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Why aren't we evolved to eat grass? (literature.cafe)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Karl@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It's everywhere. Why not just eat it instead of searching for veggies and meat which are more difficult to have?

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[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any chemistry we could perform to make it more viable? E.g. cook it with alcohol?

[–] INeedANewUserName@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Folks have looked at it with acid or enzymes to try and produce fuel ethanol from the sugar forming the cellulose. Humans use the chemistry of grazing animals.

[–] NKBTN@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah the grass to milk, meat and hide pipeline is a great one