On March 17, 2001 2:04 PM, Charles Alban wrote:

> I meant 1/3:1/3:1/3,  or  1/3 each carbo, prot and fat. I think too much
> emphasis is put on these ratios. The diet of native paleo peoples would vary
> considerably, depending on what they would have available. All you can do is
> average it. If anything I would think the fat and protein would be quite
> high, since in this case their staple was acorns, which are fairly high in
> fat and protein, and a lot of insects and grubs, which are all fat and
> protein.

This is what's in 100 grams of acorns (USDA NDB No. 12058):

                Carb   Prot   Fat
                -----  -----  -----
Grams           40.75  6.15   23.86
kcal            163    24.6   214.74



This is the percentage of calories:

                Carb   Prot   Fat
                -----  -----  -----
Acorns           41      6     53
Human milk       39      6     55


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