Eating and drinking are essential when it comes to sustaining human life. By mentioning these two activities Jesus draws attention to a basic need. He tells his disciples to be confident that God will provide for their basic needs as they focus on pleasing the Father. They must not allow earthly needs to foster any distrust of God.1
25 C'est pourquoi je vous dis: Ne vous inquiétez pas pour votre vie de ce que vous mangerez, ni pour votre corps, de quoi vous serez vêtus. La vie n'est-elle pas plus que la nourriture, et le corps plus que le vêtement?