What is the paleo diet?
Here's a definitive guide to what the paleo diet is, what it's not and what critics are saying.
MEAT: The paleo diet encourages healthy portions of protein. (Photo: Tobyotter/Flickr) Comments
The real concern needs to be put out there. Obesity in populations is growing rapidly. People are fat! Unhealthy! Sick! People are told by the FDA that in order to be healthy they need to eat 6 servings of pasta and grains, 2 servings of fruit, 3 servings of vegetables, 3 servings of dairy, and a mere 2 servings of protein. That’s a lot of carbohydrates in a day, especially considering the activity level of of society as a whole. The bottom line is that people do not need that much instant.... More
Although I do not agree exactly in everything (especially what concerns honey and sweet potatoes) think this is one of the best available. I especially like it that indicates where to buy certain foods that can not be purchased at usual stores such as alligator and turtle meat ... and also some seafood...
Too many people who know very little about the paleo diet focus on the meat. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, recommends that a person gets approximately 50% of their calories from LEAN meat but meat is high in calories compared to fruits and vegetables therefor from a portion-size perspective meat is about 25% of a paleo diet. In my personal interpretation of the paleo diet I eat approximately 50% vegetables, 25% fruits, 20% meat, and 5% of things like nuts and mushrooms. Cordain talks.... More
can't people find better things to do then make up silly diets from a made up era.
My family has been doing this for a couple months and we feel so much better in every way! Have kept all our muscle and lost at least 20 pounds. Even the kids r liking it. So shame on you for posting on something u don't have a clue on. Its not a silly diet its a way of life that can make living worth while. Sure, we still eat whats on the commercials but now only once in a while not all the time.
"The study also questions if meat was indeed the primary source of fuels during the Paleolithic era. It was only near the poles that populations consumed most of their calories from flesh (think: Eskimos); elsewhere, the study’s authors contend, humans during this time received most of their nutrition from plant-based sources."
As do most people who eat paleo... The majority of my calories comes from vegetables. I also eat berries and some fruit... This isn't the Atkins diet. .... More
Yes but protein plays a big, big part in the Paleo diet. Hence the study questions and the relevance to the Paleo diet.
There is an interesting article at the Health Journal Club that makes the case that the healthiest thing to do is just not eat anything that wasn't a food 100 years ago.
http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/100-year-diet.html
Try it for a few weeks. You might like it.
Salt is permitted on most versions, Sea Salt is slightly better.
No sugar, or sugar alternatives including Zero Calorie alternatives
No processed food, grains, flours, cereals, processed calorie dense starches
No manufactured oils
Reasonable portions of fat meat, lean meat, fish, three time/day.
Tuber and leafy vegetable as you like, with meals.
Fruit as a occasion garnish. You may need to watch total.... More
