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What little I know of paleo life comes from tales of my
Cherokee ancestors. Even as early as the first contact with
Europeans about 500 years ago, they were combined
hunter/gather and farming.
There were special meals (feasts) that were either
ceremonial or in honor of a visitor or a special deed done
by someone. Other than these, meals were mostly a case of
eat when you're hungry. The food was usually started
cooking in the morning by the women and allowed to simmer or
roast slowly all day. When a family member felt hungry s/he
helped him/her self. Reports from visiting Euros often
complained that Cherokee food was "overcooked." Foods were
mostly soup/stew, roasted meats and boiled or roasted
veggies and breads. This eat when hungry idea agrees with
what Ray advises in *Neanderthin*.
On the other hand, I have seen and heard a number of
anthropologist types speculate that the people ate largely
when there was food (such as a fresh kill) and fasted
between times. Maybe so real early, but I think humans
learned early how to preserve foodstuffs. JMHO.
Craig Smith wrote:
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> Adrienne Smith wrote:
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> >Just wondering whether it is more paleo to "graze" all day long or to only
> >eat one or two large meals per day?
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> I should think it would be more paleo to eat lightly, if at
> all, during the day, and eat to satiety at night. Wouldn't
> that have been the pattern of hunting peoples? They
> wouldn't carry food with them on their hunting jaunts, I'm
> guessing. (But I'm new here, I'm just guessing.)
>
> .:. Craig
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Elisi Tsayonah, AniWodi, ghigau,
St Francis River Band of Cherokee
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