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