What Do Herbivores Eat?

Video Transcript

"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."