That's right, Ron.  The standard is whether a particular food is of the
same class of foods that paleo man would have consumed.  But that
doesn't mean we can't be skeptical of canola's claims of healthfulness. 
Personally, I eat the stuff.  I love canola mayonaise.

Here's food for thought, pardon the pun.  You could consume nothing but
75% lean grassfed burger and fresh water the rest of your very long life
and be very, very healthy.  Chew on that for a while.


Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Cordain Bashing why??? RE: Newbie Question - Organ Meats
> From: "Stanevich, Ron L" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, July 31, 2008 11:06 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
> See, I think there is a confusion about "Paleo Lifestyle" and a Paleo
> Diet.
> I feel Cordain (as I'm not him and can't speak for him) and to keep it
> short, simply wants the diet to have the same Nutrients as a typical
> Hunter/Gatherer Diet would have.  He's not so much worried about how
> things are cooked or what not.   
> As is his recommendation of the Omega 6 / Omega 3 ratio.  Farmed animals
> today do not have that ratio that he desires... thus to use Canola and
> Flax Seed oil to help attain that.
> At least that's the way I take it... What foods can I eat today that
> give me the same nutrients and more  importantly the quality of
> nutrients as a typical Hunter/Gatherer diet.
> I think some people feel that a Caveman couldn't do that, so Cordain is
> wrong... well Could a Caveman survive today doing things the way he did
> it then?  (other than working in a Geico commercial)
>  
> Ron Stanevich, PE
> District One, Design Engineer
> 1334 Smith Street
> Charleston, WV  25301
> 304.558.7836
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
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> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:54 AM
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> Subject: Re: Cordain Bashing why??? RE: Newbie Question - Organ Meats
> You ought to adore Cordain.  He's a true star in the paleo firmament. 
> But the critics of Atkins are right in this respect: too much protein
> can be harmful.  Humans are finely tuned to eat a large part of our
> calories in the form of healthy fats with limited muscle meats (about
> 100 grams of protein a day) and seasonal carbs.  Paleo man instinctively
> knew about rabbit starvation which is why in times of plenty the fatty
> portions were eaten selectively a good portion of lean meat thrown to
> the dogs.
> Jim Swayze
> www.fireholecanyon.com
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: Cordain Bashing why???  RE: Newbie Question - Organ Meats
> > From: Jessica Baker <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Thu, July 31, 2008 8:46 am
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Personally, I adore Cordain.  He put all the science out there for me
> and
> > that's what convinced me.  And I love that he's still doing on-going
> > research.  
> > And I agree, eating LEAN meats is the way to go.  The animals our
> paleo
> > ancestors ate were NOT the big fat beasts we have today, therefore
> sticking
> > to lean meats is the best way to eat paleo, IMO.