In general terms, eating (formally, ingestion) is the process of consuming something edible, i.e. food, for the purpose of providing for the nutritional needs of an animal, particularly their energy requirements. All animals must eat other organisms in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores consume a mixture of both.
While the process of eating varies from species to species, in humans eating is performed by placing food in the mouth and then swallowing it, with chewing often occurring between these actions. Eaten food is then digested.
Eating practices
Most homes have a
kitchen or kitchenette devoted to preparation of
meals and food, and many also have a
dining room or another designated area for eating.
Dishware,
silverware,
drinkware for eating and
cookware and other implements for cooking come in an almost infinite array of forms and sizes. Most societies also have
restaurants and food vendors, so that people may eat when away from home, lack the time to prepare food, or wish to use eating as a social occasion. Occasionally, such as at
potlucks and
food festivals, eating is in fact the primary purpose of the social gathering.
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Eating - Twitter Searchthings I win at: pulling all-nighters, cookie eating competitions, coming up with witty responses five minutes later. desirable traits, no?resawu (Teresa Wu) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:51 -0000
things I win at: pulling all-nighters, cookie eating competitions, coming up with witty responses five minutes later. desirable traits, no?
RT @FuchsiaStiletto: Cashew nuts - fit as fuck. (eating them NOW!! LOL!! wow)ChockzTheRapper (Chockz) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:51 -0000
RT @FuchsiaStiletto: Cashew nuts - fit as fuck. (eating them NOW!! LOL!! wow)
Steve Martin is co-hosting the Oscars. That is if he can stop eating my Christmas tree long enough to learn his lineshaleymap (Haley) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:50 -0000
Steve Martin is co-hosting the Oscars. That is if he can stop eating my Christmas tree long enough to learn his lines
Obesity News Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating http://bit.ly/485TbXmedicalloans (Medical Financing) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:47 -0000
Obesity News Eating Quickly Is Associated With Overeating http://bit.ly/485TbX
eating. then community service.rawkinrachel (Rachel Thurber) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:38 -0000
eating. then community service.
@sososexy29 what you eating??? i want some. i have been having a bad day...i need something good in my life right now or at least somethingRedd_22 (Melanie K) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:38:36 -0000
@sososexy29 what you eating??? i want some. i have been having a bad day...i need something good in my life right now or at least something
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