On Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:01 PM, Richard Archer
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>
> A diet consisting of:
> 2 lb game meat
> 1 lb fish
> 0.25 lb seeds and nuts
> 0.25 lb fruit
> 0.75 lb vegetables
>
> yields 2019 kcal with 60 g fat (27% kcal) and 294 g protein (58%
> kcal). This breakdown is just as realistic as your estimates, yet
> reveal a completely different nutrient profile. The true dietary
> profile of paleolithic humans will probably never be known.
>
> Here's a chart similar to yours. Carb %kcal is calculated by difference.
>
> Group   g/day   kcal    SFA     MUFA    PUFA    Fat     Prot    Carb
> Game    908     1144    8.44    8.44    4.27    33.05   198.22  0.00
> Fish    454     513     3.81    6.17    4.22    16.84   82.63   2.27
> Nuts    57      146     4.14    1.79    1.44    7.80    2.87    17.47
> Fruit   113     68      0.14    0.38    0.18    0.85    0.99    16.33
> Veg     341     147     0.27    0.24    0.68    1.60    8.80    29.87
>
> Total   1873    2019    16.80   17.03   10.79   60.14   293.51  65.94
> % of kcal               7.49%   7.59%   4.81%   26.80%  58.13%  15.06%
>

Granted, the amounts of each food can vary widely, and reports can be cited
to support nearly any configuration.

My example was illustrative, not prescriptive - somewhere between all-veg
and all-meat.  Personally, I get along well with 3 lb. of meat/fish per
week, which puts me on what might be termed the left wing of the spectrum,
given the prevailing ethos of this gang.

Norm