A purpose-driven model of an ideal human diet, ordered by biological intent rather than industrial priorities or scientifically reductive recommendations. Foods are organized into tiers based on their role in sustaining life and vitality.

Tier 1 Foods

Direct provisioning for offspring. Meant specifically to nurture a new life from zero to complete.

Tier 2 Foods

Nutrient-dense whole animals to sustain the organism through stages of life after provisioning (the finished product of Tier 1).

Tier 3 Foods

Sugar-rich and fat-rich foods that are made specifically to attract animals for dispersal/pollination.

Tier 4 Foods

Supporting structural/functional plant parts that are used as defenses, photosynthetic machinery, or storage organs.

Tier 4 foods are consumed for variety/diversity and used temporarily or instrumentally in the following ways: