### id253461226 foragers eat a varied diet > **Foragers are typically much less dependent on grasses.** While they might gather wild cereals, this would usually be only a minor part of their diet, and the loss of local cereals will usually be survivable. Foraging peoples usually eat a wide range of plant foods, many of which are relatively resistant to locusts, such as tubers, cat-tail roots, various nuts, etc. Some foragers might be badly affected by locusts, if they depend heavily on cereals, or on hunting grazing animals. - [[how hunter-gatherer communities deal with locusts#id253461226 foragers eat a varied diet|View in Vault]]