Why Can't We Eat Grass?

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Some animals like cows can live on grass, so why can't humans? And why do dogs and cats eat it even though they can't live on it either? Learn about digesting grass in this episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-do-dogs-and-cats-eat-grass.htm; https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/why-humans-dont-eat-grass.htm

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0:45.4	It's early April as I record this episode, and spring is springing.
0:51.2	My neighborhood's lawns are growing again,
0:53.4	which means we're getting close to the long,
0:55.9	warm season of one of my favorite scents, freshly cut grass. The scent is amazing, a sweet,
1:04.1	bright green, but those clippings would not be delicious on top of a salad or in the middle of a
1:09.7	BLT.
1:15.3	Grass is both leafy and green, like spinach and lettuce.
1:20.2	But assuming that you're a human, it is not good for you to eat.
1:25.1	Generally speaking, you can eat grass. It's natural and not toxic unless it's been sprayed with pesticides. You just
1:30.3	can't digest it. A grass has zero of the nutritional value for humans that it does for cows,
1:37.3	yaks, deer, sheep, and other ruminants. Ruminants are mammals that have special digestive systems,
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