[ExI] pale diet again: RE: It's not only the fittest who survive.

[Ben Zaiboc]

Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Could any of us, today, actually survive, let alone thrive,
> on wild,
> raw, unprocessed grains?
> 
> I assume not.
> 
> And certainly I am not eager to give it a try.


Wild cereal grains are grass seeds.  It is possible to eat grass seeds, and even turn them into a form of bread (I've done it).  Given the effort involved, and the poor results, I'm pretty sure they'd be an emergency resort only.  You'd be better off digging up earthworms (which can be made into a nutritious, if rather gritty, soup, if you're squeamish about just swallowing them whole).

Ben Zaiboc