Make two columns in your notebook. In the left-hand column, list the foods hunter-gatherers ate. In the right-hand column, list some of the foods you eat. Do you notice any similar/differences?

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Column I
Food eaten by early man Column II
Food eaten by modern man
Fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalk eggs, meat Processed food like bread, pizza, ice-cream etc, along with unprocessed food like fruits.

Difference between the two eating habits. Today, we largely eat processed and cooked food, whereas the early people did not cook their food. They ate everything raw.

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Column I Food eaten by early man	Column II Food eaten by modern man
Fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, leaves, stalk eggs, meat	Processed food like bread, pizza, ice-cream etc, along with unprocessed food like fruits.