More paleo?

A hungry person asked: If you get one of those vegetable/fruit juiced for lunch is it still paleo..or does it have to be eaten to count?

Similarly: Here's a question for you, what's more paleo, beers, or gin?

Quick answers: yes, a veggie or fruit juice is paleo (though we have to be careful if you're goal is fat loss, liquid nutrition is not very satisfying and is a really quick way to deliver sugar to your system.) And gin is more paleo.

Long answer: in the follow up to the first question, the hungry person went on to say, wait, i think i know this one, we're only supposed to eat it if a caveman ate it, and they probably didn't have blenders, so the answer is no. This logic is incorrect (fortunately, because blenders are so fun.) While the paleo diet did begin under the premise that we should eat how the caveman ate, more recent research has shown that we may be completely wrong about "how the caveman ate." So while it was a good way to get us started down the right path, and the diet isn't going to lose the name "paleo," we need to pick a different context to make our nutrition decisions.

Everyone is going to have a unique context. My current context is this: eat meats and fats, most carbs should come from whole vegetables (with the exception of a few meals a week), some supplementation around workouts. What are some other contexts you can adopt?

1. No gluten.

2. No processed foods.

3. Strict paleo with two cheat meals a week.

4. Eat whatever the fuck you want.

I'm serious about number four. At the end of the day, Ithink it's most important that we balance this equation:

Food + Exercise = Look + Feel + Perform

Can you "eat whatever the fuck you want" and be happy with how you look, feel and perform? Yes? Good for you! If not, figure out what needs to change, what's sustainable, and do it.