Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I'm on day 11 of the whole 30, and doing great, feeling great, not really craving anything, etc. Then yesterday I was famished on the way home from work, popped in the supermarket near my bus stop and made an awesome vs. dangerous discovery. I ate pretty much a whole bag of this deliciousness on my walk home:

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Ingredients are listed as: A seasonal mix of root vegetables (sweet potato, parsnip, batata, taro, yuca), canola oil and/or safflower oil and/or sunflower oil, beet juice concentrate (for color), salt

Obviously it was carbtastic, and the seed oils weren't helping the old omega 3: omega 6 ratio.

But as a splurge once in a while... what do you all think?

flag	asked Jun 2 at 20:40 goodgravymissmaisy 1,033●3●8

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Have you ever had the Mediterranean kind? To die for! This is the least helpful comment ever, sorry! Hahah – latergator Jun 3 at 4:19

Oh I looked at the Mediterranean kind, believe me -- has whey in it though, verboten on the whole30, so I put 'em back on the shelf. – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:09

You put a bag of chips back cuz it had whey in it? Cart for the horses, no? They're just pieces of root veg fried in some oil, not goin to be an issue. – ben61820 Jul 31 at 19:08

Potato Avenger · Answer 1 · 2012-06-02 20:52:24Z UTC

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The canola/safflower/sunflower/frankenstein n-6 oil is way less than optimal, but should you desire to eat sweet potato/parsnip/batata/taro/yucca chips, why not try making them yourself at home? It's really easy, I promise.

answered Jun 2 at 20:52

Potato Avenger
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For sure super easy! I thinly slice Japanese sweet potato, put on parchment paper, then on a low rimmed baking sheet. Maybe.. 375 degrees? Keeping an eye on them when they start turning a nice brown I flip. Sometimes I use duck fat, sometimes no fat at all. Seasonings are all over the place as you can do anything ::whispers:: curry and sea salt is yum so are baking spices :) – jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com Jun 2 at 22:38

I think I will try homemade ones sometime, thanks for the tips! The thing was not so much a craving for chips, as a craving for FOOD RIGHT NOW, and there it was, attractively packaged and calling out to me. Obviously I need to carry some healthy snacks for such future emergencies. – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:12

Corbab · Answer 2 · 2012-06-02 20:56:49Z UTC

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If you're going to cheat, go all the way. IMHO, justifying something as paleo-ish only going to encourage you to eat them more often than a recognized cheat food. You're not really doing yourself any favors eating those over regular chips.

There are a few semi-paleo chips (TJ's makes one fried in olive oil instead of seed oil), but like Potato Avenger said, why not just get slicing and fry your own chips in beef tallow or coconut oil? Still a calorie-fest, but not a PUFA-filled one.

answered Jun 2 at 20:56

Corbab
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	Good point. I was trying really hard not to cheat, and actually was not tempted at all by all the hardcore cheats available in the supermarket. I really think I was craving the sweetness of the root veggies more than the saltiness/fried-ness. But buying a raw beet to munch like an apple on the walk home did not appeal. – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:16
	Whatever floats your boat—those would probably appeal to me more than regular chips at this point, too. As long as you recognize that it's a cheat, enjoy it! – Corbab Jun 3 at 17:23

Shannon · Answer 3 · 2012-06-02 21:23:35Z UTC

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These Chips are my kryptonite as well. They are ridiculously good. It is hard not to eat the whole bag. I think as long as you only eat them occasionally you should be alright. In the meantime, Kale chips with Himalayan pink salt and vinegar. Bamn.

answered Jun 2 at 21:23

Shannon
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Thanks! I <3 kale chips. Never tried the Himalyan pink salt -- is it really all that? – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:13

Joshua · Answer 4 · 2012-06-03 00:49:25Z UTC

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I found a a brand of white potato chips, kettle-fried in avocado oil. Sadly, there were no survivors.

answered Jun 3 at 0:49

Joshua
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	interesting. i looked them up. looks like they are these: vitacost.com/… apparently they also make olive oil version. – Mike T Jun 3 at 12:00
	whoa. could you taste the avocado-iness? no white potatoes for me for another 18 days or so, but I'll bear this in mind for "some day" – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:24

