food wastage

  WHY WE NEED TO EAT WELL THE FUNCTIONS OF FOOD The Functions of Food All foods contain one or a combination of the 6 nutrients. If you eat a balanced diet consisting of a variety of healthy foods, you are certain to receive these nutrients every day. Food has 3 main functions in the body: Growth and Development Provision of Energy Repair and maintenance of the body's cells Growth and Development Babies , young children and adolescents grow at a rapid rate, while in adults and the elderly most growth has stopped and nutrients are mostly used for maintaining their bodies. Your body cells must be able to grow and develop as you do, and food plays a major part in this. Protein, for example, is the building block for every body tissue cell such as bone, teeth, skin, and muscle. If a person is lacking protein in the diet, problems may occur such as stunted growth. Food provides the materials needed to build, repair and maintain body tissues. Proteins, fats and minerals are the best nutr...

  Our food environment is changing every moment.  Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. As it continues to evolve, we are faced each day with new decisions about what to consume. New food products are released onto the market each week.  Some are hits and last a long time (ex. Cornflakes, Cherrios).  Some are misses and disappear almost instantaneously. Included in the new products this week are coconut flavored M&M.  The reviewer doesn't fail to notice that coconut is actually not one of the ingredients in this product. On the other end of the spectrum, Healthy Choice: Creamy Basil Pesto frozen dinner scores points with the reviewer for having just seven grams of fat.  The new products on this site give us a good idea of what we are up against as we stroll down the grocery store isles. So far studies of foragers like the Tsimane, Arctic Inuit, and Hadza have found that these peoples tr...