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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is insane. This is not a feasible or healthy diet for a child. Eat what you want, OP, but don't subject your child to this. Kids need more carbs than they can get from just fruit and veg. Dairy is not necessary, but is a pretty vital source of protein, calcium, and fat for most kids. Most importantly, kids need a cupcake or chocolate bar every once in a while![/quote]

Nobody NEEDS a cupcake or chocolate bar. We want them, but we don't NEED them. People also live just fine without breads or grains.

Kids can get plenty of carbs from paleo. Kids on paleo needs lots of fruit, sweet potatoes, and regular potatoes. They don't need grains.

Lots of kids are gluten intolerant and never eat bread or grains. They aren't malnourished. [/quote]

I thought most paleo people don't eat potatoes?

I think there's a middle ground, which might be serving paleo foods at home, with a higher portion of the higher carb foods than you might serve for an adult, but not expecting the kids to follow the same diet outside of the home.  Let your kid eat whatever is served on playdates and at birthday parties, and at the snack after soccer.  Consider adding  baked oatmeal bars, or brown rice sushi rolls to the lunch box, as a gluten free treat.  Then serve your kid the same paleo meals, with extra fruit, that the adults are eating. 
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