developed by anju mehta chanderkanta balanced diet
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Developed By
Anju Mehta
Chanderkanta
BALANCED DIET
target group
CLASS: SEVENTH AND EIGHTH
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After interacting with this software,the students will be able to :
define balanced diet
identify different food groups
appreciate the importance of balanced diet
select their own diet pattern
What is balanced diet ?What is balanced diet ?
Is it eating variety of foods?
YES !!
But it isn’t the whole story
It is to eat food which supply variety of nutrientsnutrients
carbohydrate
protein
fat
vitamins minerals
water
roughage
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Balanced diet Balanced diet ==
(in correct proportions)
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Why is balanced diet important for Why is balanced diet important for healthhealth?? Balanced
diet
physical development
Emotional development
Mental development
Good health
How to achieve a balance diet?How to achieve a balance diet?
Food pyramid
To achieve a balanced diet select foods from five basic food groups of FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID
Food at the bottom of the food pyramid should be eaten most often. Foods on the top should be eaten in small amounts
pulses
Food pyramid
Food at the bottom of the food pyramid should be eaten most often. Foods on the top should be eaten in small amounts
pulses
All of the food groups areneeded for good health.Nutrients in each food groupdiff er so one group cannot besubstituted for another.
These food groups are :-
1. cereals
2. pulses and legumes
3. milk and meats products
4. fruits and vegetables
5. fats and sugar
cerealscarbohydrates
Vitamin B complex
Best source of:
Pulses and legumes
Good source of:
protein
Vitamin B complex
protein
fat
Vitamin B2calcium
phosphorus
sodium
magnesium
Good source of:
Milk and meat products
Fruits and Vegetables
calcium
iron
roughage
vitamin C
vitamin B
vitamin A
Good source of:
Fats and sugarGood source of:
Energy
(Jaggery is rich source of iron)
Essential fatty acids
CarbohydratesCarbohydrates-energy yielding component of food
classified on the basis of number of sugar units
Carbohydrates are the compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
di-saccharides
contains two carbohydrate units
e.g. sucrose, lactose polysaccharides
And more…...
contains more than two carbohydrate units e.g. starch , pectin
contains one carbohydrate unit
e.g. glucose, fructose. galactose
mono saccharides
carbohydrates
* Main source of energy
* Fights infection*Helps in growth and development
*provides energy
*Regulates various body functions
*Helps in clotting of blood
*catalyse digestion
*Carries different substance from blood to various tissues
protein
*Provides energy
*Cushions various vital organs
*Helps in absorption of fat soluble vitamins
*Constituents of various hormones
*lubrication
*supply essential fatty acids
fat
Water
*Regulates body temperature
*Helps in removal of body waste
*Solvent in many biochemical processes
*Carry nutrients to the body cells
*Act as lubricants in joints
roughage
PREVENTS OBESITY
PREVENTS HEART ATTACK
PREVENTS BOWEL CANCER
LOWERS THE BLOOD FATS
PREVENTS TOOTH DECAYREGULAR INTAKE OF
FIBRE KEEPS YOU HEALTHY
What is the right amount to What is the right amount to take?take?Cereal group make the base of pyramid
* the recommended daily servings are 6 to 11.
One serving can be 1/2 cup rice, 1 chapati, 1 slice of bread, 1 small muffin
Vegetable form half of second level of the pyramid
*the recommended daily serving are 3 to 4
one serving can be 1cup raw leafy greens,3/4 cup vegetable juice,1/2 cup cooked vegetables
Fruits make up the other half of this level
*the recommended daily serving are 2 to 3
one serving can be 3/4 cup fruit juice ,1 apple,peach,orange or other fruit,a wedge of melon,1/2 cup canned fruits
Milk and meat group makeup half of third level of the pyramid.
*the recommended daily serving are 2 to 3
one serving can be1cup of low fat milk or yoghurt,
1 egg, 75 g of cooked meat, poultry or fish
Pulses and legumes forms the other half of this level
*the recommended daily serving are 2 to 3
one serving can be 1 cup of cooked whole pulses or dalsFats, oils and sugar are the final group at the
top of pyramid.
These foods should be eaten sparingly because they are generally high in calories and salt, and provide little of nutrients.
Now about YOU…..
Of course, you are getting your share of cereals,milk,dals ….
You sure do eat all the health foods.
How you wish they were present in your ‘pizza’,‘coke’ and ’potato chips’,
are they?
ACKOWLEDGEMENT
•“foods and nutrition” by I.C.M.R.
•Mr. V.K. Sodhi ,Senior Lecturer,S.C.E.R.T.
Internet sites:
www.Indiadiets.com
www.foodandfacts.com
www.Sanjeevkapoor.com