202. Different Types of Food

32:8 An example of an “average” food is wheat bread, not from very fine flour but with some whole grain, lightly salted and oven-baked. Lambs and kids are a good type of meat, but one should avoid the entrails and the head. Older animals are harder to digest. Poultry is easier to digest than red meat, especially chicken. One can accustom himself to handle certain foods better. 32:9 It is believed that eating an animal’s heart spiritually causes one to forget his Torah studies. For similar reasons, one should likewise not eat something from which a rat or a cat has eaten.