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Physiological stress: During physiological stress, the dietary requirements
may change. For example during pregnancy, the dietary requirement may
increase.
BALANCED DIET
Balanced diet is one, which contains different types of foods in such quantities and
proportions so that the need for calories, proteins, minerals, vitamins and other
nutrients is adequately met. In addition, a balanced diet should provide dietary
fibre, antioxidants, which have positive health benefits. Generally, a balanced diet
should provide around 60-70% of total calories from carbohydrate, 10-12% from
protein and 20-25% of total calories from fat. This is a general recommendation for
an individual. But depending on the various factors mentioned earlier these might
vary for individual cases.
While planning a balanced diet the food habits of a person is of prime importance.
The balanced diet is based on five food groups.
Five Food Group Systems
There are five basic food groups, which are mentioned below, they provide us
essential nutrients for our daily requirements.
FOOD GROUPS NUTIRENTS
1 Cereal grains and products: e. g.
Rice, Wheat, Ragi, Bajra, Maize,
Jowar, Barley, Rice flakes, wheat flour
2 Pulses and Legumes: e.g.
Bengal gram, Black gram, Green gram,
Red gram, Lentil (whole as well as
dals), Rajmah, Soya bean
3 Milk and Meat Products: e. g.
Milk, Curd, Skimmed Milk, Cheese,
Chicken, Liver, Fish, Egg, Meat
Energy, Protein, Invisible fat,
Vitamin-B, Vitamin-B2, Folic
acid, Iron, Fibre.
Energy, Protein, Invisible fat,
Vitamin-B1, Vitamin-B2, Folic
acid, Calcium, Iron, Fibre.
Protein, Fat, Vitamin-B2,
Calcium