What is food? pdf

At first, man did not have any way to control his food supply.. For his food he uses the plants and... Even in small societies special knowledge was necessary for hunting and fishing, fo

What is food? And give its

importance

Man must eat in order to live; therefore, one of

the most important problems man has is that of

always being certain that he will have enough to

eat when he needs it

At first, man did not have any way to control his

food supply For his food he uses the plants and

animals as he found them He ate roots, seeds,

berries, eggs, fruits, honey, and the meat of

animals Probably the food were not cooked or

prepared in any special way

Even in small societies special knowledge was

necessary for hunting and fishing, for preparing

the food, and for preserving food for use at a later

time

As we have said, at first man had no way to

control his food supply When he had killed all the

animals in one place and all the natural foods

had been used, he had to move to another region

to find new sources of food If there was no rain,

or if the weather was too hot or too cold, plants

would not grow and man had little or no food

However, man gradually learned ways to grow

plants and raise animals himself From that time

on, he was not so dependent on natural

conditions and did not have to worry so much

about always having enough food

The kinds of plants which are raised by men are

different in each geographical or climatic region

In the colder regions, very few plants can be

grown; in the warmer parts of the world, great

varieties of plants are found, but there is still

some specialization in particular kinds of plants

For example, in Asia, rice is the most important

crop In the New World, the major grain is corn

(or maize) In Europe and North Africa, wheat,

oats, and barley are grown In the tropical regions

of the world, many kinds of fruit grow naturally or

are raised by men