Food

  Some food are good, but  think it's bad. Here I will tell you about food like this.

  It is made of rice, chopped vegetables and spices. There is another ingredient in it, too: mealworm larvae, or baby bugs. It is a bug burger.Coop is a supermarket company in Switzerland, a country in Europe. It has started selling burgers and "meat"-balls made from bugs. This is something new in Switzerland. People in Europe do not usually eat insects. They eat steak and sausage for protein. They also eat chicken and fish.The company wants customers to try this healthy but unfamiliar food. Bugs such as mealworm larvae are high in protein. Each bug burger has about as much protein as a kid-sized hamburger.

  Naeeh Ahmed works in a supermarket in Norway, a country in Europe. It is called Best For. This supermarket is a little different than most. It only sells foods that are past their “best before” date. Before this date, the food tastes its best. Many foods are still safe to eat after that date, though. “They may not taste quite the same,” Ahmed says. But throwing them away is wasteful. At Best For, the prices are lower than usual, too. Older foods cost less. Some of the food is marked down to half price. It would be hard to find cheaper food at another market.
  Plants make their own food with help from the sun. Animals, including humans, do not. Instead, they eat food to get what their bodies need to live and grow. Humans might eat plants or other animals. Nutrition is the science of how the body uses the food we eat. Food gives the body the energy it needs. It can repair damaged cells and even help you sleep. The amount of energy a food can give you is measured in calories. These are like invisible bits of energy. When a person eats more food than the body needs, the extra calories turn into fat. When a person eats fewer calories than the body needs, the person loses weight. Every person needs a different number of calories. It depends on how much energy their bodies use. For example, an athlete probably needs more calories than a person who sits at a desk all day.