Andrea Hughett wrote:
> --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Charlotte Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I was wondering if there is a paleo-friendly sauce
>> thickener?  
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> Eggs, flax seed, nut flours, pureed veges, and some would say arrowroot. Guar or xanthan gums are widely used by low-carbers, and while not technically paleo are probably not that bad once in a while. (YMMV)
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> Andrea
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The Life Extension Foundation is pushing the herb for cardiovascular 
health and weight loss because they found two African tribes that used 
it almost daily as a soup thickener and those two tribe didn't have 
diabetic issues nor were they overweight compared to other groups - 
there it is called "bush mango".  It might, however, not be easy to 
obtain in real "food" quantities since the encapsulated form LEF sells 
is quite expensive.

Steve