like, if you're Polynesian, you should be eating coconut and fish, and if you're Asian, you should be eating fish and seaweed and rice, and if you're European you should be eating, I dunno, turnips and borscht.

My ancestors are primarily Scottish and German, so this logic is really not going to work for me. Can I convert to Thai? Or maybe Mexican? I need to find some ancestors who ate mostly spicy foods with lots of cilantro, is what I'm saying.

I see what you mean about the insulin, but in someone who's not diabetic, it's a normal process, so I don't think it's a big deal. Even on the Paleo diet, you're going to get carbs/natural sugar from fruit.

I agree with you, Amy! It's the natural way the human body deals with sugar, and as long as nothing has gone wrong with that process in a particular human body, it isn't a big deal. However, there are Paleo folks who think we shouldn't be eating much fruit, either, because - oh, god, deep breath - because our H/G ancestors didn't have a steady year-round supply of lots of different fruits and we aren't adapted to handle that much sugar.

I get it, Zen. I just can't imagine being that dedicated to a particular diet. Especially that one, honestly. Baked goods are a lot of my reason for living.

I'm pretty happy that I have the option to eat things other than stored root vegetables through the winter. I mean, speaking as someone with a lot of British/Irish/German heritage.

Baked goods are a lot of my reason for living.

Seriously. I notice that Mr "Grains will kill you in your sleep and then haunt your children's dreams" did not include "BECAUSE PASTA IS FUCKING DELICIOUS" in his reasons for why someone might want to eat it.

I would have been perfectly happy if Mooncake turned out to be a bakery.

like, if you're Polynesian, you should be eating coconut and fish, and if you're Asian, you should be eating fish and seaweed and rice, and if you're European you should be eating, I dunno, turnips and borscht.

I was having this discussion a couple of weeks ago. My problem is eating like any of my ancestors is that I don't eat fish. And why did my crazy amalgam of ancestors end up where they ended up? To fish. Mostly, I just blame my Irish side for everything.

Basically, I think humans will eat, drink, smoke, and fuck anything. It may or may not be good for us. The sole fact that our distant ancestors probably did or did not do it is not reason enough for us to do or not do it.

Oh, indeed. I mean, there are certainly some things which are better for us than others--or at least can be eaten safely in larger quantities. But moderation in all things! There's probably no food that is good for all humans, in all circumstances.

I'm pretty happy that I have the option to eat things other than stored root vegetables through the winter. I mean, speaking as someone with a lot of British/Irish/German heritage.

Yeah. I'm basically only Irish in genetic background, so I assume it would have been potatoes and grains and greens and mutton for the last couple thousand years. Winter would have been pretty dull. And smoky.

There's probably no food that is good for all humans, in all circumstances.

Probably not, but if someone would like to test this theory with chocolate, I will volunteer for the human trials.