After being a vegetarian for a while, you start questioning society and you start thinking about the future and the past. At least, that’s what I have been doing.

Among the things I have been thinking about and questioning, is what our ancestors ate and how far we have changed our eating habits.

Let me tell you what I have discovered.

Originally, our ancestors were hunter-gatherers and not omnivores. They did not eat animals (omnivore is a person that eats food of both plant and animal origin).  When you look at predators and carnivorous animals you can see that they have teeth designed to rip and tear.  Their teeth are not designed for chewing.  Animals that are designed for chewing like herbivores (an animal that feeds on plants) have flat teeth that are designed to breakdown food.  

Humans have evolved

Humans evolved from being vegetarian.  ”Our” digestive systems were not designed for eating and digesting meat. Eating meat is a fairly recent development in human history.  It’s believed that people began to eat meat because they couldn’t find the natural foods they were used to eating.  

Initially, we were similar to creatures that evolved from animals like herbivore apes.  These apes looked similar to us and walked upright with their arms and hands.  They naturally search widely for food and ate roots, berries, fruits and nuts. They also lived moment to moment constantly searching for food.  

Hunting requires thought and eating meat required fire.  Until fire was discovered, humans primarily ate vegetables and fruits.