Plants can have a taproot system, like a carrot, or a fibrous root system, like lettuce. Stems carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves, and carry the food produced by the leaves to other parts of the plant.
These require two types of tubes made up of different kinds of cells: xylem cells move water and phloem cells move food. Stems also provide support for the plant and can move the leaves toward the sunlight that is needed to produce food.
Most plants can be divided into one of two general categories, based on their stems: herbaceous short, soft plants or woody tall, stiff plants. Leaves come in many different shapes and sizes, but they all have one job: to make food for the rest of the plant. Fruit can be thought of as a swollen flower. Apples, oranges, and even tomatoes, cucumbers and beans, are types of fruit because they have seeds inside them.
Fruit is meant to be eaten so that its seeds are dispersed by the animal that eats it. Seeds can also be left behind, but with material that will help them grow into new plants. Seeds contain everything needed for it to become a mature plant: a tiny plant embryo with leaves, stems, root parts and the food it needs to begin growing.
This is all wrapped up in a seed coat, which protects the embryo from microbes and other invaders, and prevents the inside from drying out. Thanks for any and all input! Recommending salmon without any reference to how it is sourced seems incredibly naive and irresponsible. Not all salmon is alike. Much of it is produced in large fish farms that use industrial methods and may be polluting the oceans.
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Eating a balanced diet Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health, and can help you feel your best. This page covers healthy eating advice for the general population. Food groups in your diet The Eatwell Guide shows that to have a healthy, balanced diet, people should try to: eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day see 5 A Day base meals on higher fibre starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice or pasta have some dairy or dairy alternatives such as soya drinks eat some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other protein choose unsaturated oils and spreads, and eat them in small amounts drink plenty of fluids at least 6 to 8 glasses a day If you're having foods and drinks that are high in fat, salt and sugar, have these less often and in small amounts.
Fruit and vegetables: are you getting your 5 A Day? Eating 5 portions is not as hard as it sounds. A portion is: 80g of fresh, canned or frozen fruit and vegetables 30g of dried fruit — which should be kept to mealtimes ml glass of fruit juice or smoothie — but do not have more than 1 portion a day as these drinks are sugary and can damage teeth Just 1 apple, banana, pear or similar-sized fruit is 1 portion each.
You could also swap your mid-morning biscuit for a banana, and add a side salad to your lunch. Find out more about what counts towards your 5 A Day Starchy foods in your diet Starchy foods should make up just over a third of everything you eat. They contain more fibre, and usually more vitamins and minerals, than white varieties. Find out more about starchy foods Milk and dairy foods and alternatives Milk and dairy foods, such as cheese and yoghurt, are good sources of protein.
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