Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Reading up on the recommendations of the so-called "Spartan Diet" had me musing,

"Oh, please; if you were going to model your diet and fitness upon the regimen of an ancient warrior culture famed for strength, battlefield prowess, self-defense, and personal/familial honor, you'd CLEARLY be better off doing so using the Klingons as your model!"

OK, so Klingon food and drink is largely animal-based and their training protocol is unparalleled, but I must admit that for a human to adapt to that menu (boiling worm wine, durani lizard skins, etc.) would take quite the cast-iron stomach.

If you had to convert your menu and training to those of a fictional culture, which fictional culture would you chose? Bonus points if you link to a wiki or other page explaining the foods and/or training.

edited Apr 3 2011 at 22:31

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asked Apr 3 2011 at 1:15

familygrokumentarian
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thats amusing. thank you* – oak0y Apr 3 2011 at 7:52

Stephen-Aegis · Answer 1 · 2011-04-03 14:33:24Z UTC

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookiee

The Wookiees are believed to have originated on the planet Kashyyyk, part of the Kashyyyk system, though some of their lore seemed to claim otherwise. In the millennia before the rise of the Galactic Republic, Kashyyyk was a member world of the Infinite Empire. Its surface was terraformed by the Rakata for agricultural purposes, but the collapse of their empire left the machines unattended, resulting in the abnormally large foliage.

Their world being upheaved by irresponsible agricultural processes.

One example of this was with the Orga plants, who allowed the Wookiees to harvest their older roots to use in Life Day ceremonies.

Example of Tuber consumption!

Besides the primary sentient Wookiees, Kashyyyk was home to various species of banthas, a small population of terentateks, and a host of other species.

Ruminants and Foraging Omnivores... Cows and Pigs anyone?

Additionally, many of the species that inhabited the deeper parts of the jungle were capable of bio-phosphorescence, since the deeper layers of the forest were in perpetual darkness.

Wookies slept better in complete darkness too!

For More information read:

Bowcasting and Fire: How Cooked Bantha made us Wookies by Richard Wookham.

Aaron · Answer 2 · 2011-04-03 14:50:01Z UTC

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"Soon Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, ripe meat off the bone." - Gimli, Son of Gloin

answered Apr 3 2011 at 14:50

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The trolls were into mutton, and free-range dwarfs. – Adam Crafter Apr 3 2011 at 18:20

midwesterner · Answer 3 · 2011-04-03 12:23:51Z UTC

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Except for the loaves and cakes (unless they were from sprouted grain), Hobbit food from The Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth. "Second Breakfast?"

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2008/20080211/green-a.shtml

http://family.go.com/blog/yuleblog/eat-like-a-hobbit--our--lord-of-the-rings--new-year-s-menu-538097/

answered Apr 3 2011 at 12:23

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Well, except for the six meals a day. – midwesterner Apr 3 2011 at 12:24

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Yum. Wonder if there were any Hobbit versions of metcons. Suppose running from orcs counts!! – familygrokumentarian Apr 3 2011 at 14:50

Scott · Answer 4 · 2011-04-03 20:51:32Z UTC

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Werewolves. Not the Twilight kind either. The ones from London or The Howling.

answered Apr 3 2011 at 20:51

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Kirsten · Answer 5 · 2011-04-04 06:35:33Z UTC

In Brin's "Uplift War" there's a scene where the human protagonist successfully persistence runs some game into the ground. Read it before I knew anything about persistence running or paleo, thought the concept was crazy! I seem to recall lots of fun primal stuff in that book, I guess it helps when several of the main characters are genetically enhanced chimpanzees. :)

The Quilt · Answer 6 · 2011-04-03 05:07:48Z UTC

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The sleestack of the Land of the Lost. Or the great whites off Australian coast with their seal meat pies

answered Apr 3 2011 at 5:07

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What did the sleestack eat? – familygrokumentarian Apr 3 2011 at 14:51

Meat of course! – The Quilt Apr 3 2011 at 17:09

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OK, I had to search around for this because it's hilarious. Check the Wiki page: "According to Wina Sturgeon's original story for "The Hole", the Sleestak ate bugs as a regular part of their diet and used a special drill attachment for their crossbow bolts to dig them out of trees" – Fred B Apr 3 2011 at 22:15

Bug meat?????.? – The Quilt Apr 4 2011 at 1:41

What fictional cultures and diets most jibe with your take on paleo?

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