Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

1. Another thing to keep in mind about the paleo diet

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 11:04 AM

Mar 2015

is that nothing in any grocery store resembles the food available in the stone age. We've spent the last 10,000 years heavily modifying every plant and animal we eat.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Real Paleo Diet: early hominids ate just about everything [View all] Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

Another thing to keep in mind about the paleo diet jeff47 Mar 2015 #1

how did we modify this? snooper2 Mar 2015 #2

The oranges and limes are much larger jeff47 Mar 2015 #6

Our ancestors probably wouldn't have eaten this in the first place jmowreader Mar 2015 #11

And then there was the dearth of excess calories. Orsino Mar 2015 #3

I bet they didn't eat .. ananda Mar 2015 #4

Its not to hard to imagine early man yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #26

To me the bottom line is to listen to your body GliderGuider Mar 2015 #5

Many say food cravings are all f/ junk food/sweets, but not always for me. If I start craving OJ, Panich52 Mar 2015 #7

do you have any trouble with your blood iron levels? Revanchist Mar 2015 #9

Kind of my point -- I don't have such problems, possibly because my body tells me when I need a Panich52 Mar 2015 #21

Well said. I try to eat a good amount of protein - mostly from poultry and fish - and not go nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #8

They may have eaten "everything".. sendero Mar 2015 #10

The human species survived because it is an omnivore. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #12

in your reply what does 'above the level of grass' mean? HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #13

We don't have cuds. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #14

I understand that as a reference to human's lack of cellulase HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #15

True but the calorie count is relatively low. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #16

Calorie counts of seeds are actually pretty high...but that swings from the point HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #17

Seeds, not green growing grass. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #20

The most voracious predator on the planet. nt bemildred Mar 2015 #18

Early humans shopped at Whole Foods darling, then bored their friends with endless remarks mulsh Mar 2015 #19

jeeez, were they that wealthy,? Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #33

I say screw sticking to any one "diet" FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #22

Crap article whatchamacallit Mar 2015 #23

Apparently brontosauruses tasted like chicken (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 #24

Dumpster Divers Rule! nt Zorra Mar 2015 #25

Shackleton's crew survived for a year eating only penguins. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2015 #27

+100. That was the advantage of being an omnivore. ND-Dem Mar 2015 #28

I wasn't impressed with the idea of the paleodiet. Cleita Mar 2015 #29

or let over meat from other bigger predators FLPanhandle Mar 2015 #30

Yes, I forgot about the carrion. eom Cleita Mar 2015 #31

Carrion? I don't think most Paleos even eat organ meats Retrograde Mar 2015 #32