Why do we get tired of eating the same food?

Question

Pretty much as the title says, why do we, as humans, get tired or burnt out of eating the same type of meals over and over? As composed to other animals…

Is there a biological/evolutionary reason as to why we are not ‘truly’ content with eating the same types of food 24/7?

Really been pondering about this.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Maybe humans in the modern age get bored more easily than our ancestors did due to our exposure to so much stimulation that we crave excitement in different areas, including food. In medieval Europe, people ate simple diets of bread, cheese, butter, vegetable porridge, fish and the occasional other meat. Current day African hunter gatherers eat mostly the same game animals, wild tubers, etc.