Food is one of the basic necessities of life. Food contains nutrients—substances essential for the growth, repair, and maintenance of body tissues and for the regulation of vital processes. Nutrients provide the energy our bodies need to function. The energy in food is measured in units called calories.

How many ways can you say something was really tasty? Not enough to keep readers interested in what you are writing. That is why we have to borrow words from other areas to describe the food and the effect it has on us.