Website owner:  James Miller

Foods of Man

  
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   Food from Plants
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   Seeds.

      Seeds of Grasses.  Wheat, rice, oats, rye, barley, corn

      Seeds of Trees.  Walnuts, hickory nuts, pecans, chestnuts, 
         hazelnuts, acorns, coconuts, and other nuts 

      Seeds of other plants.  Beans, peas, peanuts



   Fruits.

      Fruits of Trees.  Apples, peaches, pears, oranges, cherries, 
         grapefruit, plums, apricots, figs, dates, olives, etc. 

      Fruits of other plants.  Raspberries, strawberries, 
         blackberries, tomatoes, peppers, gooseberries, grapes, 
         cucumbers, squash, muskmelon, bananas, etc. 


   Roots of Plants.  Carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, yams, 
         radishes, turnips, etc.


   Stems of Plants.  Celery, asparagus, rhubarb, broccoli, onions 


   Tubers of Plants (enlarged portions of underground stems).  
         White potatoes


   Leaves of Plants.  Lettuce, cabbage, spinach, dandelion


   Flowers of Plants.  Cauliflower


   Juice of Plants.  Maple syrup, juice of sugar cane




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   Food from Living Creatures
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   Eggs of Birds.  Eggs from chickens, ducks, geese, etc.


   Milk from Mammals.  Milk from cows, goats, camels, etc.


   Flesh of Living Creatures.  Flesh of cattle, sheep, goats, 
         pigs, birds, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, etc.


   Honey.  Honey from bees


   Dec 1983