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what food becomes once your body stops asking where it came from.
means the sustenance that keeps an organism alive and functioning, beyond mere calories or taste.
from from old french norriss- and latin nutrire, to suckle or nurse — the same root that gives us nurse and nutrient, all pointing back to a mother feeding an infant.
root meaningnutrire once meant specifically to breastfeed
broader useapplies to soil, relationships, and minds too
medical distinctionmalnutrition can happen even with plenty of calories
for instance
breast milk — contains over 200 distinct nutrients, still not fully synthesized
the irish potato — nearly nourished a nation alone before 1845 blight
soil humus — feeds plants for centuries without replanting