"I'm one of those 'higher power' people."

"I'm one of those 'higher power' people."

Well, it's only week 3 of my Nutrition class and already I'm being asked why I think humans need to eat to survive and "why our nutrients aren't built in like plants."  I actually REALLY enjoyed answering this question and thought I'd share it with you.

Question as posed by professor:
"After reading Chapter 3, I hope you come away with how amazing the human body really is.  And yet, there are some short-falls in our bodies which include the inability to produce many of the essential nutrients for ourselves.  Plants have us beat in that department.  Why do you think nature (or "higher power" if that is your belief system) has made us so reliant on FOOD in order for us to get so many of the essential nutrients needed to survive?  In other words, why can't our BODIES produce and provide these nutrients for us?  (Saying that the higher power simply "made us this way" will not suffice as an answer).  Realize this type of question does not have a right or wrong answer....the purpose is for you to really stretch your thinking to try and figure out why humans are built to be so vulnerable upon our environment."

My answer:
"I’m one of those “higher power” people.  I believe that the perfect world was created by God in 6 days and that He created everything exactly the way He did with a purpose.  God created man to work, to cultivate the ground and to eat the fruit of the ground for sustenance.  When we are comparing ourselves to plants and saying “in order to survive we need the right balance of nutrients from the food we eat, but plants don’t have to do anything,” we are incorrect.  Plants “soak up” nutrients from the ground as well as absorbing nutrients from the sun, they have to rely on another source just like we do.  Some plants even have to eat, such as the Venus Fly Trap and other plants of that kind.  Plants need different nutrients than humans do, because we are not the same.  I have always been in awe of how amazing the body is, and chapter 3 just served to uphold that belief.  If someone chooses to believe in evolution and that it is a matter of chance that our bodies work and function the way they do, that is their choice.  I, for one, am struck with how intricate our bodies work, and how we need specific nutrients to survive, nutrients that have been provided for us through plants.  We don’t even need to eat meat, but we can get protein and other nutrients from milk, eggs and beans.  It is my belief that we are built to rely so heavily upon our environment because by doing so we rely heavily on God to sustain and provide for us."

Interested to see what type of feedback I get, and praying that I can answer anything Biblically and without reproach. :)