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Food & Nutrition

Food

Food is anything edible or something that is

good to eat. Food is the basic necessity for

survival of human beings and animals.

Carbohydrates, vitamins, fats, miner-

als, proteins are some of the nutri-

ents found in our food which keeps us
healthy, help us grow and keeps us free

from diseases.

Each one of us have different food hab-

its based upon the place we live.

Nutrition

Nutrition is the process of obtaining the food necessary for health

and growth.

The reasons may be represented with 5H’s namely:

A. Hunger – People eat food because they are hungry

B. Habit – People eat food as a habit. A habit is a tendency to do

something even when there is no good reason for it.

C. Health – Food keeps us healthy
D. Happiness – People celebrate with food and dinks

E. Hospitality – In many cultures, hospitality involves welcoming a

visitor or stranger and offering him food.

Food taboos and beliefs

A taboo is a cultural or religious custom that forbids people to eat

certain types of food