PrimalSteve · Answer 5 · 2012-06-03 01:00:57Z UTC

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I like Grandma UTZ Homecooked Potato chips - ingredients: potatos, fried in lard, salt....

answered Jun 3 at 1:00

PrimalSteve
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yeah but conventionally raised lard is still full of toxins. – Team Oberg Jun 3 at 2:41

whaaaat??? I've seen that brand, no idea about the lard... interesting! – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:23

Team Oberg · Answer 6 · 2012-06-03 02:43:10Z UTC

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Take an extra fish oil cap, and brush it off. The worst thing you can do after a binge is stress yourself out about it. Stress is an even bigger cause of inflamation and disease than the occasional splurge. Your body will recover as long as you don't do it too often. If you want to learn more about the stress-disease link you should read "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers" I am in the middle of it right now.

answered Jun 3 at 2:43

Team Oberg
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Thanks! Good advice! – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:18

Extra fish oil cap is truly ridiculous recommendation. Fish caps are not pills for acute treatment like NSAIDs. Really silly. You're fine with eating the chips but don't fool yourself into thinking you can take a capsule Of oil pressed from fish to ameliorate some supposed problem from eating root veg!? Stop. Think. – ben61820 Jul 31 at 19:10

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There really aren't a lot of problems (supposed or otherwise) from eating root vegetables (in moderation). The commenter was suggesting that fish oil could somewhat help to rebalance the O3:O6 ratio that was upset by the canola oil. Stop. Think. (before you comment) – Kelly Jul 31 at 20:25

Wayne daniels · Answer 7 · 2012-06-03 10:48:09Z UTC

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So you have ruined your whole 30 plan for vegetable oil drenched potato chips?

answered Jun 3 at 10:48

Wayne daniels

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No potatoes in there, my friend. And although I'm a cheapskate and didn't buy the whole30 ebook, based on the free guidance on their website, I don't see any specific forbidding of vegetable oils (though maybe I missed it?). I never eat them anyway, since I was primal/paleo pre-whole30, and am sold on the risks of PUFAs -- coconut oil, pastured butter (ghee while on whole30) & olive oil for me 99.9% of the time (+ fish oil capsules). – goodgravymissmaisy Jun 3 at 16:22

jessica · Answer 8 · 2012-06-11 17:47:09Z UTC

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they make blue potato ones now................:/!

answered Jun 11 at 17:47

jessica
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they should make a baked version with coconut oil for us orthorexics – jessica Jun 11 at 17:47

chris johnson · Answer 9 · 2012-07-31 18:32:37Z UTC

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so bottom line are these good for you or what need real answers people asap

answered Jul 31 at 18:32

chris johnson
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Renee · Answer 10 · 2012-08-14 16:24:52Z UTC

I have lately started relying on these as my carbs for lunch (I put them on my salad) but I know they are not Paleo, so I wrote to Terra Chips and explained our predicament and asked them to make a version in some other acceptable oil. But one email is not enough so please all of you, write to them as well!

http://www.terrachips.com/about-terra-chips/contact-us

Heather · Answer 11 · 2012-08-19 16:07:55Z UTC

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Terra-chips are pure evil... I can consume an entire bag in a sitting.. so much for my Paleo.... Glad to see I am not the only one... And kale doesn't agree with my tummy -- so those "chips" are out.... Off to search some more recipes...

answered Aug 19 at 16:07

Heather
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If you thinly slice a good sized sweet potato and make your own chips, you'll wind up with more chips than you find in one of those bags. The oil they use is not optimal, but one could do much worse in terms of a crispy chip-type treat. People regularly eat as much sweet potato in one sitting with a meal. I like to fry them in lard or coconut oil, or a mix of the two. Now they are totally paleo. (As long as you're okay with frying...it's always something!) – Christopher Gagnon Aug 19 at 16:39

Terra chips deliciousness = evil sabotage of my paleo ways?

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