Food preparation

Food preparation

1. nutrition

   • There are two main types of nutrients, macronutrients and micronutrients.
   • Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases (like heart disease and cancer), and promote your overall health.
   • Reduce the risk of some diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, some cancers, and osteoporosis. Reduce high blood pressure. Lower high cholesterol. Improve your well-being. Improve your ability to fight off illness. Improve your ability to recover from illness or injury.

2. proteins

   • food that are high in proteins
     • lean meat
     • eggs
     • milk
     • nuts
     • bean
   • important building block for muscles, bones, blood, and cartilage
   • Without protein, it would be impossible for your body to build, repair and maintain muscle tissue.

3. carbohydrates

   • Food that are high in carbohydrates
     • oats
     • buckwheat
     • bannans
     • beetroot
     • sweet potatoes
     • blueberries
   • Carbohydrates provide our intestine with nutrients for the good bacteria which helps us digest food.
   • When you don't get enough carbohydrates, the level of sugar in your blood may drop to below the normal range

4. bread

   • bread types
     • sourdough
     • baguette
     • rye bread
     • white bread
     • brown bead
   • The carbohydrates in bread can provide the body with fue
   • Wheat and yeast can cause allergies

5. packing and labelling

   • Packaging protects a product from external contamination, while often also constituting a form of advertising to build brand awareness and identity.
   • Labeling of a product fulfills legal requirements regarding ingredients, nutritional or safety
   • it also helps consumers make informed decisions.

6. factors affecting food choices

   • Biological determinants such as hunger, appetite, and taste.
   • Economic determinants such as cost, income, availability.
   • Physical determinants such as access, education, skills (e.g. cooking) and time.
   • Social determinants such as culture, family, peers and meal patterns.