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Why would I eat 1000 calories of any food? I wouldn't eat 14 slices of bread or 1.5 lbs of chicken breasts either. But I do eat normal quantities of boiled gr

Why would I eat 1000 calories of any food? I wouldn't eat 14 slices of bread or 1.5 lbs of chicken breasts either. But I do eat normal quantities of boiled grains pretty regularly in stews or on a salad.

sidpatil 5y ago
It's likely that the ancient people you mentioned were physical laborers. They would need the calories.
- Johnny555 5y ago
  But you don't think they had more than one food source? And if they really did subsist mostly on boiled grains, wouldn't their body get used to it?