> You are arguing that allergens are a reason to avoid plant
> foods *in general* are you not?
you should take more fish oils, then you may be able to follow exactly what
i have said.

> The presence of antinutrients is not a reason to avoid foods
> altogether.
there is no reason to follow the worst aspects of paleo life. well, you
could if u wanted, but I'm not.

> and certainly was not a reason for paleo people to
> avoid them, since they didn't even know of their existence.
they certainly did, since they followed quite elaborate methods of leaching
out the cyanides for example.

>These substances are only problematic when consumed in >large quantities.
The same is true of cynaides.
its a pity you simply make things up as you go along, without bothering to
do any research. from what i remember reading, 10mg of phytic acid will
block almost the entire absorption of zinc from an average meal.  cyanides
accumulate and can cause chronic toxicity.

>The mere presence of an antinutrient or toxin simply doesn't >make a food
nonpaleo.
i dont see you wandering around the tundra. i guess because you dont want to
live like paleo man did, but to get the best diet on paleo principles, which
would be food in abundant times. not in starvation times.

andrew