I’m comparing the GAPS Diet (what we’re on) and the Paleo Diet, and also the Standard American Diet (SAD). This is part 2 (there are a lot of things to compare!). You can see Part 1 here. Below, I list the resources I read to find these answers.
Fats
GAPS
You will see faster recovery if you eat animal fats.
Saturated fats are heart protectors.
Fat does not make you fat, carbohydrates cause obesity.
Paleo
Avoid Saturated Fats (from dairy, eggs, meat).*
Saturated fats have "little or no association with heart disease risk."****
SAD
Avoid saturated fats.
Meat
GAPS
Eat often.
Avoid processed meats and meats cured with sugar.
Paleo
Eat only lean meats
SAD
Eat 5 to 6 ounces of lean protein (meat or beans) every day. So, 5 or 6 eggs, or 1 chicken breast, but not both in 1 day.
Corn
GAPS
Avoid
Paleo
Avoid
SAD
A vegetable
Eggs
GAPS
Unless there is a clear allergy, eggs should be an important part of the diet.
Children should consume 2 to 6 per day.
Adults should consume 4 to 8 per day.
Paleo
Limit consumption to 6 per week. Eat only eggs that are enriched with "Omega 3"*
freely enjoyed****
Can cause trouble for people with autoimmune diseases. Don’t eat every day, but no upper limit on consumption.*****
SAD
One egg per day won’t increase your risk of heart disease.
Potatoes and other starchy vegetables
GAPS
Avoid at least 2 years, or until healed.
Paleo
Avoid*
Sweet potatoes may be enjoyed in moderation****
SAD
Some of the veggies to consume at least 2 1/2 cups of every day.
Sources:
*The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat
***GAPS Website
*****The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
******Choose My Plate
*******Everyday Paleo
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Loved this! GAPS is a great diet for healing. Not all paleo diets are the same though. A lot of them are like GAPS/WAPF and promote saturated fats and fatty grass fed meats.
Tiffany, thanks for the comment! I have been learning since this post, and plan to update about the difference between Paleo and Primal–I thought they were the same thing before (silly me ;)). I appreciate any diet that promotes saturated fat and fatty grass meats! 🙂
Hi Brenda, nice comparison! There’s actually quite a few flavors of Paleo, and many (maybe most?) freely consume eggs that are ideally from local pastured birds, and have no fear of fatty meats IF from grass-fed sources. I follow a Paleo-ish diet and like you, have found that there are far more similarities between GAPS and Paleo than differences!
Thanks for the note! I love the similarities between GAPS and Paleo. It’s neat to see that others are finding the same foods to be healing and life-changing! 🙂
Sisson wrote a good post on the difference btwn Paleo and Primal, which is must closer to GAPS (Primal fare includes offal, nourishing bone broths, and probiotic foods such as kimchee and sauerkraut).
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/whats-the-difference-between-primal-and-paleo/
Marisa, thank you for this. I am going to update my posts and compare Paleo, Primal and GAPS. Sorry for the misunderstanding/mis-posting before. 😉
Hi,
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share it at FAT TUESDAY. I hope you will
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and link to each week!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/09/fat-tuesday-september-6-2011/
I’m doing gaps and didn’t realize that so many eggs were recommended. I love eggs 🙂 Where did you find these numbers?