Rice, grains, seeds and potatoes used to be peasant foods, while kings ate fresh meat plus imported fruits and spices and had higher-protein diets than peasants.

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rice, grains, seeds and potatoes all used to be peasant foods And the kings actually just ate a lot of fresh meat like beef, venison, wild boar, swan, and peacock, and imported fruits and spices like saffron, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pepper A king's diet was high in protein A peasant's diet was low in protein