I believe it’s the best way for humans to eat. So what is it?
In a nutshell, humans have been on earth around a couple of million years. Agriculture has only been in existence for 10,000 years. Our bodies have not had time to genetically adjust to grains, dairy, sugar etc. Therefore we are best served eating like a caveman.
Here is an example of a food that is NOT paleo along with its ingredients:
Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers
• Made bySunshine Biscuits, LLC show contact info
• Ingredients
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate
[Vitamin B1]Riboflavin [Vitamin B2]Folic Acid)Vegetable Oil (Canola,
Cottonseed, Palm, Sunflower and/or Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
with TBHQ For Freshness)Skim Milk, Cheese [Skim Milk, Whey Protein,
Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Extract for Color]Two Percent or
less of Milk, Salt, Paprika, Yeast, Paprika Oleoresin for Color, Cheese
Cultures, Soy Lecithin)
• Allergen / Warning Information
Contains wheat, milk and soy ingredients.
• From the maker
100% Real cheese. Made with skim milk.
Here is some examples of paleo foods with ingredients:
Egg: Ingredients Egg
Broccoli: Ingredients Broccoli
Steak: Ingredients Beef
The only processing required might be cooking.
Here is a terrific YouTube video that elaborates on the concept.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCFZoqmKf5M
I’ll refer to eating paleo often.
One final caveat: To truly “lean up” quantity is always an issue, even when what we consume is perfect.
