most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-25T00:56:51Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/47307 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from The hacker formerly knownasron 2011-06-25T07:14:36Z 2011-06-25T18:48:47Z

<p>I am curious as i just realized today i ate 22 ounces of tenderloin (grassfed) and 800 calories worth of butter (pastured of course) with the meat and some veg today. So is it bad that these two things made up the bulk of my caloric intake in a day? What does everyone else eat to get their calories? How much might do you eat? These weren't the only things i ate today i had an apricot an apple, a few eggs with cheese avocado and tomato some brocolli (with cheese and that butter) and carrots but those things aren't very calorie dense. Is it too much to eat a pound and a half of meat every day? How else could i consume my calores i've tried nuts but it gives me stomach trouble if i eat too much probably from the anti-nutrients and the high omega 6 content doesn't help their cause. So what other calorie dense paleo foods can i eat? Or should i continue my cow demolishing way?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47318#47318 Glenn 2011-06-25T09:48:39Z 2011-06-25T09:48:39Z

<p>Fat is where it's at. 70-80% of my calories come from fat. I always eat at least pound of grass-fed meat every single day, and have been doing so for about two and half years with excellent results. I say onward ho with your cow demolishing ways!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47319#47319 Meghan 2011-06-25T10:44:49Z 2011-06-25T10:44:49Z

<p>I get lots of calories from coconut butter and pastured butter. Meat fat and heavy whipping cream follow in that order</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47323#47323 Cave Tomboy 2011-06-25T11:06:19Z 2011-06-25T11:06:19Z

<p>Hmm, interesting. I am tracking my eating for another project. I thought maybe I should target 40-30-30 (just picked that 'cause it seemed popular), and now I realize that about 50% of my cals are coming from fat -- coconut cream/milk, olive oil, avocados, fat on meat.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47327#47327 ben61820 2011-06-25T11:39:13Z 2011-06-25T11:39:13Z

<p><strong>The bulk of my calories too come from protein. Carbohydrate next; fat is last.</strong> </p> <p>I don’t think its bad that protein and fat seem to have made up the bulk of your calories for that day at all. </p> <p><strong>It is most definitely NOT too much to eat 1.5 lbs of meat per day.</strong> I eat more than that every single day. In fact, in the last two weeks I consume over 300 grams of protein per day, every day. </p> <p>Calorically dense foods? Well, you’ve got it with meat and fat. <strong>If you do want plant foods that are calorically dense then you go tubers, roots, etc – starchy things.</strong> Sweet potatoes, white potatoes, squashes, pumpkins, parsnip, etc. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47339#47339 none 2011-06-25T12:58:47Z 2011-06-25T12:58:47Z

<p>Lately for me it changes depending on the pressures put on my body that day. Stress, exercise, weather, mental demands, mothering duties, sickness, saving a child from a burning building require a variety of fuels. Some days I need the energy fruit gives, come days I can curl up in front of a warm fire with a stick of butter. </p> <p>I don't eat a lot of veggies, though. I take a handful of mixed herbs from my garden and eat that as a supplement instead. That's a personal thing I guess.</p> <p>Just as Ben said, if you are looking for calories, go for those underground roots and tubers, add squashes, and I'm not against organic non GMO corn if you can get it. Myself - I make homemade ice cream once in a while. But I'm wild.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47347#47347 Chris Sturdy 2011-06-25T13:32:56Z 2011-06-25T13:32:56Z

<p>I started tracking my foods to ensure I was getting adequate/balanced nutrition. Over the past 6 days my fat/carb/protein ratio is 55/26/19. I don't go out of my way to eat any one particular macro, I just eat what I eat and this is how it worked out.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47393#47393 Kelly 2011-06-25T16:37:46Z 2011-06-25T16:37:46Z

<p>65% of my calories per day come from fat sources, like avocado, olive oil, ghee, cream/s. cream. protein and carbs for me always end up about equal, around 17-25% per day.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/47307/where-do-the-bulk-of-your-calories-come-from/47425#47425 cliff 2011-06-25T18:48:47Z 2011-06-25T18:48:47Z

<p>For max testosterone(based on study, ask and you shall receive) a good ratio is 55% carbs, 30% fat, and 15% protein. So the bulk of my calories come from carbs.</p> <p>I can pretty much guarantee anyone getting 60% or more calories from fat isn't meeting RDAs for all nutrients unless they are eating lots of avocados or eating pounds of vegetables.</p> <p>For example I entered the OP diet:</p> <p>3344 calroies</p> <p>155g protein</p> <p>55g of carb with 19g being fiber</p> <p>282g of fat</p> <p>Folate is 79% </p> <p>B1 is 93% </p> <p>Vit E is 8.9mg with 14g of polys, recommendations for E are 1mg per 1g polyunsaturated fat </p> <p>Calcium is 65%</p> <p>Magnesium is 62%</p> <p>Manganese is 34%</p> <p>Potassium is 80%</p> <p>Not sure if you eat added salt or not but sodium is at 78%</p> <p><strong>My recommendation is you start tracking your nutrition intake so you at least meet the RDA. Real paleos ate like 15g of potassium and 1g of magnesium. You might feel paleo but your nutrition isn't matching up.</strong></p>