Why Do We Need Food? - Simply Science

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Why do we need food?

We need food to live.

Food gives us energy.	Food helps us to grow.	Food gives us the strength to fight diseases.

Healthy food

Food that makes us healthy and helps us to grow is called healthy food.

Fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, eggs, milk, fish and meat help us to become strong and remain healthy.

Junk food

Food which does not have any nutritional value and is unhealthy is called junk food.

Pizzas, burgers, cold drinks, chips etc., are some items of junk food. They may be tasty, but they do not give us any energy or keep us healthy. So, we should not eat too much of junk food.