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Mike MacLeod <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:16:11 -0700
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Wally wrote:

>And while we are on the topic of "fast foods", I am
>curious about something. In both Neanderthin and other
>sources I have read that paleolithics enjoyed a HUGE
>variety of foodstuffs. Much more than what we are
>accustomed to today. So, doesn't that bode ill for
>some of the diets mentioned on this list - Anchell,
>the "all meat", possibly Phil Thrift's? Opinions?

A huge variety of insects, anyway. In a temperate latitude, insects
are far
and away the best source of fat and protein. That is, the most
reliable
rather than the greatest mass, although you might be able to compete
there
too.

Mike

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