Nutrition, nourishment, or aliment, is the supply of materials or foods required by organisms and cells to stay alive. In science and human medicine, nutrition is the science or practice of consuming and utilizing foods.
Vegetables are important protective food and highly beneficial for the maintenance of health and prevention of disease. They contain valuable food ingredients which can be successfully utilized to build up and repair the body. Vegetables are valuable in maintaining alkaline reserve in the body. They are valued mainly for their high vitamin and mineral contents. There are different kinds of vegetables. They may be edible roots, stems, leaves, fruits and seeds. Each group contributes to diet in its own way. Seeds are relatively high in carbohydrates and proteins. Leaves and fruits are excellent sources of minerals, and vitamins. It is not the green vegetables only that are useful. Farinaceous vegetables consisting of starchy roots such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, the tubers and legumes are also valuable. They are excellent sources of carbohydrates and provide energy to the body.
We need vegetables and also fruits to live because it gives us lots of nutrients. So let’s eat more vegetables rather than eating junk foods for a healthier body.
