It was 3AM, cold and dark, and you couldn't sleep. You snuck from your tent, to explore the woods, when you hear a sickening crunch. Not like a stab, but like someone being eaten. You hid behind a tree... You were lucky enough to not be noticed. Because you just interrupted his dinner time. That explains why Washington was never present during dinner, in the mess hall. He was strictly eating humans, and he's restricting himself to just REDCOATS, to avoid harming his allies...