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paleotn

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15. Exactly! We evolved to eat an incredible variety of things.

Reply to chowmama (Reply #11)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 10:08 PM

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Meat if we could get it, or usually scavenge it, but not nearly as often as the public misconception. We're opportunists. One of the reasons we're still around. We'll eat damn near anything. Thus the hyper vomit competence we share with our cousins, chimpanzees and bonobos, who also eat damn near anything. So next time you get pukie, thank evolution. It's keep us relatively safe from bad food for hundreds of thousands of years.

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Following new USDA food pyramid would raise grocery bills by nearly one-third [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Mine are already up that much TexLaProgressive Saturday #1

It's almost like there's no coherent thought here. underpants Saturday #2

I've lived 55 years and never worried about the food pyramid. My wallet is safe. I'll pass, thank you. OC375 Saturday #3

who has more money, the bean lobby or the cow corpse lobby? nt msongs Saturday #4

Exactly MLAA Sunday #22

Seems healthier manicdem Saturday #5

Reducing costs on anything slightlv Saturday #6

Not really. paleotn Saturday #14

I'd ignore any new fad food pyramid pushed at you. Aussie105 Saturday #7

Eating is one of life's greatest pleasures.... anciano Saturday #8

The human palate still has that 'emergency' response. Aussie105 Saturday #9

Where is coffee on the food pyramid? How about chocolate? FakeNoose Saturday #10

Love both coffee and chocolate.... anciano Saturday #13

The wannabe 'machos' keep wanting to pretend that we're carnivores. chowmama Saturday #11

Exactly! We evolved to eat an incredible variety of things. paleotn Saturday #15

Some food facts. Aussie105 Saturday #12

Isn't Micky D's filet of fish on top? paleotn Saturday #16

But people will live 1/3 less long, so their lifetime grocery bill will be about the same. MAHA! /nt progree Sunday #17

I got talked into going vegan about ten years ago -- byronius Sunday #18

I second that emotion. Aussie105 Sunday #20

My little foray into Google searching told me Aussie105 Sunday #19

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said TBF Sunday #21

Yeah, but the MEGAts will mercuryblues Sunday #23