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@ FiddleHodlHomestead
2025-05-24 11:48:35
Yes, I think looking at human history provides a great heuristic: use as a default what our ancestors did for millennia, and approach with caution things outside of that.
Regarding honey - it seems to be such an important food for various indigenous groups, and I've heard crazy claims, like people downing the equivalent of a quart of honey at a time. I don't know if that's true, but if so I wonder if it serves as more than just instant energy. If you're very insulin sensitive, a lot of honey several times/year might get converted quickly into bodyfat that can be accessed later as needed.
I'm not pushing honey, and the reason we homestead is in fact to raise our own meat. I've just wondered about this. It's hard to gain extra fat eating fat and meat, which seems like a good thing these days but would not have been great when we relied on hunting.