What is the difference between recipe and food?

Food is what we are eating or eatable things where as recipe is how to make them. It includes the ingredients to make things eatable.
Ricipe describes a method of preparing ingredients to form a dish and is usually prepared using food.
What is the difference between food and a recipe

A recipe is the instructions to prepare a certain dish / meal. Food is the stuff you eat.

food is something to eat and a recipe is steps to make food