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My name is Christine Marquette, and I'm a registered and licensed dietitian with the
Austin Regional Clinic, and I've been asked, what do herbivores eat? Now, herbivores are
primarily thought of in the animal kingdom, and these are animals that eat strictly plants.
They don't eat anything else. They don't eat any other type of animals. I guess technically
you could think of a person who is vegan, as an herbivore because they're eating strictly
plant foods. They don't eat any dairy products. They don't eat anything that's animal based.
So that's the primary thing as far as any type of herbivore whether it's an animal or
whether it's a person who calls themselves vegan. They only eat plant foods, they don't
eat anything from the animal kingdom. So plant foods are going to be any type of fruit, any
type of vegetable; nuts or seeds. And a person that can cook, it would be things like beans
as well. Of course animals aren't able to cook so they're just eating plant matter.
So, that's what herbivores eat.