Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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As I love to eat fruit salad consisting of something like 1 Kiwi, 1/2 Mango, 1 wild peach nuts (brazil nuts, almonds or walnuts) and coconut rasps one time per day I'd like to when the best time for this meal is. Usually I get up at 6am, have my breakfast and I'll leave at 6:45. Between breakfast and lunch I will snack lots of green veggie and an apple. I'll then come back from school between 3pm and 5pm and have some lunch. I will then leave again at 5:30 to hit the gym for 1 hour of lifting weights and one hour of kickboxing. Then around 8 I'll have dinner. When I started with the paleo diet I had my fruit salad for breakfast but then after a couple of weeks I switched it to my post-workout meal/dinner. I would then have a small amount of meat and fish for breakfast and a lot of meat with veggies for lunch. But I can't see me benefiting from the cabs at 8pm - 2 hours before I go to bed. Wouldn't it be better to have them before/ during school where I have to concentrate?

I hope you can help me, a 16 year old Paleo from Germany

flag	asked Oct 24 at 13:32 Bones 21●1

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Can you elaborate why you say that you "can't see me benefiting from cabs [sic] at 8pm - 2 hrs before going to bed"? ... particularly after 2 hours of intense activity (assuming that you're actually lifting and not just hanging out by the ring bsing) – veritasnyc Oct 24 at 13:39

SlimIcy · Answer 1 · 2012-10-24 13:38:31Z UTC

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Post workout, even if that workout is at night.

answered Oct 24 at 13:38

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	+1 I have been getting good results taking this approach. – PhysiqueRescue Oct 24 at 16:25
	+1, especially if that workout is at night. Late workout + PWO carbs is great. – miked Oct 24 at 20:44

Dave S. · Answer 2 · 2012-10-24 13:59:14Z UTC

It depends on what purpose you want the carbs to fulfill. If you are generally running your metabolism on glucose, then you will need carbs all day long. Most paleos prefer relying on fat-burning or at least metabolic flexibility between the two.

That said, carbs are useful prior to long endurance exercise to enable better performance (of course, long endurance exercise is not very paleo). Carbs are also useful aftre an intense workout (HIIT/sprints/heavy lifting) in order to replenish glycogen (both liver and muscle).

Finally, carbs in the evening (say with dinner) can increase seratonin and help with sleep (if you aren't sleeping well). Carbs at breakfast without a workout in mind, would tend to make you sleepy - not really a great idea. But if it works for you, then it's not really a problem.

eric · Answer 3 · 2012-10-24 20:33:35Z UTC

The absolute best time for eating carbs is when you are young. I am always amazed to see that the body of a youth can suffer almost any insult and continue growing and functioning and putting out hormones galore. I envy the way their bodies work. Many years down the line, this continued abuse will eventually take its toll.

Have you seen what kids are eating (and drinking) these days? Amazing.

VB · Answer 4 · 2012-10-24 19:53:05Z UTC

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As far as I know, you should have very very few carbs for breakfast, not that many for lunch, and you can enjoy more carbs for dinner. Carbs later in the day won't impact your system that much.

Try to eat as few carbs as you can for breakfast. Maybe even have no-carb breakfast. I know it from two different but reliable sources.

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answered Oct 24 at 18:48

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	Why do you say this? Insulin sensitivity is higher in the morning. – Mscott Oct 24 at 19:17
	Why do I say not to eat any carbs in the morning? Because I was told so by two different doctors. – VB Oct 24 at 19:52

Ryan · Answer 5 · 2012-10-24 23:48:38Z UTC

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I try to eat them at night (even on non workout days) they help me relax and unwind...but I've found that if I eat them in the morning/early afternoon I feel like crap the rest of the day.

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Nance · Answer 6 · 2012-10-25 01:45:16Z UTC

I've done numerous n=1 experiments and in my case the timing doesn't matter but I don't do well eating carbs by themselves. My blood glucose, satiation and post-meal energy levels all do best when carbs are part of a meal that also includes fatty meat. I also do best if my vegetable ratio is about 3/4 non-starchy to 1/4 starchy.

I tend to eat one meal per day at any time from first thing in the morning to 3 pm; I normally don't eat after 4.

When is the best time for carbs?

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