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On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 19:19:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-09-29 7:09 p.m., Je?us wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Sep 2019 13:26:47 -0700 (PDT),
>> " > wrote:

>
>>> Yeah, who would have thought that wheat has been used in some form
>>> for at least 2000 years but our self diagnosed 'expert' says it's
>>> NOT supposed to be eaten. My, my, my.

>>
>> Yes, only 2000 years. Glad you acknowledged that. Wheat is grass
>> seed, and was never a part of the human diet until the advent of
>> agriculture made it a viable source of food. And he said "supposed to
>> be eaten" not your embellished "NOT supposed to be eaten"

>
>It is a lot more than 2000 years. It was part of the human diet before
> agriculture. .


Yes, sorry. You're correct. I should have picked up on that.

>Agriculture was the domestication of wild plant/seed
>they were already eating


Yes, but in relatively minute quantities due to seasonality, low
natural yields, difficulty of harvesting, low starch levels... and of
course, it was unrefined. There's a huge difference.