"Food For Thought" Article

Mostly ape, small part human

A hominin that doesn't eat

The "missing link" or species between apes and humans

Part of a car you have to replace every four years.

orange

grape

cantelope

pineapple

vegetables

meat

fruit and meat

Fruits and vegetables

The harder it is to digest.

The easier it is to gain nutrients from.

The easier it is to digest.

The more likely it is to be "well done," or overcooked.

eating cooked food

exercising right after eating

eating raw food

eating apples

Cooked food goes down your throat faster

Cooked food tastes better

Cooked food eliminates any need for digestion

Cooked food does some of the digestion work for the body

Longer teeth and stronger jaws than Habilines

Shorter teeth and weaker jaws than Habilines

Larger mouths and weaker teeth than Habilines

Smaller mouths and weaker teeth than Habilines

Habilines did

Humans do

Cooking led to larger stomachs in humans

Cooking led to slower eating, allowing for more time/energy for thinking, hunting, inventing etc.

Cooking allowed people to socialize in groups

Cooking led to faster eating, allowing for more time/energy for thinking, hunting, inventing etc.

Eating meat resulted from hunting and hunting required a lot of thinking, planning, and cooperation.

Meat is full of nutrients that go straight to your brain and make your brain synapses strengthen.

Meat is something humans crave, so eating meat makes them happier and smarter.

Eating meat resulted from hunting and hunting required a lot of quiet time, art, and sleeping.