 Chew on This!
Did you eat a plant for dinner? Maybe you had one for dessert. Move your cursor over the chocolate bar to find out what plant it's made from.
Most of our food comes directly from plants or plant-eating animals.
Grain crops like wheat, rice, corn and oats are the most important of all food plants for people. They provide cereals, flours, grains, breads and more. They are also used for feeding the animals that give us meat and dairy products. Other food plants include fruits, vegetables, nuts, sugars, spices and herbs.
In a balanced diet, plants provide carbohydrates, oils and fats, proteins, minerals and vitamins.
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