What is Diet Plan/ Meal Plan:
- Variety of foods that nourishes body and mind with nutrients in right proportion to build health.
- Body to function efficiently you needs Carbohydrates, Proteins, Vitamins, Minerals, Fat, Fiber and Antioxidants. Apart from this you also need adequate Hydration.
Diet Plan will prevent:
- Frequent infections,
- Deficiencies like anemia,
- Life style related health problem like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart Diseases, weight related problems,
- Cancer,
- High cholesterol
- And so on
Sources:
1. Cereal grain and products:
Rice, Wheat, Ragi, Bajra, Maize, Jowar, Rice, Flakes, Sooji
2. Pulses & legumes:
Channa, moong, rajma, tuvar, urad, soybean and dal.
3. Milk & Meat:
Milk, Curd, Buttermilk, Paneer, Cheese, Chicken, Fish, Egg, Mutton, Pork, Beef
4. Fruit & Vegetables
5. Fats & Sugar:
Butter, Ghee, Lard, Oil, Jaggery, Honey
- Calories come from carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
- Carbohydrates are body’s fuel source.
- Proteins: Growth, Repair and maintenance of cells
- Fat: Insulates body, energy and are part of cell membrane, nervous system, hormones etc.
Vitamins and Minerals have no common role but are essential in small quantities for various body structures and functions.
Even though fiber is not digested in body it is absolutely essential for health of gut.
Antioxidants: Nutrients, non-nutrients useful in scavenging free radicals from body. Without this process cell tissue would be damaged.
Water: Hydration as solvent to remove waste products and for lubrications.
What is Malnutrition?
- Inadequate nutrients,
- Too much of one food or nutrients can be as detrimental as too little of it.
- It can lead to chronic, fatigue, hair loss, obesity, premature aging
Role of Balanced Diet:
- Providing Energy
- Building Cell tissues and organs
- Maintaining physical structure like bone, skin, hair, nail
- Running various function like digestion, blood circulation, waste elimination, healing processes etc
- Improving mental health
- Inducing good sleep
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