Subject: BARF (Bones and Raw Food) I have been wondering how to maintain a source of calcium, and trace minerals to keep human bodies functioning in a primitive environment. The practice of grinding bones and raw meat together to make BARF and feed it to dogs and cats is a growing health food practice. It takes a tough grinder but when cooking fuel is scarce after a PS why not feed this type of food to humans. Small animals (chickens, rabbits, squirrels, rats etc) can be ground up bones and all. Apparently it has been found eating it raw does a better job of supplying calcium and trace minerals. When cooked the bones will splinter during grinding and so this technique doesn't work. I suppose one could grind it then cook it if one was not sure of the bacterial count otherwise eat it raw while still fresh.