Eat Like A Caveman! Eating Healthy Foods!!

Caveman Foods Are Healthy!!

In prehistoric times, humans could eat well during warm months, store excess calories as fat, and thus survive during colder months. They cooked food over coals (grit/ash in food) and used salt/fat to preserve food for cold months.  There was no concern with whether they were eating high fat or high salt consumption. Cavemen (and women) had no concern at all as to whether their  foods were healthy.

Food, cooking tools and cooking techniques have evolved since the days of the healthy caveman’s diet. Now food is tastier and more readily available.  In the 21st century, food is entertainment and the fact that it is no longer healthy is secondary.

No Concerns Over Healthy Food Facts

Culinary arts really started to develop in the late 1800s and early 1900s,  when the emphasis on preparing food to appreciate taste became the “in” thing to do. At that time, like in the days of the cave people, there was no concern over whether the food was healthy or not.  Escoffier (founding father of modern culinary techniques) and the chefs on the Titanic did not study the nutritional facts of the foods they were serving.   The Titanic food service, the French cuisine that Escoffier is famous for, and other culinary examples were the beginning of the culinary entertainment industry. It is only in the past one hundred or so years that new techniques in preparation & presentation have been used to entertain and to impress friends and dinner guests.

Scientists began to study the effects of food on the body in the 20th century.  Now more than ever the “entertainment” facet of food is beginning to affect our health!

Simple Healthy Fruit & Nut Coleslaw Recipe

The following recipe is a simple, healthy good-for-you coleslaw recipe that uses ingredients that are closer to what the cave people used.

Low Fat Coleslaw

6 cup shredded cabbage
1 carrot-peeled and shredded
¼ cup slivered red onion

½ cup cider vinegar
¼ cup orange concentrate
¼ cup water
¼ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. sea salt

½ cup toasted pecans
1 quart strawberries

1. Combine first 3 ingredients.
2. Combine next 4 ingredients.
3. Allow to sit overnight or several hours.
4. Before service: toss with chicken, grapes and bleu cheese and serve over lettuce cups.

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