Hi all-

I haven't eaten organ meat because I am very afraid. What does it all taste
like?

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Larry Magee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, I've been on the Paleo Diet for one month after being on the Zone Diet
> for over a year.  They're fairly similar diets.  The main difference is
> that
> on the Paleo Diet I've eliminated dairy and soy sources of protein and
> replaced it with more meat and fish, and I've really cut back on salt.  I
> wasn't really overweight when I started Zone but my cholesterol and
> triglycerides were bad.  They cleared right up on the Zone Diet and I'm
> trying the Paleo Diet to see if it will clear up my daily stuffy nose and
> inflamation around some injured tendons.
>
> My question -
>
> The Paleo Diet recommends lean meat but also recommends organ meats that
> are
> very high fat, like beef sweetbreads and tongue (see www.nutritiondata.com
> ).
>  These organs from the young animal (veal) aren't too high in fat, but
> would
> probably hard to find.
>
> I'm assuming there are a lot of Paleo Dieters that eat the beef sweetbreads
> and tongue.  Is the high fat okay?  Also, all the organ meats are pretty
> high in cholesterol.  What is the answer about that?
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry Magee
>