### food | nourishment:

Meal
* Most meals consist of proteins.
* Most meals contain carbohydrates
  - complementary proteins
* Most meals contribute to good nutrition
  - focus on nutrients
  - have proteins
* Most meals help fat metabolism
  - increase vitamins
* Most meals stimulate acid secretion
  - store in refrigerators
* Some meals contain nitrogen.
* Some meals help blood sugar
  - obesity
  - lack nutrients
  - produce blood glucose responses
* Some meals reduce acid absorption
  - excretion
  - fatty acid absorption
  - insulin
  - phosphorus excretion
* add calories
* aid digestion.
* also stimulate the stomach to produce more acid that can reflux up into the esophagus.
* are a time for learning, for socializing, and for practicing good food habits
  - to appreciate good food, socialize, and spend time with family and friends
* are created by cooks
  - edibles
  - exercises in stress management
  - foodstuff
  - hot or cold prepared food
* are located in dinner
  - planes
  - plates
  - more appetizing when food has different textures, colors and temperatures
  - occasions
  - special times during the day
* combine food.
* compose of rice.
* consist of bread
  - dishes
  - dog food
* consist of dry dog food
  - lean proteins
  - many small dishes
  - meat
  - plants
  - rice side dishes
  - vegetable dishes
  - white bread
* contain calories
  - more calories
  - sodium
  - vegetables
* dine in or carry out.
* eaten at restaurants, especially fast food restaurants are often high in sodium.
* have benefits
  - different names by time they are taken or by the type of food that is eaten
  - effects
  - nutritious snacks
  - origins
  - ripple effects
  - muscles
* include coconut water
  - meaty stew
  - plenty
  - preparation
  - root plants
* includes bread
  - helpings
  - sandwiches
  - servings
* includes side dishes
  - order
  - the portion left after canola seed is crushed to remove the oil
* make dinner.
* offer bread
  - opportunity
  - options
* provide benefits
  - energy
  - health benefits
  - waste
* punctuate temporal activity and ritual cycles in all cultures.
* serve as times for sharing, laughing and evaluating all that is part of life.
* support health.
* together can also help to improve health through eating food that is more nutritious.
* use food products
+ Benin, Culture, Cuisine: French-speaking countries
  * Meat is usually expensive. Meals are usually light on meat and generous on vegetable fat. Smoked fish is commonly prepared in Benin. Many people have outdoor mud stoves for cooking.
  * A 'meal' is a serving of food eaten by human beings. Meals usually include several different types of food, such as grains, vegetables, fruit, and in some cases, meat. Meals have different names by time they are taken or by the type of food that is eaten.

### food | nourishment | meal:

Bone meal
* by-product of the beef industry.
* contains mostly Phosphorous.
* dried, processed powder made from ground up bones.
* good source of phosphorus.
* has a high concentration of phosphorus in it
  - nitrogen and quick phosphorus source
* helps develop sturdy root systems and stimulates plant growth.
* is also a good source of calcium
  - an excellent natural source of phosphorus
  - high in calcium and phosphorus
  - particularly effective on bulbs, flowers, and fruit plants
* popular source of P for organic production.

Breakfast
* also reduces snacking thus helping to control weight.
* has an important impact on children's ability to learn at school.

Cottonseed meal
* by-product of cotton manufacturing.
* can replace soybean meal in creep rations.
* contains gossypol, which is toxic to swine.
* is made from the remains of cotton seeds after the oil is pressed out.