Politics.
The lord gaveth seed, and tooketh away meat and everything else good to eat.
People were clever enough to mix rice and beans (cereal and legumes) 
plus an egg or piece of cheese to make up a survivable diet.

William


pbarrett wrote:
> Getting protein by combining foods occurs why? I note that Japanese gohan means both rice and a meal. Is this because in order to get protein, rice has to be combined with other typical ingredients in the diet? Is that why bread figures prominently in every meal in most cultures? 
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> My interest is not in getting out of the Paleo diet... I'm firmly committed to it..... but just to understand how cultures developed methods over the centuries to extract protein from the diets which did not provide it directly through copious consumption of meats. As an old anthro major, that way of finding the best ways to function without knowing the underlying science fascinates me.
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