It is often said that we need to eat a healthy balanced diet, but why is that? Well it is because of all the vitamins and minerals that we gain from eating healthy foods, and the need for our body to obtain them in order to keep it in balance and harmony. This allows us to do the things we wish to do during the course of the day. Of course we can obtain the energy from any food we eat but not necessarily the correct healthy vitamins or minerals our body needs.