Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Now I know there are wonderful sources of information out there about the paleo diet on the net and in books. However, people who are wondering out loud why I'm having a burger without a bun do not want to look up any information. They want quick and dirty answers that go beyond "Bread is bad". People tend to get defensive when you say that sort of thing.

What do you tell people who want to know why you always pass up the bread basket? People who are not interested in researching but are ready to grill you here and now about the lack of gluten on your plate.

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Ebice · Answer 1 · 2012-04-18 01:27:26Z UTC

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Thought experiment:

You find yourself alone in a field of wheat, with nothing but a knife. Can you get dinner? I can't.

Try again, but this time it's a field of grass with a cow or two. I'm not sure if I can provide dinner but I know where to start.

answered Apr 18 2012 at 1:27

Ebice
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that is awesome. – foreveryoung Apr 18 2012 at 1:36

Mike T · Answer 2 · 2012-04-18 01:16:47Z UTC

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Tell them you prefer to eat natural whole (real) food, rather than processed/engineered foods. It's hard to argue with that.

answered Apr 18 2012 at 1:16

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This is exactly what I do, and it's what I believe as well. Eat real food, I don't really care whether you're paleo, vegetarian, vegan or whatever. It's the single best thing for health, just find the variation that works for you. For me, that happens to be paleo. – trjones Apr 18 2012 at 1:21

JeJ · Answer 3 · 2012-04-18 01:20:14Z UTC

Simple- if you want to keep it non-confrontational just say "I have a gluten intolerance". True, and nobody is going to break your balls for not eating something that makes you sick. That is the quickest and dirtiest answer. When people ask about my eating, I just say "I'm gluten intolerant, and have cut out processed foods." Nobody is going to give you heck about eating whole/natural foods. Nobody notices that I hardly eat grains, they usually just praise me for cooking all my own meals from scratch. Even the fellow dietetics student who did my diet analysis said she though I ate great. It doesn't have to be a great big deal if you don't want it to be.

Chris · Answer 4 · 2012-04-18 02:41:17Z UTC

Just say gluten is the root of all evil and then mention that those gluten proteins are probably irritating their gut lining right now and that you don't want them to come crying to you when they eventually have some sort of stereotypical western disease and sternly tell them it's not a matter of if, but when.

Example of easy arguments to give to doubters

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