HOW GRAINS, BEANS AND POTATOES BECAME STAPLE FOODS

Grains, beans and potatoes store very well. In fact, this storage ability, taken together with their density in calories and easy portability, freed up mankind from food gathering, allowing him the time to develop skills that allowed mankind to progress from nomadic, to agrariarian, to industrial, and eventually to an information age society.

What did these three food sources, beans, grains, and potatoes, have in common that allowed them to be stored without spoiling? The answer is that these foods, in a raw state, contain lectins and enzyme blockers, which act as natural preservatives.

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