Energy foods of the region

 How do we get the food we eat to fuel our bodies? We have different categories of food that are grown within the areas where we live. With travel, it always seems easier to look at the foods that we find attractive when we travel or when we go out to eat somewhere. 





What is your creativity like when you prepare a meal for yourself and others? Have we ever really stopped to ask what we want out of our meals? 

  • appease hunger
  • fuel
  • health benefits 
    • preventative
    • curative/healing
    • maintenance 
  • lose weight
  • gain weight
  • Radiant skin 





Generally, people consume food for the following reasons [See here]:

  • Energy
  • Bodybuilding 
  • Protective purposes 
Here's an insightful clip that helps tell us more about our cuisine. Job well done by Islander. Here's the link. Can this type of fusion with our foods be responsible for Caribbean people living well-advanced years? No formal study has been done of which I'm aware. However, it is only a matter of time before someone researches the correlations between diet and longevity. 

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