[ExI] pale diet again: RE: It's not only the fittest who survive.

[Harvey Newstrom]

Patrick McLaren <patrick at patrickmclaren.com> wrote,
> One problem I have when considering high-carb in context of the paleo diet is the ability to *satisfy* caloric requirements when eating unprocessed plants, legumes, and grains.

Thanks for your complicated nutritional calculations.  You are
absolutely correct, and I agree with your analysis.

To be clearer:  I am not denying that Paleos ate meat, vegetables and
fruit.  You are absolutely correct that grains couldn't fulfill most of
the diet.  I am merely arguing that neopaleos shouldn't avoid whole
grains based on a mistaken believe that early paleos didn't eat grain. 
They also ate legumes.  They also cooked them.  And even though I am
personally vegetarian, there is no doubt that Paleos ate meat.  Claims
to the contrary have no historical basis.

My personal diet does not fit the common definition of low-fat or
high-fat, because it's low-saturated-fat with high-monounsaturated-fat. 
My personal diet does not fit the common definition of low-carb or
high-carb, because it's low-sugar with high-complex-carbs.  My personal
diet is vegetarian, but it is not low-protein.

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