You’ve heard me say, “Eat like our cavemen ancestors ate.” Well, how exactly did our ancestors, within the past million years, eat?
Early Man (from the Pleistocene Era) ate: 40% Protein from herbivores (Plant eating animals) – 10% Plant and animal fats – 50% Leaf & fruit-based carbohydrates (no grains).
Hunter-Gatherers (150,000 years ago) ate: 40% Protein from herbivores and vegetables (but no legumes) – 10% Plant and animal fats – 50% Leaf and fruit based carbohydrates (no grains).
Agricultural Revolution (10,000 years ago) ate: 30% Protein from legumes and grazing animals – 25% Animal fats – 25% Whole and stone-ground grains – 20% Vegetables, tubers and roots, dried and occasional fresh fruits.
Modern Era (from 1900 to Today) eat: 15% Processed foods – 25% Protein from animals fed grain and legumes – 30% Animal fats and grain based oils – 25% Refined carbohydrates and sugars, fruit and fruit juice – 5% Vegetables.
Wow! So, starting 10,000 years ago, man changed his eating habits, quite dramatically.
If you stop to think about it, we evolved as a being eating mostly fruits and vegetables at 50%, 40% protein from plant eating animals and 10% plant and animal fats.
Down through the ages, our diets have increased in caloric density and decreased in micronutrients, leaving us in the condition we now experience. Let’s learn a lesson from our ancestors! Eat more like a caveman!
Early Man (from the Pleistocene Era) ate: 40% Protein from herbivores (Plant eating animals) – 10% Plant and animal fats – 50% Leaf & fruit-based carbohydrates (no grains).
Hunter-Gatherers (150,000 years ago) ate: 40% Protein from herbivores and vegetables (but no legumes) – 10% Plant and animal fats – 50% Leaf and fruit based carbohydrates (no grains).
Agricultural Revolution (10,000 years ago) ate: 30% Protein from legumes and grazing animals – 25% Animal fats – 25% Whole and stone-ground grains – 20% Vegetables, tubers and roots, dried and occasional fresh fruits.
Modern Era (from 1900 to Today) eat: 15% Processed foods – 25% Protein from animals fed grain and legumes – 30% Animal fats and grain based oils – 25% Refined carbohydrates and sugars, fruit and fruit juice – 5% Vegetables.
Wow! So, starting 10,000 years ago, man changed his eating habits, quite dramatically.
If you stop to think about it, we evolved as a being eating mostly fruits and vegetables at 50%, 40% protein from plant eating animals and 10% plant and animal fats.
Down through the ages, our diets have increased in caloric density and decreased in micronutrients, leaving us in the condition we now experience. Let’s learn a lesson from our ancestors! Eat more like a caveman!
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