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Food is any substance, usually comprised primarily of carbohydrates, fats, and/or proteins, that can be consumed by animals (including humans) for nutrition or pleasure. Almost all foods are of plant or animal origin. Many cultures have a recognizable cuisine, a specific set of cooking traditions, preferences, and practices.

The study of food is called food science. In English, the term food is often used metaphorically or figuratively, as in food for thought.

Human eating habits


Historical development

Humans are omnivorous animals that can consume both plant and animal products. Evidence suggests that early humans employed hunter-gatherer techniques as their primary method of food collection. This involves combining stationary plant and fungal food sources (such as fruits, grains, roots, and mushrooms) with mobile animals which must be hunted and killed in order to be consumed. Additionally, it is believed that humans have used fire to prepare food prior to eating since their divergence from Homo erectus, possibly even earlier.

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Just made homemade chocolate pudding for Food and Nutrition...its harder than you think.
RFSinclair (Robbie Sinclair) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:58 -0000
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Eating a luxuriously kid-free breakfast. So THIS is what hot food taste like! Me likey-likey. (Amy)
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Eating a luxuriously kid-free breakfast. So THIS is what hot food taste like! Me likey-likey. (Amy)
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H1N1 and food poisoning are NOT similar!!!!!!
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H1N1 and food poisoning are NOT similar!!!!!!
@NRDC hosting 2nd annual Growing Green Awards - $10K in the Food Producer category. Know anyone to nominate?
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@NRDC hosting 2nd annual Growing Green Awards - $10K in the Food Producer category. Know anyone to nominate?

 
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