Nose-to-Tail Eating: Everything You Need to Know
This article originally appeared in Paleo Magazine. The Paleo diet is often mischaracterized as first and foremost a high-meat diet, and not just in the media but by some Paleo eaters who carefully build their meals around meat, seeking out only the leanest cuts. Meat is an important part of Paleo-style eating, yet the most common mistake made by those who go Paleo is eating too much meat—muscle meat, that is. By always choosing muscle meat, like a steak or a chicken breast, Paleo followers tend to ignore the other bits of the animal: Skin Cartilage Bone Bone marrow Organ meats Tendons Fattier meat cuts Animal fats, like lard and tallow If you’re not eating nose to tail, you could be missing out on important nutrients. Here’s why nose-to-tail...
