TACO BELL INTRODUCES A PALEO MENU

[Himu]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/10/taco-bell-new-menu-protein-paleo_n_5575396.html

 

[bork]

Paleo?

Have they figured out how to clone dinosaurs and are now using grade-d dino meat?  Seems like a step up.

[Himu]

[Rufus]

Dinos were all gone by the paleolithic era. There was bitching megafauna all over though, like mammoths and gigantic sloths and beavers and such.

[Tasty]

Yay fad diets

[Himu]

20 grams of protein, 500 calories

[king of the internet]

Dinos were all gone by the paleolithic era. There was bitching megafauna all over though, like mammoths and gigantic sloths and beavers and such.

Giant sloth tacos. 

[Mupepe]

20 grams of protein, 500 calories

at least 20 grams of protein and 500 calories or less bb

either way, you dont count calories on paleo.

I will buy this!!

[Steve Contra]

It's so nice that paleo has gone from the hot diet to a laughing stock.  Taco Bell is the final nail in the coffin.

[Himu]

Mups: what about the beans and corn?

[Rufus]

Dinos were all gone by the paleolithic era. There was bitching megafauna all over though, like mammoths and gigantic sloths and beavers and such.

Giant sloth tacos. 

These guys came with their own shell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodontidae

[Mupepe]

Mups: what about the beans and corn?

I'm not currently on paleo so I don't care, but they'd be a no no if I was.  I just want more protein out my taco smell

[Joe Molotov]

"One Paleo Quesarito, pls."

[CatsCatsCats]

Nothing wrong with high protein, might try

[Momo]

i think the spirit of paleo (at least what i am following) is to stay away from processed shit like TB

[CatsCatsCats]

I think the spirit of paleo is to get men to buy into it by appealing to their masculinity.

[Mupepe]

I think the spirit of paleo is to get men to buy into it by appealing to their masculinity.

nah, not really.  Momo is right.  It's staying away from unhealthy oils and fats, simple carbs and processed proteins for the most part. 

It's not just "eat bacon! rawr!"  It's more delicate than that.  Eat uncured bacon without nitrites bb.  Paleo is quite dainty and not as masculine as most think.

[Himu]

I think the spirit of paleo is to get men to buy into it by appealing to their masculinity.

I think the spirit of paleo is that I lost 30 pounds in two months

[CatsCatsCats]

Well can't argue with those results. I'm all about high protein diet, and admittedly don't know much about paleo other than idiots on my Facebook who post their paleo recipes that seem full of fat

[Momo]

Yeah, paleo is feminine as fuck.

I had a pizza made out of cauliflower, which I spent an hour making in the kitchen earlier with cheese that I bought at a farm, little girly tomatoes I grew on my windowsill etc (yes i know im not really supposed to be eating cheese, I only have it once a month and it's not really my enemy anyway)

[Himu]

Perhaps you should learn more about it then

[Himu]

Yeah, paleo is feminine as fuck.

I had a pizza made out of cauliflower, which I spent an hour making in the kitchen earlier. And cheese that I bought at a farm (yes i know im not really supposed to be eating cheese, I only have it once a month and it's not really my enemy anyway)

Cheese is paleo given it's not processed.

[Himu]

Paleo doesn't have to be low carb

[Brehvolution]

[Momo]

Yeah, paleo is feminine as fuck.

I had a pizza made out of cauliflower, which I spent an hour making in the kitchen earlier. And cheese that I bought at a farm (yes i know im not really supposed to be eating cheese, I only have it once a month and it's not really my enemy anyway)

Cheese is paleo given it's not processed.

No dairy was consumed during the paleolithic era, so it's not really paleo. But i'm more concerned with the spirit of paleo, so i'm being sensible and just staying away from grains, dumb carbs, salt, sugar, dumb oils, lemurs etc. Been losing weight like mad but im not really sure if it's the exercise or diet, i say both.

I also eat 80%+ dark chocolate once a week, because it has more benefits than not.

[Momo]

Paleo doesn't have to be low carb

Sweet potatoes and nuts! hmm

Yeah, those are paleo items that fattens one up nicely, sweet potatoes has more carbs than regular potatoes too last I checked. I'm also cutting carbs in conjunction with paleo so my diet is likely very diff from yours

[Rufus]

No dairy was consumed during the paleolithic era, so it's not really paleo.

This is where the stupid comes in with the whole paleo thing. Nothing against a balanced diet, but the reasoning behind this one is so - woo woo.

[Himu]

Yeah, paleo is feminine as fuck.

I had a pizza made out of cauliflower, which I spent an hour making in the kitchen earlier. And cheese that I bought at a farm (yes i know im not really supposed to be eating cheese, I only have it once a month and it's not really my enemy anyway)

Cheese is paleo given it's not processed.

No dairy was consumed during the paleolithic era, so it's not really paleo. But i'm more concerned with the spirit of paleo, so i'm being sensible and just staying away from grains, dumb carbs, salt, sugar, dumb oils, lemurs etc. Been losing weight like mad but im not really sure if it's the exercise or diet, i say both.

I also eat 80%+ dark chocolate once a week, because it has more benefits than not.

Nothing wrong with cheese now and then.

[TEEEPO]

cheese takes up about 10-15% of my grocery budget

and i just finished a whole carton of bocconcini for lunch; feels good man

[Momo]

No dairy was consumed during the paleolithic era, so it's not really paleo.

This is where the stupid comes in with the whole paleo thing. Nothing against a balanced diet, but the reasoning behind this one is so - woo woo.

It's like the literal word of the bible thing, if you are following it you're doing it wrong. Follow the spirit, buy raw foods dont buy pre mixed or processed crap.  think even just that is a great win for most folk.

