Question: 要 vs 想

I am a beginner using HelloChinese. In the sample sentences I often see "要吃" and "想买" but never "想吃" or "要买". Is there a reason for this? I.e. are the following grammatical:

我想吃饺子。

我要买手机。

谢谢！

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