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1. foods

   Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Different species of animals have different feeding behaviours that satisfy the needs of their unique metabolisms, often evolved to fill a specific ecological niche within specific geographical contexts. Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. The majority of the food energy required is supplied by the industrial food industry, which produces food with intensive agriculture and distributes it through complex food processing and food distribution systems. This system of conventional agriculture relies heavily on fossil fuels, which means that the food and agricultural system is one of the major contributors to climate change, accountable for as much as 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions.The food system has significant impacts on a wide range of other social and political issues including: sustainability, biological diversity, economics, population growth, water supply, and access to food. Food safety and food security are monitored by international agencies like the International Association for Food Protection, World Resources Institute, World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Food Information Council.

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1. foodsnoun

   Plural noun of food.

   The restaurant had a wide variety of foods and drink on their menu, we were very grateful to visit with our family and eat and have fun in a joyful, fun atmosphere.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 16, 2016  

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foods' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4299

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1. doofs

How to pronounce foods?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foods in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foods in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of foods in a Sentence

1. Robert Dimeff:

   This is just another fad diet that science does n’t support at this time, especially when it comes to athletic performance, the take home message at this time, whether you’re an athlete or not, is eat whole natural foods and don’t worry about gluten unless you are actually gluten-intolerant.

2. Jeff Larkey:

   Back in the day, Whole Foods was buying half of all the organic produce in the country — they helped a lot of organic farms get going, now they’re competing with the large supermarkets, and that may be one reason they’re trying to make conventional look better.

3. Gena Hamshaw:

   They’re known for being good sources of both dietary fiber and plant protein. But they also offer up iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, it’s hard to find foods that are so rich in so many important and valuable nutrients, not to mention budget-friendly.

4. The AP:

   U.S. customs records show the (slave-peeled) shrimp made its way into the supply chains of major U.S. food stores and retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger, Whole Foods, Dollar General and Petco, along with restaurants such as Red Lobster and Olive Garden.

5. Peter Keith:

   When you look at natural, organic, gluten-free foods, these are products that are demanded across all income classes, it is important for the dollar stores to shift some of the mix to those items. That's where the broader population in the U.S. is moving.

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