The process of food and nutrients consumption to satisfy the energy and nutrient needs of our body. A three-part process that gives the body the nutrients it needs. First, you eat or drink food. Second, the body breaks the food down into nutrients. Third, the nutrients travel through the bloodstream to different parts of the body where they are used as “fuel” and for many other purposes. To give your body proper nutrition, you have to eat and drink enough of the foods that contain key nutrients