Interesting items on the diet of aboriginals

[Guest guest]

they breast fed for up to 3 years!

ate alot of their food raw

Traditional diet or bush food

The typical traditional diet was low kilojoule and high in carbohydrate, fibre,

protein and nutrients. Since Aboriginal people were hunter-gatherers, the daily

diet varied according to the type of plants and animals available in the

particular location and season. By necessity, they had an extensive knowledge of

plants, animals, the land and the effects of the weather and time of year.

Popular energy-dense foods, or foods that contained plenty of kilojoules per

gram, included animal meat and offal, honey, and insects such as witchetty

grubs. Women tended to gather the foods for everyday eating such as plants,

reptiles and honey, while men hunted for land and marine animals. Most foods

were eaten raw, but some were roasted or baked. Children were typically

breastfed until three years of age, and introduced to solid foods once their

teeth had come through. The hunter-gatherer lifestyle also meant plenty of

physical activity.

[Guest guest]

> they breast fed for up to 3 years!

Some of us have done that too.

Marty