Problems with Paleo
In the
last two months I have heard many times from people in front of me and from
people on the interwebs that there are many specific problems with the Paleo/Primal/Ancestral/Real Food
diet. Sometimes these problems are posed
as reasons or excuses for not eating real, unprocessed, local food.
I am not
referring to the emotional (non-scientific) argument against eating animal. I
am not even going to go there (I did in this previous post).
These problems boil down to three main themes. They are that the Paleo diet is:
- too expensive
- not environmentally friendly (i.e. eating meat increases climate change)
- impossible, for everyone on the planet to eat this way (we need processed food to feed the starving people in the world).
Here are
my responses: (well they are not mine, but they are two little videos I think
respond to these “problems” brilliantly)
- "Pay now or pay later"* – and watch this: Food independence or elitism? An interview with Joel Salatin. (4 minutes)
- Watch this: Allan Savory: How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change (22 minutes)
- "Really?!?" "How do you know?" (see previous two responses)
In
health,
Lisa
*there
are many great resources for eating Paleo on a budget. AND I do agree that it
is sometimes impossible for those living in real poverty to eat real food, let
alone eat. This isn't about real poverty, although I think food poverty is better addressed with real food action than short term frankenfood solutions.
Here is another movie:
Here is another movie:
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