What is the paleo diet?
After a hit in the United States, the Paleo regime landed in France . Feeding ourselves as our prehistoric ancestors did 10,000 years ago (before the advent of agriculture and animal husbandry) is in fashion.
In absolute terms, the paleo diet is simple ... vegetables, fruits and meat (and as we are not Neanderthals dietetics, rather lean therefore white meat). We forget about dairy products, and cereals (so no pasta, rice ...) and zero products refined or processed.
But then, we have the right to what? " The paleo diet is based on the paleolithic evolution of man , when he was a hunter-gatherer, between - 100,000 and - 10,000 years. Wild plants, berries and gleanings were the basis of the diet. 70% of fresh vegetables and 30% of raw animal protein is the fundamental basis of the paleo diet, "says Amandine Geers, co-author of the recipe book Je manger paléo (or almost!) Released early May 2014 editions Living earth . The main advantage of the Paleo diet : eliminate sugars and industrialized products particularly fatty and high in salt. Which resonates on our health parameters too.
To: eat paleo, a healthy lifestyle
We all imagine the Cro-Magnon Man gnawing some roots while grilling his game over the campfire ... Yet, the paleo diet reserves some pretty culinary surprises : it's more sophisticated than what we could have imagined.
Here are some examples of recipes that can be found in I eat Paleo (or almost!) Of Amandine Geers and Olivier Degorce:
- Salmon ceviche, avocado and pomegranate
- Paleo-style omelette (chanterelles and asparagus)
- Big Cro-Magnon salad (pumpkin, green salad, celery, avocado, pine nuts ...)
Those who learn about Paleo nutrition end up completely redesigning their way of life. The paleo diet leads its followers indeed to consider their hobbies in a different way, to be more zen and to revalorise the outdoor sports activity. "Walking, sunbathing, socializing ... the paleo is a real way of life. It's important to go out and move like the hunter of the day did, "says Amandine Geers. More than a slimming diet, paleo is also a well-being diet.
Against: the paleo diet has its limits
Eat healthy, we are for! But this new regime is also not miraculous or safe. For Corine Peirano, nutritionist-dietician, member of the French Association of nutritionists-dieticians (AFDN), the paleo diet is synonymous with food imbalance.
"The Paleolithic diet excludes everything that comes from the Neolithic period such as livestock and intensive cultivation, explains Corine Peirano. But today, our lifestyle is no longer in line with this type of diet that was at the time, a survival food. "
It must be said, raw meat, roots and tubers are outdated for many of us. "From the raw, the cooked, we are omnivores who eat everything," says Corine Peirano. Our eating habits, our fashion and life and the current technological properties allow us to consume frozen products or ready meals. "
Corine Peirano also stresses the importance of consulting a professional to follow a suitable diet.
