Paleo diet

The only "processing" done to an oat is that it is husked, washed, and baked. There isn't anything but water added in the process.

What is paleos stance on sprouted grain bread?

Its considered okay by some from what I read.

Oh, he's a stud, no doubt. But for every person you can name that follows the Paleo diet, I can name you people who are just as fit (or more) that do not. Paleo is a choice, but it is not one based in science, that's all I'm saying. To say grains are bad for you is asinine, unless you are allergic to them.

Thats how I try to eat when I'm not cutting weight for a fight. It made me much leaner and more anobolic. Its hard for me to stay on it do to having small children that are picky eaters I always give in and eat that pizza

I just started to eat more paleo and have 2 children. One is older and wants to eat healthier as well. The other is younger and doesn't understand fully what it is yet. The younger loves the story in Paleo Pals, and is pretty much a fruits and veggies type of kid. However, he does love his grilled cheese sandwiches. I am slowly trying to introduce him to the healthier meals in these two books.

Try these two books...

Paleo Pals http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Pals-Jimmy-Carrot-Rocket/dp/193660888X
Eat Like the Dinosaurs http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Like-Dinosaur-Guidebook-Gluten-free/dp/1936608871/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Both have some good recipes.

now the anti everything people are going to far. I cut grains and have benefits like feeling better and sleeping better and I am told they cant be real benefits unless I back it up with science. Amazing how far some will go to feel justified in being anti paleo.

I dont even consider myself paleo as I eat dairy and sometimes more processed crap then I care to admit. But telling me the benefits I receive from cutting grain arent real because there isnt a study to prove it is just lame.

I will continue to cut grains and experience my imaginary improvements.

the paleo people are "anti everything." I am not. I am also for not spreading stuff around that isn't based in science, but rather in anecdotes.

Another consideration is that (particularly for Gout sufferers) grains actually help rid the body of toxins such as uric acid.

So does drinking a lot of water.

The only "processing" done to an oat is that it is husked, washed, and baked. There isn't anything but water added in the process.

I said most not all. A for effort though.

The benefit of cutting out grains outweighs the benefit of cutting out animal products. You may not "need" either one of these food groups, but grains aren't giving you as much nutritional benefit as meat.

This whole no nutrition line of thinking that people keep pushing is messed up.

There are macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are fuel for the body and needed in copious amounts to maintain all the bodies functions. Micronutrients are other things the body needs in tiny amounts to suppliment the macronutrients.

If you eat a varied diet micronutrients are irrelevent. Your chance of developing a deficiency is very low if you eat a varied diet. Only those that cut out major food groups or only eat a small variety of foods are at risk of a micronutrient deficiency.

The macronutrient profile of a food is its nutritional benefit. Grains provide carbs and a small amount of protein. It is good fuel for the body. Compare this to lettuce for example, which has virtually no calories, the body gets virtually nothing out of it. The nutritional value of lettuce is extremely low.

In fact this is the case with most veggies. People are so confused as to what is an isn't nutritious; many veggies have virtually no nutritional value aside from a small amount of micronutrients yet they are praised for their healtiness. The rhetoric can be downright laughable.

The macronutrient profile of a food is it primary nutritional profile. Fat people are especially screwed up since they villify macronutrients in the name of becoming less fat, and they equate getting thinner with getting healthier. This leads to an understanding of nutrition and eating in people that is bewilderingly out in left field; flipping macro and micro nutrients when considering nutritional value, villifying primary nurients as being not nutritious depite being vital for the body and needed in copious amounts.

I haven't tried it, and I'm not going to since I like grains, but I have a girlfriend that does and she loves it. The main drawback for her is the price of fresh fruits and veggies, but other then that she loves the diet. I don't necessarily think it's bad, just not for me. Good luck to you, try to pick from the responders people who will help you with advice on low cost recipes and the like, I think (yes, personal opinion) that it might help you be more successful.

I'm on neither side of this... I have felt both ways... Now, I just feel if you follow the food pyramid how can you go wrong?? Well balanced diet hasn't worked for people for hundreds of years?

The gov't threw out the food pyramid a couple years ago, it was not a good set of guidelines.

It has been updated to Myplate, which is much, much better. (Nutrition and Exercise is the First Lady's cause)

I have a girlfriend

Not on topic, but that's hot.

Ok, back on topic.....

Its what humans are meant to eat - not processed grass seeds.

Problem is, there is not much actual evidence that this part is true.

The people making fools of themselves are those that believe that healthy grains, like brown rice, or whole wheat bread (especially bread made yourself) is any further from "natural" than eating veggies and lean meats. Rice is a staple in the diets of the most healthy people on the planet. And dwarf wheat saved an entire population from starvation. Eating naturally is a great thing, but grains are natural, if you eat them correctly. And if you people want performance, name me an endurance athlete that eats strictly paleo. You need carbs from grains to round out a balanced diet, especially if you are an endurance athlete. Whole wheat pasta, long grain brown rice, and natural multi-grain bread are vital contributors to a well-balanced diet. I've tried paleo. I've tried atkins, south beach, Mediterranean, you name it. If you want a total eating plan, try the Biggest Loser diet. No fads, no gimmicks, just sound nutritional advice based in real science, not "common sense" ethereal garbage.

so....if I feel better, sleep better and have more energy after I cut grains out of my diet, I should still eat them anyway because grains are "natural"?

And nobody eats wheat off the field. It has to be processed and bleached and packaged and preserved to be palatable.

Are you sure about that? Because I can find my grain mill, but I don't seem to have a bleacher, a packager, or preserver that apparently required to make my whole wheat palatable.

Yes, I do.
I feel the best when I'm following it.
I like the Whole 30 method best.