Nov20
Are they really a healthy part of a paleo diet?
The good news, sort of, for me, is that I’m allergic to most of them, except macadamias, which are apparently very good. The bad news is that they’re expensive, but perhaps increased demand will spur more production and ultimately bring down prices.
“The bad news is that they’re expensive, but perhaps increased demand will spur more production and ultimately bring down prices.”
Baghdad Jim, Chris Gerrib, and Moby Matula are reading this and thinking, “Hmmm . . . if this is so, it almost sounds like there’s some economic law or something at work here! Why didn’t teach it to us in school?”
Bob-1 meanwhile thinks, “That sounds like Simberg is pushing that supply-and-demand business again. That’s almost as racist as logic.”
Nope. I am just wondering when grass will be added to it. It appears some of our ancestors liked it
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/human-ancestors-ate-grass-africa-_n_2122696.html?utm_hp_ref=science
Humans Ate Grass? Early Hominins In Africa Did 3.5 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Posted: 11/14/2012 9:37 am EST
Updated: 11/14/2012 9:49 am EST
by Ann Gibbons on 12 November 2012, 3:38 PM
Actually the high price is because its a hard nut to crack
http://www.nuts.com/nuts/macadamianuts/
[[[ This extremely hard shell also plays a part in the high cost of macadamia nuts. It is extremely difficult to crack open the shell without breaking the nut inside. This also is why macadamia nuts found in the shell are anywhere from forty to eighty percent cheaper than shelled kernels.]]]
Key to lowering costs will be developing a way to crack them cheaper, especially for homes as they break most commercial nut crackers being used.
Somebody figured out how to render cashews edible (insert Homer-style drool sound), so anything is possible.
McGehee,
Yes, its just a matter of someone applying themselves to solve the problem.
Damn you Thomas and your candy link!!!
Rand,
when I’m doing the paleo thing I always miss pasta or even rice. In the last year though I started eating quinoa, even though I’m not currently doing the caveman thing. As far as I can tell, it’s allowable as a paleo food.
Actually, from the information at the link, it looks like chestnuts are an excellent choice, too.