Food

Food is material, usually of animal or plant origin, consumed by living things to provide energy and nutrition. Liquids used for this purpose are often called drink, but the term food applies to them as well. In English, the term is sometimes used metaphorically, as in food for thought.

Table of contents [[removed link]]

1 Basic foods:
2 Types of food:
3 Meals:
4 Food production or acquisition:
5 Food handling and preparation:
6 Nutrients in food
7 Eating and cooking utensils
8 Special substances and objects that are (sometimes) consumed
9 See also:
1 Food for animals
2 Metals as food
3 Other links
4 External links

Basic foods:

Here are some of the basic foods consumed by humans. Food for humans is mostly produced through farming or gardening, and includes animal and vegetable sources. Many people forgo food from animal sources to varying degrees; see vegetarianism and veganism.

· From animal sources:

o Meat, including Pork, Poultry, Beef, and several other kinds

o Fish

o Insects

o Poultry

o Seafood

o Honey

o Eggs

o Dairy products

· From plant sources:

o Fruit

o Seeds

o Legumes (Beans, peas, lentils, etc.)

o Vegetables

o Cereal grains

o Herb

o Spices

o Nuts

· Food additives

Types of food:

· Beverage

· Bread

· Cheese

· Cracker (biscuit)

· Dessert

· French fries

· Ice cream

· Pasta

· Pizza

· Salad

· Sauce

· Sausage

· Snack food: Confectionery, Potato chips

· Soup

Meals:

· Breakfast

· Brunch

· Lunch

· High tea

· Dinner

· Supper

· Dessert

Food production or acquisition:

· Agriculture (including farming and horticulture)

· Gardening

· Slow food

· local food

· Aquaculture (including mariculture)

· Hunting

· Fishing

Food handling and preparation:

· Food preservation

· Cooking

· Cuisine

· Wikipedia Cookbook

Nutrients in food

· Protein

· Carbohydrate

· Fat

· Vitamins

· Minerals

· Phytochemicals, eg anti-oxidants, enzymes, bio-flavinoids etc.

· Knowledge about the nutritional components, and the interactions of these components in an ideal diet is an expanding area of knowledge (see nutrition).

Eating and cooking utensils

· Knife

· Fork

· Spoon

· Chopsticks

· spork

· foodwraps e.g. tortillas, chapatis, etc.

· pan

· pot

· casserole

· Dutch oven

· pressure cooker

· plate

· crockery

· glassware

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