Carrie, this is very helpful ... thank you!

It becomes a bit of a dillema, then ... should I feed my son the way I
believe we were built to eat, with a consequence being that he may be seen
as the runt of the litter when with other kids his age, or do I give in
(which I really don't want to do) and let him eat some of the other foods
that lead to more rapid growth so that he can be more 'normal' size-wise.

Would love to hear additional thoughts on this.

thanks everyone!
Mike

On 8/9/06, Carrie Coineandubh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Date:    Tue, 8 Aug 2006 20:57:27 -0500
> > From:    Mike Howard <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Infant on Paleo Diet
> >
> >  Does anyone know of any
> > research/info on what would be expected of a Paleo baby?
>
> *** I don't have much experience with baby paleo humans, but I do have
> with
> other species (rabbits, dogs, cats, sheep, chickens, etc.). Without
> exception, baby animals fed a species-appropriate diet grew more slowly
> and
> took longer to mature than their counterparts fed a commercial formula. I
> conducted a study on meat rabbits in which it took them almost twice a
> long
> to reach market weight on a natural diet is it took those fed pellets
> (will
> send copy to any interested party). They did reach market weight
> eventually,
> and it cost less overall in feed to get them there.
>
> My rawfed puppies also grow much more slowly than kibblefed dogs. Be
> assured, though, that they do reach "normal" adult size and weight, with
> none of the joint and hip problems and growing pains that plague large
> breed
> kibble-fed pups. I say "normal" because I think my pups (and rabbits,
> etc.)
> are normal and the kibble and pellet-fed ones are abnormal.  Nor are they
> deficient in intelligence, socialization etc.  I hope I do not offend,
> comparing your infant to animals, but I think humans are different in
> degree, not in kind, and my experience with other mammals will apply to
> humans as well (keeping in mind Robert's comments on genetics and
> calories).
>
> --Carrie
>