1. We eat any kind of food for two reasons: 1. To obtain the we need to stay alive. 2. To get the raw materials required for building all of our . 2. Both you and food have energy stored in the between atoms. 3. We measure the energy stored in the chemical bonds in food in . 4. Your cells work best with materials that are in their most BASIC COMPLEX form. 5. Enzymes are that living things use as catalysts to speed up reactions. 6. The simple idea behind your digestive system is to break down the polymers of macromolecules in your food into that your cells use to build their own polymers.