8) SCIENCE : BENEFITS OF EACH FOOD GROUPS

 

Fruits & vegetables

Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food.

Water

A clear liquid, without color or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life:

dairy

Dairy products or milk products are a type of food produced from or containing the milk of mammals. They are primarily produced from mammals such as cattle, water buffaloes, goats, sheep, camels and humans. Dairy products include food items such as yogurt, cheese and butter

Protéin Group

Protein, highly complex substance that is present in all living organisms. Proteins are of great nutritional value and are directly involved in the chemical processes essential for life.More protein is found in meat and poultry.

Fat

Fats are one of the three main macronutrient groups in human diet, along with carbohydrates and proteins,[1][3] and the main components of common food products like milk, butter, tallow, lard, bacon, and cooking oils. They are a major and dense source of food energy for many animals and play important structural and metabolic functions, in most living beings, including energy storage, waterproofing, and thermal insulation.

sugary products

There are many sweet foods:
candies, drinks, cakes...
the sweetest foods are those containing fructose,
fructose is a sugar found in most fruits

starchy food

bread dough and rice

Grains

The seed of any cereal is called food grains. Grains grow all over the world in different types of climates. Grains include rice, oats, quinoa, corn, wheat, It is important to make sure that at least half the grains eaten are whole grains.

Protein

Proteins are divided into animal proteins and vegetable proteins.
are valuable food sources.