On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:39:11 -0700, Peter Brandt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Can a vegetarian diet or a diet with muscle meat >(commercial or not) as its only source of animal food really be called >paleo? How about a diet that does not contain insects or a very wide >range of plant foods? From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - Paleo: "Greek palai-, palaio- ancient, from palai long ago; 1 : involving or dealing with ancient forms or conditions <paleobotany>; 2 : early : primitive : archaic <Paleolithic>" Since the definition of paleo is restricted to a meaning of "very old," any diet that avoids Neolithic foods should adequately fit the definition. Marylee