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food: see diet diet, food and drink regularly consumed for nourishment. Nutritionists generally recommend eating a wide variety of foods; however, some groups of people survive on a very limited diet. ..... Click the link for more information. ; frozen foods frozen foods, products of the food preservation process of freezing. This process has been employed by people in the Arctic from prehistoric times. Eskimos throw fresh-caught fish on the ice to freeze, and naturally frozen fish have been a trade staple of the Great ..... Click the link for more information. ; nutrition nutrition, study of the materials that nourish an organism and of the manner in which the separate components are used for maintenance, repair, growth, and reproduction. Nutrition is achieved in various ways by different forms of life. ..... Click the link for more information. ; vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes , or they form integral parts ..... Click the link for more information. . food any substance containing nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, that can be ingested by a living organism and metabolized into energy and body tissue food [füd] (biology) A material that can be ingested and utilized by the organism as a source of nutrition and energy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Soybeans supply all nine essential amino acids needed for optimal health--the only plant-based food to do so. We see both the meat alternative vendors and the unprocessed plant-based food vendors as sharing a mutual interest, and we will continue to network with both groups to further our shared goals. ``We always knew that chocolate, being this interesting plant-based food, can fit nicely into a well-balanced diet. |
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