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BALANCED DIET
Developed By
Anju Mehta
Chanderkanta
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 ?
Is it eating variety of foods?
YES !!
But it isn’t the whole story
It is to eat food which supply variety of
nutrients
Balanced diet =
carbohydrate +
protein + fat
+ vitamins + minerals + water
+ roughage
(in correct proportions)
Why is balanced diet important for health?
Balanced diet
physical development
Good
health
How to achieve a balance diet?
To achieve a balanced diet
select foods from five basic
food groups of FOOD GUIDE
PYRAMID
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
Food pyramid
pulses
Food at the bottom of the food pyramid should
be eaten most often. Foods on the top should
be eaten in small amounts
All of the food groups are
needed for good health.
Nutrients in each food group
differ so one group cannot be
substituted 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
Best source of:
cereals
Good source of:
protein
Vitamin B
complex
Pulses and
legumes
Good source of:
Good source
of:
vitamin A
vitamin B
vitamin C
iron
calcium
roughage
Fruits and Vegetables
Good source
of:
Energy
Essential
fatty acids
(Jaggery
is rich
source of
iron)
Fats and sugar
Carbohydrates-energy yielding component of food
Carbohydrates are the compounds containing carbon,
hydrogen and oxygen
classified on the basis of number of sugar units
 mono
saccharides
 disaccharides

polysaccharides
contains one carbohydrate unit
e.g. glucose, fructose. galactose
contains two carbohydrate units
e.g. sucrose, lactose
And more…...
contains more than two
carbohydrate units e.g. starch ,
pectin
carbohydrates
*Helps in growth and
protein
* Fights infection
development
*Carries different
substance from blood to
various tissues
*Regulates various
body functions
*Helps in clotting
of blood
*catalyse digestion
*provides energy
fat
*supply essential
fatty acids
*Cushions various
vital organs
*Provides energy
*Helps in
absorption of fat
soluble vitamins
*lubrication
*Constituents of
various hormones
Water
*Carry
nutrients to
the body
cells
*Solvent in many
biochemical
processes
*Regulates body
temperature
*Helps in removal
of body waste
*Act as
lubricants in
joints
roughage
PREVENTS
HEART
ATTACK
PREVENTS
OBESITY
REGULAR INTAKE OF
FIBRE KEEPS YOU
HEALTHY
PREVENTS
TOOTH
DECAY
LOWERS
THE
BLOOD
FATS
PREVENTS
BOWEL
CANCER
What is the right amount to 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 dals
Fats, 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
•Mr. V.K. Sodhi ,Senior Lecturer,S.C.E.R.T.
•“foods and nutrition” by I.C.M.R.
Internet sites:
www.Indiadiets.com
www.foodandfacts.com
www.Sanjeevkapoor.com