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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We're pretty sure that humans chewed food for their children before blenders and packaged baby food

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Some even assume children were born before there were hospitals and doctors around, crazy take, I know.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Most mothers have no qualms about eating the goey half eaten leftovers from their baby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or lactated

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

After that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Whole foods

During the breast feeding time alternatives would be a porridge, or animal milk. I assume you could grind food with a pestle and mortar but the baby would most likely die of malnourishment without it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Humans have only been farming grain for about 10 thousand years, and there's not many other foods you can grind. Ancient humans ate a lot of meat, and babies after weaning ate meat, much of it pre-chewed by mum. Things like brain wouldn't need to be chewed