It will raise the total amount of nutrition per acre (hectare) by raising the amount of fruit, vegetables, berries, etc. produced. And you don't need a 12 ounce steak every night. 4 ounces of animal protein per meal is enough.
i bet many excellent products could be created from them, and the wood is great.
also edible bamboo, wonderfully productive plant
200 apple varieties in england 50 years ago... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~