On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 11:39:11 -0700, Peter Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Can a vegetarian diet or a diet with muscle meat
>(commercial or not) as its only source of animal food really be called
>paleo?  How about a diet that does not contain insects or a very wide
>range of plant foods?

From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary -
Paleo:
"Greek palai-, palaio- ancient, from palai long ago; 1 : involving or
dealing with ancient forms or conditions <paleobotany>; 2 : early :
primitive : archaic <Paleolithic>"

Since the definition of paleo is restricted to a meaning of "very old," any
diet that avoids Neolithic foods should adequately fit the definition.

Marylee