Food and nutrition are the ways that one’s body gets fueled with energy… providing energy throughout the body. As humans, we need to replenish nutrients in our bodies with a new supply on a daily bases. Water remains an important component of our nutrition; other required elements include fats, proteins, and carbohydrates at measurable and moderate levels, while also maintaining key vitamins and minerals for optimal health. For pregnant women and adults over 50, the D- vitamins along with minerals such as calcium and iron are important to consider when choosing key foods and possible dietary supplements.
A healthy diet includes a considerable amount of natural foods; a sizeable portion of a healthy diet should consist of fruits and vegetables, especially ones that are red, orange, or dark green; likewise whole grains, such as whole wheat and brown rice, are strong considerations for a healthy diet. For adults, dairy products while important, should be non-fat or low-fat; and protein may consist of lean meat and poultry, seafood, eggs, beans, legumes, and soy products, as well as unsalted seeds and nuts.
AGRIFERT’s take: Key to nutritious foods are rich soils with adequate soil elements for crops to grow and ensure plant health. Helping to provide food growers with quality fertilizers — soil and plant specific fertilizer recommendations represents a good start for intake of healthy nutritious foods by end users of grown crops.