Are your meals balanced? What you need to know

All you need to know about balanced meal…Read more…

Monday, 27th September 2021

It goes without saying that diet itself plays a role. important in maintaining good health and in general. wellness. That is why experts often emphasize the need for a balanced meal. But what does a balanced meal include?

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Here, nutritionist Pooja Bohra explains the same with a simple lunch plate.

 What is a balanced diet?

 According to the expert, a balanced diet is a diet that covers all the nutritional needs of a person.“People need a certain amount of calories and nutrients to stay healthy. A balanced diet provides all the nutrients a person needs without exceeding the recommended daily calorie intake, ”he said.

How does a balanced meal help?

Eating healthy increases energy levels, improves the way your body works, boosts your immune system and prevents weight gain, Bohra said. It will also help you feel energized, control your weight and combat stress, he added.

Above all, it helps provide the nutrients you need to avoid nutritional deficiencies.

But what does all this contain?

“A balanced meal is a snapshot of a diet that includes three main food groups. As you can see from the serving table above, the balance is a quarter of a protein, a quarter of a carbohydrate and half a vegetable, ”he said.

According to a United Nations document, Healthy Eating: A Definition for the United Nations Food System Summit, healthy eating promotes health and prevents disease. "Provides a sufficient amount of nutrients and substances that promote health from nutritious food and avoid the consumption of harmful substances."

Although conceptually simple, there is no "simple and generally accepted approach to classifying individual foods as more or less nutritious." Some specificity of context is also required when classifying individual foods as nutritious. The same food, for example, whole milk, may be a part of the population (for example, overweight adults) that noticed it.

The News Talkie Bureau

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