To children it may mean a hot dog, fries, and a pop. To the elderly, it may mean a bit more than tea and toast for breakfast. Eating well can be interpreted in many different ways by many different people. Eating well is a personal, subjective definition. What eating well should mean to all of us is ensuring that we have all of the protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals that our body needs to stay as healthy and disease free as possible.
Food is the fuel of people.
With low grade fuel you get low grade performance. Unlike a car, your body cannot be left in the driveway for a year until you can afford to have the brakes and muffler fixed. You cannot have it towed to the local dump and buy a new one. We need to water it, and feed it and pamper it. If, however, you eat a diet that is lacking in the vital nutrients, as junk food typically is, your body will begin to show signs of neglect and abuse.