Balanced diet
What is a Diet? What is a Balanced diet? What does a balanced diet contain? Is maintaining balanced diet important? Is balanced diet same for everyone or does it differ from person to person? Diet: A diet can be defined as to the food and the drinks that a person consumes daily or habitual nourishment. Balanced diet: A balanced diet is a diet which provides all the nutrients in required amounts and proper proportions. It must also provide necessary non-nutrients of health benefits such as antioxidants, phytochemicals etc. Balanced diet contains four food groups. • Cereals, millets and pulses • Vegetables and fruits • Oils, fats and nuts • Milk and animal products A balanced diet should be able provide around 50-60% of total calories from carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates are mostly preferred, about 10-15% from proteins and 20-30% from both visible and invisible fat. Balanced diet is important as it helps in maintaining good physical and mental health, promotes pr
