> Question: Are potatoes really non-paleo?
>
> I had a friend that ate potatoes raw, and liked them so they seem to
> edible
> raw.  From that definition aren't they are paleo?
> There IS the issue that they are very high in carbs.
> What is wrong with potatoes?
>
>
> Richard Keene, Novell Inc, Provo, Utah, 801-861-4389,
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Potatoes are VERY non-paleo.
They have amongst the highest level and broadest range of antinutrients of
any food. They have a huge range of protease inhibitors and lectins
(haemagglutins). From my recall, only soy beans come close. Do not eat them
raw, they will stuff your system up.
Even cooked, plenty of their antinutrients will still be active.
The main benefit of eating paleo is that you eliminate your major source of
antinutrients- grains. If you're eating potatoes you may as well start
eating all the other crap as well. If you are eating potatoes, you are not
eating paleo.
They fail my paleo tests.


Ben Balzer.