SAMA HOOLE: Grains are just civilised famine food. High-calorie, low-nutrition, survival rations that keep populations alive but don't optimize individual health.

Humans are facultative carnivores.

We can eat plants when necessary.
We thrive on animals.

This is a survival advantage. When hunts fail, you can fall back on plants and survive until the next kill.

But fallback foods aren't optimal foods.

During famines, people ate grass,…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) December 1, 2025

Humans are facultative carnivores.

We can eat plants when necessary. We thrive on animals.

This is a survival advantage. When hunts fail, you can fall back on plants and survive until the next kill. But fallback foods aren't optimal foods. During famines, people ate grass, tree bark, leather. Their bodies adapted enough to survive. Barely. That doesn't make those foods healthy. It makes humans resilient enough to tolerate starvation rations. Grains are just civilised famine food. High-calorie, low-nutrition, survival rations that keep populations alive but don't optimize individual health. Your body can process them. Your body cannot thrive on them. There's a difference between "technically compatible with life" and "optimal for human function."