I follow a two hand rule when im unsure. I'll explain :- Has the product passed through more than two different companies/grocers/plants before reaching me? If yes, it can fuck off. I'm lucky to be in the middle of farm lands so I can buy direct from farmers, or first hand from farmers markets, or second hand from some grocers who source from companies that deal with farmers. It's when you get to chit like people catching the crap that fell off the barrel after the third guy down the line has already molested it that it becomes really worrisome, but thats the standard for most.

Even if first hand, I'm also not gonna buy chit like corn fed animals, it's just about becoming more aware of what you eat.

[Himu]

Fuck pure paleo people. Do what agrees with your own body and tastes. Just within heavy moderation.

[Rufus]

But cheese, bromo. Cheese!

[Momo]

I notice a lot of paleo people totally ignore oils, fats and salts in their diets and go nuts. They seem to think it's all about carbs. Yeah you may be losing weight bro, but good luck with that blood pressure

[Himu]

What. Most paleo people use things like fish and bacon and olive/coconut oil and butter. These are core parts of the diet. What are you talking about?

[Momo]

What. Most paleo people use things like fish and bacon and olive/coconut oil and butter. These are core parts of the diet. What are you talking about?

Thats what people preach (and thats how im doing it) but a lot of people I know and see commenting around the net are still using the same vegetable oils, salt and butter. It's an amazing sight really, watching people getting worked up over grass fed beef when they still put the rest of that shit on top of it.

[Squiddy]

Those aren't paleo 

[Steve Contra]

Butter

I'd rather be a fatty than not eat butter

[Phoenix Dark]

I use Country Crock

[Steve Contra]

I use Country Crock
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http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/why-african-americans-greater-risk-heart-disease

[Tasty]

Margarine

[CatsCatsCats]

When I was a little cac boy, once in a rare while a meal was accompanied by white bread with goldnsoft :puke

[TEEEPO]

i have fully switched over to ghee as my main cooking oil/fat after having used all the oils in the pantry besides ghee and coconut oil because seriously, who uses the latter?

and after googling it, apparently using ghee is part of some stupid whole30/paleo program

[Himu]

What. Most paleo people use things like fish and bacon and olive/coconut oil and butter. These are core parts of the diet. What are you talking about?

Thats what people preach (and thats how im doing it) but a lot of people I know and see commenting around the net are still using the same vegetable oils, salt and butter. It's an amazing sight really, watching people getting worked up over grass fed beef when they still put the rest of that shit on top of it.

Salt and butter are paleo. Vegetable oil isn't.

Your version of paleo (no cheese, no salt, no butter) isn't paleo. It's masochism.

[Momo]

Salt is paleo, yes but what I'm saying is people over indulge in things because it's paleo. I am still firmly within the paleo framework, but im not going crazy with salty foods etc like i see some people do 'cause it's paleo'. There are more considerations to healthy eating than just is it paleo, and this is something a lot of people miss. Plenty of overusing foods that will fuck their blood pressure sooner rather than later, some not all.

Butter(dairy) really isnt but again, like I said spirit of.

[Mupepe]

fuck following any diet too strictly.  it's easier to learn about effects of different foods and then pick your poisons so that you don't drive yourself insane.  I can't believe we went here in a taco bell thread and I helped push it in this direction.

We're all fucking feggits

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yes I worded it that way for a reason

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[Himu]

Seriously Momo. This thread is about Taco Bell.

[Trent Dole]

I thought about getting a quesarito or two today but I had them the last two weeks so I had a bbq western whopper instead.

[Momo]

Seriously Momo. This thread is about Taco Bell.

Hence why it is a good thread to change the topic in

[CatsCatsCats]

i have fully switched over to ghee as my main cooking oil/fat after having used all the oils in the pantry besides ghee and coconut oil because seriously, who uses the latter?

and after googling it, apparently using ghee is part of some stupid whole30/paleo program

You've almost made it, try coconut oil

[Eel O'Brian]

Taco Bell introduced some World Champion Heartburn in me last night.  Even Pepcid couldn't knock out that shit.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I use Country Crock
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Do you call it "oleo"?

[tiesto]

Whatever happened to that one guy who was a real hardcore paleo dieter?

[Mupepe]

Whatever happened to that one guy who was a real hardcore paleo dieter?

cormac?

[Momo]

If you want to take the paleo thing to the max in the modern context, logically, you have to become a hobo.

[Mr. Gundam]

Whatever happened to that one guy who was a real hardcore paleo dieter?

He's in Japan, so he can't rightfully mock this.

[Momo]

i'm reasonably sure the average paleolithic human would have murdered their entire tribe for just one delicious meal at taco bell

Imagine the emotional fits he or she would have from this sudden jolt of shit food 

[bluemax]

i have fully switched over to ghee as my main cooking oil/fat after having used all the oils in the pantry besides ghee and coconut oil because seriously, who uses the latter?

and after googling it, apparently using ghee is part of some stupid whole30/paleo program

I thought ghee was just what every Indian recipe ever calls for?

[king of the internet]

i'm reasonably sure the average paleolithic human would have murdered their entire tribe for just one delicious meal at taco bell

Imagine the emotional fits he or she would have from this sudden jolt of shit food 

Pretty sure a chalupa supreme would be a step up over whooly mammoth or a giant beaver or whatever gross shit they ate back then.

[Momo]

i'm reasonably sure the average paleolithic human would have murdered their entire tribe for just one delicious meal at taco bell

Imagine the emotional fits he or she would have from this sudden jolt of shit food 

Pretty sure a chalupa supreme would be a step up over whooly mammoth or a giant beaver or whatever gross shit they ate back then.

You will not bait me