Welcome to Paleo & Oily/Grainless Gourmet!  I'm Kelly Thibault, founder & owner of the company.  After a lifetime of trying to be healthy while also loving to cook and bake, I have taken my skills and passions to live and share my more holistic life.  It is my own journey that led me to want to help others live above the wellness line.

I began a journey of going gluten-free in 2011 and realized I felt better. However, in 2014 I started getting sick all the time, which led me to the Paleo diet, and I began to see positive results.  In spite of this, I was still tired all the time, grumpy, and just always felt under the weather.  Through working with a functional doctor, I learned that my ailments were related to a leaky gut, biotoxin contamination from mold exposure, and an under-functioning metabolic system.   Basically, my insides were sick, inflamed, and my body thought it was starving.  And I wasn't eating or living in a way that allowed my body to heal and function properly.  The prescribed solution was herbal & vitamin supplements along with eating and lifestyle changes.  As I became stricter in my eating choices, I struggled to find snacks and restaurants where I could safely eat.  This challenge was the catalyst for me to start my business journey when I created my former company, Grainless Gourmet.

However, as I dove deeper into the Paleo lifestyle, I also realized that I needed to evaluate my cleaning products, personal care regime, and things we use externally on an everyday basis.  This shift is what led me to Young Living Essential Oils. While I still use the occasional over-the-counter item like acetaminophen, an occasional cannabis gummy, or prescriptions as needed, I balance it with plant-based gluten-free products and cleaning supplies. My desire to become more than Grainless Gourmet and add sharing essential oils to my business led me to launch Paleo & Oily.  Because that's how I live my life - Paleo and full of essential oils.  It's been a journey, and at times it's been hard, but I hope you will come along by reading my blog and making the recipes I create.

Many of my recipes are free of grains (gluten), dairy, soy, refined sugars, white potatoes, legumes, peanuts, inflammatory emulsifiers (i.e. gums/carrageenan), and preservatives. I also do not use onions, peppers, or shellfish in my cooking.  I try to use organic meat from grass-fed, pasture-raised, and cage-free/humanely-raised animals.