Food - E

Food
What is food?
 Any substance we eat to provide nutritional support for the body.
Types of food - chemical
 Carbohydrates
 Proteins
 Fats
 Vitamins and Minerals
Plant or meat?
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
Plants
 Cereals (Rise, corn, wheat…)
 Vegetable
 Fruit
 Seeds
 Spices
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Animals
 Meat (fish, chicken, pork, beef, lamb…)
 Organs (liver, kidney, heart…)
 Milk
 Eggs
 Honey
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Tastes
 Sweet - sugar
 Sour – acids, citrus
 Salty - alkali metal ions
 Bitter – chocolate, caffe, citrus rind
 Umami - glutamates (savory, meaty, and rich in flavor)
Cuisine
America
 USA
 Canada
 Mexico
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Europe
 Great britain
 France
 Italy
 Czech
 Russia
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Asia
 China
 Japan
Where to eat?
 Restaurant
 Fastfood
 Picnic site
 Mobile canteen
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