I agree with your thoughts.  I think the grains were used for
ceremonies/holidays/, a change of pace, so to speak.  A special occasion
thing because of the time involved in preparation.  Oliva
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From: "Todd Moody" <[log in to unmask]>
 I am
therefore *very* skeptical of the claim that paleolithic people
never ate grains.  eating
grains  but infrequently and in small
amounts --

 an occasional supplemental source of nutrition became a
staple, and that is what did (and continues to do) the metabolic
damage.
  I think that some will
be better off for avoiding grains entirely, but for others it
will make no difference at all.  But a lot of people are better
off just by restricting carbs to less than 100g/day, I think.