How was the Yaocomaco Diet Different than Our diet? To make it easier to imagine that you were spending the day with a Yaocomaco person, we have given them names. These names are similar to the types of names that the Yaocomaco people called themselves.  For the next section of this Maryland Exploration, you need to select the Yaocomaco Indian you wish follow During their day, Ho Nee Qua Tow and Opencanchenko prepared and ate many types of foods. We eat some of the same foods today - like fresh berries and corn. Some of the foods they ate are not usually found in our diet - like bear meat. As you continue to work on this Maryland Exploration, you will be comparing the foods in your diet (Item #1 on your worksheet) with the foods in the Yaocomaco diet (Item #3 on your worksheet).  After you have seen what a typical day for a Yaocomaco man or woman is like, you will create a graphic organizer that compares the diets of modern day Americans with the Yaocomaco people. Once you've done that, you will plan a menu for an entire day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You will include only those foods that a Yaocomaco that lived in Maryland in the 1600s. Pretend that Ho Nee Qua Tow or Opencanchenko, and their families, are going to spend the day with you. What would you serve that would make them feel comfortable and at home in your home? Now select the Indian you wish follow: Ho Nee Qua Tow is a woman. She is a wife and mother who takes care of her family and does the things a Yaocomaco woman would do at that time. Opencanchanko is an Indian man who also has a family. He fishes, hunts, and does the things a Yaocomaco man would do at that time. As you follow these Yaocomaco people, keep a list of all of the foods that are mentioned in their stories. Record the foods on your Worksheet under Item #3.