Why Do We Eat Food?

jozzie90 (63)Nigeria Club5050in Healthy Steem • 9 months ago (edited)

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INTRODUCTION

Hello!,
good afternoon to all my fellow steemians here in Healthy Steem community, I believe we all are enjoying the day.

Here is my participation on a contest why do we eat food?, organized and published by @sahmie.

We all eat daily either three times a day or depending on how we schedule our meal, all is base on our personal preference. Though is is good to find a method that works best for our needs and promotes a healthy and balanced diet.

Let's answers some questions below...
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What do you understand by the word "Food"?

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Basically food refers to any substance that is consumed by living organisms to provide them with the needed nutrients, energy, and growth. Food can be in two states "solid or liquid" and comes in various forms, example vegetables dairy products, fruits, grains, meat and beverages. These are the essential a source of nourishment and also essential for the survival and functioning of all living beings.

Food is not only consumed by humans only, all living things has their different ways they consumed food including plants.
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Show us some foods in your locality and what they bring to the body.

Below are some food in my locality and what it contribute to our body.

	_{This is vegetable soup popularly know as "Efere Nkong" in my launguage. obviously the soup is rich with vitamins and other classes of nutrients which makes it balanced}
	_{Here is banana porridge popularly know as OTO-MBORO in my launguage, it is made from grated unripe banana, it rich with carbohydrates, vitamins and other classes of nutrients making it good and healthy in our body.}
	^{This is cocoyam porridge popularly know as "Ekpang nkukwo" in my launguage. the food is rich with carbohydrates, vitamins and other classes of nutrients which makes it balanced and safe to consume.}

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Why is food so important to living creatures? Give and explain 3 reasons.

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Food is very important for all living things, including humans, below are there important reasons.

Survival and reproduction: Food is the most important for the survival and reproduction for all living creatures, all living beings need to eat food to gain the energy requirements and sustain life.

Without food, we would not be able to survive and reproduce.

Growth and development: proper nutrition is important for growth and development, most especially in children and adolescents, Nutrients from food we eat are used to support the growth of muscles, bones and organs also for the development of the brain and nervous system.

Energy source: Food provides us with the necessary energy for the our body to function. With the process of digestion, the body breaks down the food we eat into smaller molecules, known as glucose, which is converted as energy.

The energy is required for all the body functions, including our movement, growth and also maintain our body temperature as health study proves.
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Do humans Eat to Live or Live to Eat? Give reason..

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Humans eat to live.

As I said earlier food is essential for our survival and our overall wellbeing, we need to consume a food to maintain good health and body functions, our food need to contain all nutrients.

Besides we all enjoy eating food especially our favorites, this bring pleasure and satisfaction, though the fundamental reason for eating is to sustain our health and lives.
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In Conclusion

Food is essential for the survival of all living organisms and provides the necessary nutrients and energy for the body to function properly, It is a basic need especially for humans and a fundamental part of our daily lives, the type of food we eat can greatly contribute to our health and wellbeing.

It is very good and important to maintain a balanced and nutritious diet to support our physical and mental wellbeing.

Thanks you all for your precious time spent to read my article today, love you all.
Here I will love to invite @ngoenyi @mesola and @usoro01 to participate in this great contest.

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