What did the cavemen eat for grain products?
I just can’t see how they would boil rice, make bread, or pasta, or any of that kind of stuff. Also, what did they do for calcium? I know there is calcium in fruits and vegtables but not enough to get your daily reccomended value. And I’m pretty sure they did not drink cows milk.
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about 1 year ago
um… they had wheat, im sure… and there is enough calcium in leafy green vegetables for the recomended daily value. I hate milk, and i don’t eat cheese that ofter, that’s how i get my calcium
about 1 year ago
There are many wild grasses and wheats. Most likely women ground the wheats and grasses to make flours…which the would mix with either oil or water and bake.
about 1 year ago
they ate wheat that was growing out in the wild.
about 1 year ago
Umm there is actually plenty of calcium in vegetables, especially green leafy ones. Cow’s milk is not a good source of calcium because of the high protein content, which leeches calcium off of bones (pretty much negating its own calcium content). All dairy products are terrible sources of calcium because of the high protein content. This is why osteoporosis exists in the western world and not in the eastern world where there is hardly any dairy products consumed.
As far as grains, there some that do not need to be cooked to be eaten…whole wheat for example.
I can almost guarantee that the diets of “cavemen” were more healthy than the typical American diet today…and that’s pretty sad with all of the nutritional info we have now.
about 1 year ago
I am no history buff by any means, but I think they can get calcium from ground bone mill, from the milk of some animals. As far as grain products, they seemed to have grass and grain products brought from somewhere, the rich could buy a basket of grain perhaps. Camel or goat milk is good to drink.
about 1 year ago
they probably ate berrys and nuts
about 1 year ago
Do you mean hunter-gatherer societies? I know they gathered seeds from wild grasses. In grasslands (most of Africa) that would be a no-brainer. How they ate them is a good question. The American Indians here on the west coast made porridge from acorns. They ground up the acorns and put them in water, then heated up rocks in the fire and dumped them in the water too to cook the acorns. You could certainly do that with grass seeds.
Calcium is a good question, though. Is there calcium in meat? Spinach and okra have a lot of calcium, also cabbage and some kinds of beans, so it’s possible they got it from vegetables they gathered.
about 1 year ago
cavemen did not eat grain! they got their fiber from fruits, nuts and seeds. grain caused stomach problems for them in the same manner that it does for the cows we raise in factory-farm settings and are hence forced to also feed them antibiotics.
following a “caveman” diet prevents heart disease, stroke and some forms of cancers and it has a beneficial effect on those who are overweight, have acne or digestive problems.
here is their food list mainly:
meat, including muscle and offal, and eggs,
insects and larva, (high in protein!)
seafood, including fish and shellfish,
fruits (which means all ovary parts of the plant..such as all nuts and seeds)
mushrooms, herbs and spices
most, but not all root “vegetables” (which is not a botany term yet a culinary one) that are edible raw , such as beets, rutabagas, swedes, carrots, celery and turnips
natural sugars, such as honey, maple sugar and dates
most importantly: water
Also there are many calcium rich foods that aren’t milk (though i’m sure the children drank their mother’s milk until they were at least 3 or 4 years old)
turnip greens, okra, brussel sprouts, sesame seeds, white beans, bok choy, almonds, broccoli, salmon, rhubarb, collard greens, spinach (or any leaft greens), and peas.