| There is an increasing awareness about
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| | respectively. Therefore, by planning a
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| maintaining health and wellness, and the
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| | well-balanced diet we can give all the
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| best way to stay healthy is to eat
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| | essentials nutrients even with the small
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| healthy. There are three main factors,
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| | amount of foods.
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| which helps us in developing a complete
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| | To derive all the essential nutrients
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| healthy body: good diet, regular exercise
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| | from the foods, we shall always need to
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| and a healthy lifestyle.
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| | choose a variety of healthy foods. All
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| Let us begin with diets and have a look
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| | the five essential nutrients can be
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| on some healthy food groups, which we
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| | derived, if a diet includes foods from
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| should consume. It is also essential to
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| | the following groups:
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| see the calorie-content of various foods
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| | · Green leafy vegetables
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| as elevated calories in food results in
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| | · Fresh or seasonal fruits
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| health problems such as obesity and
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| | · Cereals and pulses
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| diabetes. Health experts believe that a
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| | · Fish and meat products
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| healthy diet can lower the risks of
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| | · Dairy products such as curd, cheese
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| number of life-threatening diseases such
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| | etc.
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| as diabetes, heart attack and
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| | Today, obesity and overweight are one of
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| osteoporosis. Hence, developing, managing
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| | the major factors for life-threatening
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| and maintaining a good diet has become an
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| | diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart
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| essential part of our health routine.
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| | attack and diabetes. Obesity and
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| And for doing this we should know the
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| | overweight problems are essentially
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| basic difference between a well-balanced
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| | caused due to not eating correctly and
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| diet and a nutritious diet. Although,
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| | consuming lot of calories. Calories are
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| most of us believe that a well-balanced
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| | needed everyday by our body for proper
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| diet and a nutritious diet are one and
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| | metabolic functioning. However,
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| the same, in reality they are not!!! A
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| | over-consumption of calories can lead to
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| nutritious diet would comprise of foods,
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| | various health problems. Daily calorie
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| which contain all the essential nutrients
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| | needs of an individual depend on various
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| such as protein, vitamin, fats,
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| | factors such as age, physical fitness,
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| carbohydrates and minerals. A
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| | height and weight and body composition.
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| well-balanced diet implies a diet that
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| | Hence, you also need to be conscious
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| not only contains foods with all the
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| | about the foods, which are calorie rich.
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| essential nutrients, but also, in correct
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| | Take a look at following figures:
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| proportions and adequate amount. Even if
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| | · 28 grams of butter = 200 calories
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| you take all the essential nutrients
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| | · 37 grams of potato chips = 200
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| through your daily foods, but if they are
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| | calories
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| not in correct proportions or adequate
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| | · 75 grams of burger = 200 calories
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| amounts, you may still have to face the
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| | · 66 grams of hot dogs = 200 calories
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| health problems. Therefore, instead of
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| | · 385 grams of apples = 200 calories
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| opting for just a nutritious diet, every
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| | · 357 grams of green peas = 200 calories
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| health-conscious person should opt for a
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| | · 588 grams of broccoli = 200 calories
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| well-balanced diet.
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| | · 1425 grams of celery = 200 calories
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| The ingredients of a well-balanced diet
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| | Knowing this you would surely choose to
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| differ according to the sex, age and
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| | buy a few kilograms of apples that
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| physical fitness of an individual. An
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| | provide you other nutrients also rather
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| older adult may be unable to eat certain
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| | than to eat burgers or hot dogs to avoid
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| foods required to fulfill his/her
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| | unnecessary calorie intake. Ideally,
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| nutritious requirements. However, a
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| | women require 1940 calories and men
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| well-balanced diet can help an older
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| | require 2550 calories intake in a daily
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| adult to get the essential nutrients even
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| | basis. You may also plan a well-balanced
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| through a sparse diet. For example, 100
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| | and optimum calorie-intake diet by
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| grams of wheat and 100 grams of rice
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| | discussing it with your dietician.
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| contain nearly 12 grams and 6.4 grams of
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| | Remember, you can avoid a lot of future
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| protein, respectively. Similarly, 100
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| | treatments and medications by maintaining
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| grams of ragi and 100 grams of rice
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| | a well-balanced diet and optimizing your
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| contain 344 mg and 9 mg of calcium,
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| | health care.
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