, Steph! KATE It must be all of the bread crumbs. STEPH Would you like to try some, Kate? KATE NO, Steph, I can’t. Because as you know I am practicing clean eating. AKA Paleo. STEPH Okay, well I assure you, the meatloaf is perfectly "clean". Steph laughs to herself about her joke. Kate stares at her. KATE Did you know wheat has special spikes on it, almost like a warning sign for people not to eat it? CHAD Oh, like a food stop sign. KATE Yeah, exactly. CHAD Well, I’m gonna press go on the food road. Babe, cyu pass the bread sticks?
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STEPH Sure. Steph passes the bread sticks CHAD Want one, Kate? KATE No, thank you Chad. I’ve gone 12 days without any wheat, sugar, legumes, or peanuts, and I think I can go a thirteenth. CHAD Legumes...? STEPH She means beans. KATE I mean, I feel great. I feel so clear. You don’t know how much sugar and gluten bog you down. I have so much energy, I feel like I could climb a rope. CHAD My friend Karen says that if you just use portion control you can maintain a balanced diet. KATE Well she’s retarded. CHAD I think she’s nice. STEPH Kate, this is too extreme. What do you even eat? KATE Avocado. Ground turkey. Steak tar tar. Sesame seeds. Grapes. Raisins. STEPH Okay I think I got it. CHAD So if you’re paleo now, you probably work out a bunch.