Food; a basic need

Food can be simply defined as anything we eat or drink that make us grow. The food we eat provides us with nutrients like carbohydrates, protein, fat and oil, mineral salt,water, roughages ,e.t.c that helps the body in one way or the other to function properly.
At the stage of pregnancy, our mothers are advised on the right meals to take to help the foetus to develop properly. Even after delivery, there is a need for the mother to be properly fed to be able to pass on the required nutrient via breastmilk to the growing child. The food taken basically contributes to the growth and development of the child through the various stages of life.
We can not over emphasize the importance of food. The nutrients got from food can help serve as an immune booster. This is one of the reasons why malnourished people are prone to disease.
We celebrate world food day every year but what is there to celebrate when this very basic need of man cannot be met. The standards of living is so poor that people find it difficult to afford a square meal. The case of malnutrition is on the increase today. In an area in Bayelsa, i was surprised when I saw that the mothers there fed their babies with biscuit in water as this substituted for the regular baby food or local Nigeria pap. How does that kind of child get to grow properly. Yes, ignorance plays a role but poverty is a major cause for this.
We do not eat because we want to eat but we eat because we have to eat. As much as we can we should ensure we try our best to feed well.