Comments on: A Day of Vittles http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/08/14/a-day-of-vittles/ Respect Your Food. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:27:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/08/14/a-day-of-vittles/#comment-10395 Scott Kustes Tue, 13 May 2008 00:41:14 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=141#comment-10395 Hey Jennifer, Since I keep my carb intake pretty low, I have to make up the calories with fat as the body can only handle so much protein. I find that keeping my fat intake very high with just enough carbs allows me to fuel my athletic endeavors without packing on any extra pounds. A high fat diet is protein sparing, which means that your muscles are less likely to be eaten by the body during fasts. I don't have a particular percentage that I strive for and until today I had no idea what my macronutrient breakdown was. I assumed about 50/30/20 fat/protein/carb...I was wrong! I put in what I planned to eat today, approximated, and it shot back 71% fat, 17% protein, 12% carbs. It may be a few percent lower as I don't really measure my oil usage, but it's probably no less than 65% fat. Does that answer your questions? Cheers Scott Hey Jennifer,
Since I keep my carb intake pretty low, I have to make up the calories with fat as the body can only handle so much protein. I find that keeping my fat intake very high with just enough carbs allows me to fuel my athletic endeavors without packing on any extra pounds. A high fat diet is protein sparing, which means that your muscles are less likely to be eaten by the body during fasts. I don’t have a particular percentage that I strive for and until today I had no idea what my macronutrient breakdown was. I assumed about 50/30/20 fat/protein/carb…I was wrong! I put in what I planned to eat today, approximated, and it shot back 71% fat, 17% protein, 12% carbs. It may be a few percent lower as I don’t really measure my oil usage, but it’s probably no less than 65% fat. Does that answer your questions?

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/08/14/a-day-of-vittles/#comment-9791 Jennifer Sat, 10 May 2008 18:14:08 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=141#comment-9791 Scott, I've been reading through your posts, along with several others who talk about Paleo and IF. Can you help me understand why the higher fat intake? Is there a percentage that you strive for? Thanks Scott,

I’ve been reading through your posts, along with several others who talk about Paleo and IF. Can you help me understand why the higher fat intake? Is there a percentage that you strive for?

Thanks

]]> By: It’s Only Four Little Questions | Modern Forager http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2007/08/14/a-day-of-vittles/#comment-826 It’s Only Four Little Questions | Modern Forager Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/?p=141#comment-826 [...] all of those following a Paleolithic diet will hit 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily. My salad alone is probably 4-5 servings of vegetables. And those on a Paleolithic diet will also tend to normalize [...] [...] all of those following a Paleolithic diet will hit 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily. My salad alone is probably 4-5 servings of vegetables. And those on a Paleolithic diet will also tend to normalize [...]

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