a paleo "template" is, in fact, a really good one to adopt. Anyone can point to questionable assumptions made by the paleo folks about what our ancient ancestors actually ate, but grains, sugar, carbs, and all the rest of the stuff that the paleo framework tends to eliminate under that framework are nutritionally sparse, and usually outright harmful for us.

In other words, yes, you can poke holes in the paleo "narrative," and that's why it's silly for anyone to get too hung up on whether a caveman ate any particular food. But as a general framework, it has value, because that narrative promotes a very healthy way of eating. You're not going to go wrong eating good quality meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, nuts, healthy fats, etc.