According to the Protein Power Lifeplan Gram Counter one 9" boiled
parsnip
has 25 grams of carbs which is about equal to a medium sized banana.
Maybe
you are having a hypoglycemic reaction to all those carbs. Where is
the
meat, fish or other protein in that meal?

Mark

>How much fruit do you think is OK on the paleo diet?
>
>I'm eating about 1 apple or pear a day, sometimes 2. That amount seems OK to
>me.

>I'm a firm believer in the diet (although every month or so I tend to lapse
>for a day or too and have a sugar binge. THis is getting less frequent now).

>I have MS but no symptoms as long as I stick to the diet. I think I also
>have various allergies. Sometimes, after eating certain foods I get a
>strange head tingle and my stomach feels bloaty. I've just eaten a pear
>after my lunch (roasted parsnips and salad at work) and the head tingle is
>back again. I had a raw carrot the other night and my thigh immediately
>started to ache. Something strange is going on.

>But, how much fruit do we think is OK?
>
>Thanks, Al