Recently, a friend of mine has been looking into the “Paleo
Diet.” I heard about this diet in an anthropology class. Personally, I think it is weird. Then again, I think being strict vegan is weird.
So what exactly is a Paleo Diet? It is a diet based foods eaten during the Paleolithic
age. The gist is this is what our
ancestors ate so it must be good.
According to the research, humans weren’t designed to eat dairy or grain
products which this diet disallows.
Like other “research” I have read related to food, I find a
lot of it designed to try and convince people that this or that is bad/good for
you. I will link several website
regarding the Paleo Diet and none of them agree on what is the best things to
eat.
One site Paleodiet Foods
lists foods that are supposedly in the diet.
Looking down the list I have to wonder who much top sirloin
(encouraged), extra –lean hamburger (encouraged), diet-sodas (in moderation)
and beer (in moderation) paleolithic man had.
On Paleo Diet
food/shopping list stresses the importance of grass fed beef and other “exotic”
meats such as venison, buffalo, bear, etc. and has a link to Fossil Farms where one can get these
meats special order.
On the other hand, at Paleo Diet Lifestyle the
story changes and they insist you eat large portions of fat and while
technically a dairy product which are discouraged, butter is encouraged as a
good fat source.
In the article I read for the anthropology class – The
New Age Cavemen and the City even these guys couldn’t agree on what or how
to eat their foods.
I find this diet too confusing to follow with too many
contradictions between the so-called experts.
In the comment field below, please feel free to give me your
opinion and thoughts about the Paleo diet.
This is definitely interesting and I havent heard of this diet before. I am always wondering where do people come up with these ideas. I've eaten venison and it its not that bat, but as with any wild game, it's all in how its prepared.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. I've never heard of this. I'm all for meat/protein (including venison and buffalo), but this sounds more like they can't make their mind up if allowing butter but not other dairy. Odd that.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this diet before. Everything in moderation, people! Maybe if cavemen had beer and top sirloin, the course of history would have been changed.
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