Date:    Sat, 16 Sep 2000 16:54:47 -0700
From:    Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: grain free.

Peas are NOT paleo, neither are Snow peas (which I presume are the
same as
snap peas- flat peas with tiny peas inside. Very tasty, but not paleo.
Maybe
the shells are palo but the seeds are not as most seeds are inedible
raw,
the only exception being the edible shell nuts. ALL LEGUMES ARE
NON-PALEO.
This is referenced from Loren Cordain, and also from my lectin
research. All
peas contain lectins that affect humans, ie they are toxic to us and
therefore not paleo. Edible nuts have lectins too, but there is no
data
available that those partiucular lectins affect us, although I would
like to
see more data. Like many things, if they don't cause problems, you
won't see
much research on them. Peas also contain other toxins. OVerall peas
are less
toxic than potatoes, beans (esp soybeans aka death on a stick) and
cereals.
That's why I sometimes call myself Ben the seed hater.
Ref: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7190/1023

Ben Balzer

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000 19:23:44 EDT, Stacie Tolen <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>all legumes with the possible exception of garden
>peas and sugar snap peas should be avoided on paleo.

Why should those be exceptions ?

PS Some say that "Ezekiel" breads, ie breads composed entirely of
sprouted
grains, are "paleo", since the sprouts are edible raw. Since they are
reported
to be free of the lectins found in grains and grain products, there
might be
some truth in that idea...