Maree wrote:

koukouvagia wrote:

... I've always thought that legumes were part of a healthy nutritional lifestyle.  They've always been part of the mediterranean diet but I'm not sure if they are now carbs and the paleo-primal diet avoids them entirely - including peanuts which are technically a legume but I haven't gotten to the bottom of why.

Peanuts grow under ground, don't they? Hence, legume

I meant that I haven't gotten to the bottom of why legumes are avoided in the paleo-primal diet.

oliviascotland wrote:

... and do some research as well ...

Have you watched the movie? What should I research?

The author of the link you posted doesn't offer much concrete information about herself so it's not possible for me to judge whether it is actually unbiased or credible.

She does give her diet though. Notice the lack of dairy products, grains and for meat "occasional organ meats (raw or lightly cooked; maybe once or twice per month)"
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/01/20/my-current-diet/

Cambell's response to Minger
http://www.tcolincampbell.org/fileadmin … itique.pdf

Mmmm... avocado and fresh spinach salad...fiber and fat

Avocado info
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tnam … amp;dbid=5