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Paleo Food List > Is Buttermilk Paleo?

Is Buttermilk Paleo?

Yes

by Marla Sarris, updated August 29, 2016 Posted on July 17, 2015

Marla Sarris
Marla Sarris is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo, a 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Personal Trainer, Studio Manager & Barre Instructor at The Dailey Method, Studio Manager, Trainer & Small Group Fitness Instructor at RE Cryo + Legit Fit, as well as the Executive Producer of Minimalism. After tirelessly dedicating six years to teaching Mathematics at one of the top High Schools in the nation, she left her all-consuming career in pursuit of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. She continues to indulge her passion for teaching through Paleo Porn.

Dairy occupies an uncertain position on the Paleo menu. On the one hand, most of our ancestors didn’t start consuming it until after, or shortly before, the Agricultural Revolution, which puts it in the category of grains and legumes.

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On the other hand, dairy is a nutritious whole food. It comes packed with the full range of macronutrients (fat, protein, and sugar) and a variety of micronutrients. As is normally the case with Paleo, full fat is best, but even whole milk doesn’t have much fat. In fact, it has the most sugar of all the dairy products. As a result, even most people who include dairy in their Paleo lifestyle avoid milk.

What Is Buttermilk?

The term buttermilk originally referred to the liquid that was left behind after churning cream into butter. Now it’s used to refer to a range of fermented milk drinks that can be found all over the world.

The Benefits of Probiotics

Fermented food might not sound very Paleo, since our cavemen ancestors didn’t bother to ferment anything, but it’s actually a really good idea to include fermented foods in your diet. The Agricultural Revolution came with a lot of benefits, but it also had its costs, including reduced access to probiotics.

Bacteria have been major players in our health since the dawn of time. When we started growing our own food and living in close proximity to each other, we had to find ways to avoid dirt and bacteria to avoid spreading communicable diseases. Unfortunately, that meant avoiding the beneficial bacteria that help keep us healthy.

The answer to that problem is fermented foods. Whether you ferment vegetables, tea, or dairy, they’re all an excellent way to incorporate probiotics into our diet.

A Lower-Carb Option

Another benefit is that the process of fermenting milk involves allowing the bacteria to chow down on the sugar in milk, which means buttermilk has less sugar than your average glass of milk.

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Marla Sarris is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo, a 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Personal Trainer, Studio Manager & Barre Instructor at The Dailey Method, Studio Manager, Trainer & Small Group Fitness Instructor at RE Cryo + Legit Fit, as well as the Executive Producer of Minimalism. After tirelessly dedicating six years to teaching Mathematics at one of the top High Schools in the nation, she left her all-consuming career in pursuit of a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. She continues to indulge her passion for teaching through Paleo Porn.

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