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There is no such thing as "Paleo bread"
I expect this comment to be downvoted, since the people who will land on this page, are most probably here because they want to actually eat bread. But the truth that many Paleo gurus have tried to advocate (but somehow falls into deaf ears) is that there is no such thing as Paleo bread, Paleo cookies, and Paleo cakes. Blogs online are filled with such recipes too, but in all reality, nuts & seeds (that these recipes are primarily made of), are supposed to be eaten in moderation, raw, and soaked. This is well established in the original Paleo books, or blog posts of these Paleo book authors. But instead, what people actually thought they read was "nuts & seeds are a free ride". They're not.
- They contain an extremely large amount of anti-nutrients and omega-6, even larger than the ones found in... legumes! For that reason, they must be bought raw, and then soaked. Read Chris Kresser's article about it, among others'.
- They must never be cooked/baked, because they oxidize. They're supposed to simply be eaten raw, after they are soaked.
- No normal person would ever eat 200 almonds in one go, and yet, they'd eat in a single seating as a pizza (or bread over 2 days)? Where's the logic in this?
So where does that leave the modern Paleo man? Without bread? Yes, without any such type of "dense" food. To me, people who eat these types of baking goods too often, are just substituting one bad thing (gluten), for another (overdose of oxidized nuts). I don't disagree to make some crackers, or a cake, or even a bread, once or twice a year -- on a special occasion. We're all humans, and sometimes we want to indulge. But if this is a daily or even a weekly thing, used as a substitution to gluten, then it's missing the whole point of Paleo and health.
March 2014 · Kindle Store