What about snap peas and mung bean sprouts and corn, which are also fine raw
but are they not "prohibited" as being too modern or because htey are beans?

On 3/16/06, Pat Barrett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I thought it was something like a turnip. Cordain does say turnips are OK.
> Also, jicama is eaten raw, so that's another thing that puts it in the
> paleo
> category. Pardon my ignorance, but aren't potatoes, yams and sweet
> potatoes
> all root vegetables but not on the paleo list (and cannot be eaten raw
> without problems)?
> [log in to unmask] Pat Barrett
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "i devi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: jicama?
>
>
> > Pat Barrett wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry to ask such a mundane question but Cordain's book doesn't list
> >> jicama. Isn't it something like a tuber? I would love to be able to eat
> >> it but I'm trying so hard to eat just the items that keep my blood
> >> pressure down that I don't want to screw it up.
> >
> >
> > Jicama is a root veggie that is a lot like a turnip.
> > They are practically interchangable.
> >
>