On Sep 04, 2004, at 1:43 am, KF wrote:

>> Hmmm... chicken thighs definitely don't taste this fatty to me- even
>> with the skin on.  If I ate pork that was 58% fat I would definitely
>> know about it, but I can eat chicken by the kilo and not feel full.
>>
>> Ashley
>
> We're talking about your feeling versus Loren Cordain, /The Paleo
> Diet/.
> New York: John Wiley, 2002.  I think Mrs. Cordain may have researched
> this and based it on something other than instinct.  No offense, I just
> can't buy your reasoning.  By the way, she said pork was _fifty-one_
> percent fat.

My reasoning was simply based on the fact I can't see much fat in
chicken.  I can see a lot more fat in the pork I eat, but still not as
much as I want (belly pork is close to ideal).  It's not until I add
fat to these foods that I find them satisfying.

You didn't have to jump down my throat.  I've read The Paleo Diet and
did wonder if that was where the figure of 58% fat in chicken thigh
came from.  And I wasn't saying that pork was 58% fat- I was just
saying *if* I saw a piece of pork that was 58% fat I'd know about it.
Perhaps you have misunderstood me though- I am more concerned with
visible, chewable fat, and not the stuff that is lost by cooking (which
I've started replacing in greater quantities).  I've always found my
instinct to be a good guide to the quality and suitability of food-
after all, it's been millions of years in the making.

Ashley