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We need food for three main reasons: for energy, growth and repair, and to stay healthy. Food provides the body with fuel and nutrients to power muscles and organs, make new cells, and support various chemical reactions that maintain health. A balanced diet containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water is important to meet all the body's nutritional needs and maintain good health. Different food groups like grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy, and proteins sources provide specific nutrients that help with energy, cell growth, concentration, bone strength, and other bodily functions.

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We need food for three main reasons: for energy, growth and repair, and to stay healthy. Food provides the body with fuel and nutrients to power muscles and organs, make new cells, and support various chemical reactions that maintain health. A balanced diet containing proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and water is important to meet all the body's nutritional needs and maintain good health. Different food groups like grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy, and proteins sources provide specific nutrients that help with energy, cell growth, concentration, bone strength, and other bodily functions.

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Why do we need food?

We all enjoy eat food but why do we need it and what does our body do with it? Following are some of the main reasons
why we need food:
 For energy
You need food to work your muscles and other body organs. Food is the body’s fuel that keeps it going; without it
the body would not work.
 For growth and repair
In order for your body to grow your need to make new cells. Your body makes these new cells from the chemicals in
your food
 To stay healthy
There are lots of reactions taking place in the cells of your body to keep you healthy and your body working. Certain
chemicals are needed for these reactions that can only be taken in form of the food you eat.

A balanced diet
In order to maintain good health, our body must have a healthy and balanced diet. This means that we must eat
sufficient food and also a variety of foods. In this way our body gets all the different nutrients it needs.
There are seven nutrition groups found in the food we eat. These are:
1. Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fat
4. Fibre
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals
7. Water

The different food groups, sources, and how they help:


FOOD TYPE HOW DOES IT HELP? WHERE DO WE GET IT
CARBOHYDRATES Provides quick energy. 60% of our Pasta, cereals, and potatoes
diet should be fat
FATS Provides slow energy. 25% of our diet Oils, dairy products, nuts, and fish
Unsaturated fats are healthy. Too should be fat.
much saturated fat from animal
products can lead to hear disease.
PROTEIN Builds and repairs muscle. We only Meats, pulses, and fish
need 15% of our diet to be protein.
VITAMINS Helps the body work. Helps Fresh fruit and vegetables
A - for vision concentration.
B - for energy production and stress
reduction
C - to keep skin healthy
D - to helpbones and teeth
MINERALS Helps release energy from food. Fruit, vegetables, and fish
Calcium - to strengthen bones Helps decision making
Iodine - for energy production
Iron - prevents fatigue
FIBER Can’t be digested. Fills you up and Fresh frit, vegetables, and wholegrain
keeps you ‘regular’ cereals
WATER Maintains fluid level The lap! It’s all you need most of the
time

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