Non-paleo foods that are "not so bad"

mfanyafujo

What do you guys think about the different "bad" foods..... namely corn, wheat, beans, rice, and white potatoes? I realize they are not Paleo, and I try with all my might to avoid them, but are there varying degrees of evilness?

Lol, you just named all of the staple foods of where I live. Well, wheat less than others, but definitely corn, rice, beans, and potatoes. And everything cooked with oil, if not fried. The population seems to be generally pretty fit.

doorki

You just called potatoes and beans evil. I don't like you.

But think of the reduction in global warming if everyone stopped eating these gassy foods!!

by this logic men are more to blame for global warming than women... you know... since we never fart

I would have thought that this was a valid point but then I got married.

Alexstrasza

The paleo diet is one of the silliest fad diets I've seen in awhile.

Let's go back to the way our ancestors ate! Now excuse me whileI jump into my new Escalade and drive to the gym and then I shall drive to the store to "gather" my paleo diet.


I eat rice, potatoes, wheat, and all those "evil" foods all the time. I'm still losing weight and my health is fan-freaking-tastic.

Alexstrasza

Pre history humans were lucky to make 30...why are we so intent on assuming they had it right?

Exactly!

If you were 50 you were probably the village elder.

impyimpyaj

Pre history humans were lucky to make 30...why are we so intent on assuming they had it right?

Pre-history humans also tended to get eaten by wild animals more often than we do now. And an infected tooth could be fatal, since there were no dentists.

thepanttherlady

You just called potatoes and beans evil. I don't like you.

But think of the reduction in global warming if everyone stopped eating these gassy foods!!

by this logic men are more to blame for global warming than women... you know... since we never fart

mandelea

How did this thread get so derailed and unhelpful for the original poster?

I eat very close to paleo, because it woks for me (key word being 'me'). Try taking some foods out of your diet, and reintroducing them, listen to your body and pay attention to how it reacts, and choose from there. Example, it's rommnded that I eat meat at every meal, but my digestive system doesn't like it. It also says eggs in moderation, but I eat them daily for protein (my LDL levels are good, and cholesterol doesn't run in my family). On the other hand, I cut gluten out, reintroduced it, and I felt like I was dying. Gluten out, check.

Don't do a paleo diet because everyone else does, do what's right for your body (this also goes for those not eating paleo, it works for them).

Good luck!

TheVimFuego

The paleo diet is one of the silliest fad diets I've seen in awhile.
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If we are talking silly fad diets then the 'low fat, calories in/out, a calorie is a calorie diet' has to take the biscuit.

And the less said about the merits of the life expectancy argument the better.

On topic: Cheese isn't strictly Paleo but I tolerate it and enjoy it. As I do premium ice cream, I just don't go nuts with it. Unlike nuts which I do go nuts over.

TheVimFuego

How did this thread get so derailed and unhelpful for the original poster?

I eat very close to paleo, because it woks for me (key word being 'me'). Try taking some foods out of your diet, and reintroducing them, listen to your body and pay attention to how it reacts, and choose from there. Example, it's rommnded that I eat meat at every meal, but my digestive system doesn't like it. It also says eggs in moderation, but I eat them daily for protein (my LDL levels are good, and cholesterol doesn't run in my family). On the other hand, I cut gluten out, reintroduced it, and I felt like I was dying. Gluten out, check.

Don't do a paleo diet because everyone else does, do what's right for your body (this also goes for those not eating paleo, it works for them).

Good luck!

And good luck to you.

We are all, as you say, different.

Personally I'm never going back to grains because I know I'll feel like rubbish.

chrisdavey

The paleo diet is one of the silliest fad diets I've seen in awhile.
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If we are talking silly fad diets then the 'low fat, calories in/out, a calorie is a calorie diet' has to take the biscuit.

because cavemen knew how to beat the laws of thermodynamics right?