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Caveman Diet & Fruit

There's nothing that can compare to Nature's goodness! A healthy diet contains the bountiful gifts from the backyard of Mother Nature. Fruit was a large food staple in the Caveman's diet. A kumquat to a caveman was akin to a cupcake to Modern Day Man. Fruits of Old represent sweet treats that have been laced into our unhealthy Modern Day Diet.

Ironically, in this day and age, we have more food options available - from simple to exotic- than any other time in history, yet we veer towards sugary fats that add little nutrition to our diet, and serve to pump up our fat cells. And an overage of fat in the diet translates into unwanted pounds.

While not all fruits are sweet, succulent and tasty, when a good one comes along, it's hard for a manmade goody to compete. I've enjoyed some fine-tasting eclairs in my time, but one crisp bite of a fresh, sweet honeydew melon completely blew that eclair right off the saddle.

They say that sweets and fats are an acquired taste - that after you've fallen off of the Fat Sugar Wagon, your desire for such foods diminishes and sometimes vanishes. Frankly, it would be harsh to go through life without a slice of chocolate covered cheesecake or to never enjoy hot bread out of the oven smeared with fresh butter. However, these foods contain so many calories and so much fat that we'd be wise to limit our treats. In essence, our cravings would go down and our health level would go up!

Back to the fruits... Exotic fruits can add an interesting flair to your diet. There's nothing quite like a sweet pomegranate or an Asian pear that's so juicy that the fruit juice drips down the side of your mouth while eating.

Persimmons are another tasty fruit for Modern Day Food Gatherers - just be sure to leave some behind for wildlife as they are dependent upon wild fruits for sustenance.

Though most people will argue that it's more expensive to diet than not, most fruit is less expensive than a bakery donut, a packaged sweet-thing, or 'fruit juice formulas' that contain less real juice than an infant lemon. It's not easy opting for a plum over carrot cake, but when something as important as your health is at stake, go for the plum-just like the Cavemen!