Ben Balzer wrote:
>Most of the paleo benefits come from avoiding

>grains and sticking to fruit
>and veges which have far more

>vitamins/micronutrients PER CALORIE than
>grains.
This IMHO really hits the nail.
>Grains are energy dense (high >calorie).

>Grains also contain mild
>toxins that are of relevance to we

>true-(paleo)-believers. So you can be a
>paleo vegetarian by sticking to Rays list of

>thow shalt not eat, then having
>eggs to get the protein right
I like your definition, Ben. But to get the
protein "right"? What *is* right?
Some assume a very high protein input, so high
that most of it is excreted again (or burnt).
(1) shows that the nitrogen if above about
40g protein/day is simply excreted - what
means that amino acids have been brocen down
to fuel and excreted N (ammonia, urea).

This may be beneficial to diabeted deseased
which have to reduce carbs as much as

possible.
But who knows how much protein australopethine
ate? We do know how much chimps and gorillas

eat.

> >My question was, and remains,: "How may I

add more protein to my diet
> without
> >eating meat?"
Sunflower seed, all the various nuts.

If you want animal protein (what reason for?)

you don't have to eat meat (and possibly
violate your convictions).
White cheese is a mild paleo violation
-there is paleo-cheese (remember calves)
and last but not least we *are* mammals :-)

I'd be better searching for *energy* than for
protein however, because paleo "engergy" is
not so easy to find.
There are no paleo pigs with 27% fat.
Wild game has much less fat, namely in africas
savannes.
Paleo meat is the opposite of energetically

dense.

regards, Amadeus

(1)
http://medtstgo.ucdavis.edu/endo/lecture/MetPi

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