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DeusVult's Food Journal
« on: October 03, 2011, 07:18:29 AM »
So, I thought I would start a food journal so I could keep track of exactly what I am eating.  If anyone has read my other two posts, I have stated that my family is not paleo, but this seems a good place to get some constructive criticism.  I do buy into the idea that our (regular Americans) diets are way too high in carbohydrates, but I have never really tried to track it for myself.  So here goes.

Sunday, 2011-10-02

Breakfast
4 slices bacon
calories:  170
carb content: 0.5 g

Lunch
nothing

Dinner
1/2 homemade calzone with cheese, peppers, pepperoni
calories:  1500
carb content:  100 g

Daily totals
calories: 1670
carbs:  100.5
% calories from carbs: 24%

Monday, 2011-10-03

Breakfast
one egg fried in bacon grease
one bratwurst fried in bacon grease
carb content:  2.5 g
calories:  375
 
Lunch
1/2 cup sauerkraut with bacon grease
6 oz grilled pork chop
apple
carb content: 18 g
calories:  600
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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2011, 08:04:23 AM »
Monday, 2011-10-03

Dinner
6 oz grill-roasted chicken, with lemon, rosemary, and garlic
(This would probably be a good paleo recipe if anyone wants me to post it.)
calories: 400
carb content: 0

Daily totals
calories: 1375
carbs: 20.5
% calories from carbs: 6%

Tuesday, 2011-10-04

Breakfast
one egg fried in bacon grease
4 oz honey ham fried in bacon grease
calories: 300
carb content: 8.5 g

Lunch
6 oz grill-roasted chicken (from last night)
apple
calories: 460
carb content:  15  g

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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2011, 08:12:18 AM »
Too much processed meats!

- Bacon
- Ham
- pepperoni
- bratworst

It's no longer technically "paleo" if it's processed that much.

Try buying RAW, UNPROCESSED paleo meats, then cook them yourself, in the simplest "paleo" manner.

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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2011, 08:59:30 AM »
I am not trying to follow a strict paleo diet, just recording what I eat.  Whence comes the assumption that paleolithic man did not have salt to cure meat?

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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2011, 09:59:20 AM »
I am not trying to follow a strict paleo diet, just recording what I eat.  Whence comes the assumption that paleolithic man did not have salt to cure meat?

Salt is "fine"

But

- Bacon
- Ham
- pepperoni
- bratworst

...tons of preservatives which are harmful chemicals.
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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2011, 11:24:36 AM »
Traditionally made cured meats do not contain tons of preservatives.  Ham can be cured with only salt, as can pepperoni and bacon.  Nitrates are not necessary for curing meat, although this makes the process safer.  Bratwurst does not need to contain any preservatives, because it is a fresh sausage.  So, if one is careful about choosing products, i. e., reading the labels, these meat products need not be judged necessarily "harmful".  But probably they probably aren't paleo if they contain nitrates/nitrites.  I personally do not mind a little nitrate/nitrite in my diet.

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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2011, 02:45:10 PM »
Personally, I use salt cured - often labelled as "uncured" - bacon.  I'd agree that even regular bacon is a relatively mild cheat.

To me, the main thing that jumps out as an issue is the calzone, as not only is the bread paleo, but the cheese too.

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Re: DeusVult's Food Journal
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