Tim,

This diet is simple to follow (I follow PP mostly with new reductions in the
dairy as per Neanderthin).  Here is the just of what a single man should do.
Buy meat, any kind that you like, and separate it into meal portions.  Stock
up on veggies (I use frozen and canned), you can even buy the small cans (I
buy small spinach cans because everyone in my family hates spinach).  Cottage
cheese is a great staple if you are doing dairy.  Eggs are a must and a
wonderful quick meal if you are too tired to mess with it.  Nuts are a great
standby for snacks, as are pork rinds.

I think that if you know the jest of this diet you will find that it requires
far less preparation time then you think.  I spend a lot less time in the
kitchen.  Usually I can have a piece of meat made, some veggies heated up and
a cucumber salad or cottage cheese ready in about 15 minutes.  Breakfast is a
breeze and if you are like me and like to eat out this is the easiest diet to
follow!

There are a lot of great recipes that are posted here and there, but I seldom
have time for anything that requires much kitchen time.  Again, that is one
nice aspect about this diet.  My sister, who is single puts a roast in the
crockpot and cooks it while she is sleeping.  In the am she has lunch ready
for that day at work and then she packages up the rest for quick meals
(freezing them).

I read a lot of apprehension in your post, almost like you don't buy this
diet.  I can understand that and might I suggest that you know your diet and
have a good commitment to it before trying it.  WHY?  Because you will be
bitched at and warned and etc. for the fashion in which you eat!  Trust me,
not a day goes by that I don't find myself defending my diet!

Good luck and welcome!

Ida M. Penn, RN
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Paleolithic Eating Support List  On Behalf Of Mulligan, Tim
Sent:   Wednesday, June 11, 1997 9:24 AM
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Subject:        Hesitant newbie

Hi folks.

        I first encountered the paleolithic diet last year, and I did
some reading about it.  I read _Protein Power_, _The Zone_, and
_Paleolithic Prescription_.  I found _The Zone_ to be ridiculous in
terms of the obsessiveness it required.  _Protein Power_ seemed more
reasonable, but after three days of following it, a rash broke out on my
cheeks -- a first for me.  (No, I wasn't eating new, potentially
allergic, foods.)  _Paleolithic Prescription_ didn't seem all that
paleolithic by the end of the book.

        I have visited some of the web sites devoted to this diet.
They're justification-dense and detail-poor.  I know and concur with the
rationale for this diet.  What I want is information about how to follow
it without too much effort and without going broke.  I need some
recommendations about what kind of meals to eat on a daily basis.  I'm
not into long hours in the kitchen making involved concoctions.  I'm
single, and so I would prefer stuff that's simple and doesn't require me
to prepare so much food that it will spoil by the time I can finish it.

        BTW, I'm 33, and a law librarian.  I live in Houston.

        I would appreciate any practical advice y'all can give me.

Tim Mulligan
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