Embedded Files
All food info
A food is something that provides nutrients. Nutrients are substances that provide:
energy for activity, growth, and all functions of the body such as breathing, digesting food, and keeping warm;
materials for the growth and repair of the body, and for keeping the immune system healthy.
Importance of food
Importance of food
Eating good food, especially with family and friends, is one of the pleasures of life.We all know that people who eat healthy, balanced diets are likely to have:
plenty of energy to work and enjoy themselves;
fewer infections and other illnesses.
Children who eat well usually grow well.Women who eat well are likely to produce healthy babies. That is why it is important to know which combinations of foods make good meals and what the different food needs of different members of the family are.
Food Sources
Foods are secured through several methods: agriculture, hunting, gathering, etc. The detailed statement is that most food has its origin in plants.
Some food is derived directly from plants, but even animals are also used as food sources that are picked up by feeding food from plants.
Some foods are not directly obtained from animal or plant sources they are obtained from various edible fungi, especially mushrooms. Fungi and ambient bacteria are used in the preparation of fermented and pickled foods like leavened bread, alcoholic drinks, cheese, pickles, etc.
Another example is blue-green algae such as Spirulina. Inorganic substances such as baking soda, salt, and tartar cream are used to preserve or chemically convert a component.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse