Do you think Paleo diets involve eating mostly meat? While how much meat was eaten in that era is debatable, what is known is that they ate a lot of high-fiber fruits and vegetables. Shown below are the estimated daily fiber and energy intake (Eaton et al. 1997). On a 3000 calorie diet it’s estimated that those who lived in the Paleo era consumed 104 g fiber/day. That translates into 3.3 g fiber per 100 calories.
Do you consider yourself a Paleo eater? If so, do you get that much fiber? For example, I average 2200 calories per day. Based on the estimated Paleo fiber intake of 3.3g fiber/100 calories, I should average 66g or more dietary fiber per day. As shown below, my 7-day average for fiber intake is 94g/day.
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Reference:
Eaton SB, Eaton SB 3rd, Konner MJ. Paleolithic nutrition revisited: A twelve-year retrospective on its nature and implications. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1997 Apr;51(4):207-16.
Michael Lustgarten 
I didn’t forget about you Aviva, I’m working on that article now. Stay tuned!
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What programme/app are u using to note all ur dietary intake?
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cronometer.com
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I followed the link from your comment on The Good Gut Facebook page to this post and am very interested. How do you do that? Would you mind sharing, say a week, or even a day, of your food intake? I can’t imagine getting that much fiber. I follow Paleo,which I’m sure you know excludes legumes, but I struggle to get even 30 g of fiber a day. I would appreciate any guidance.
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This is one of my best days, but I still average ~105g fiber on ~2300 calories/day…
https://michaellustgarten.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/130-grams-of-fiber-2400-calories/
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