Advice on balance diet

why is it imporatant to have a balanced and nutritous die????
(November 9, 2010)

• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Pulses and cereals
• Dairy products
• Fish, meat products and poultry

• Weight control: Eating the right foods is the first step towards losing weight, for overweight peoplep Following a fad diet may be effective in losing weight, but it does not make for a healthy lifestyle, as you will eventually go back to your regular eating patterne Following a balanced diet can help you to maintain   healthy weight in the long runr
• Disease prevention: By eating right and maintaining a healthy weight, you can protect yourself form diseases like diabetes, blood pressure and other heart problemse
• Meeting nutritional needs: Eating foods like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, grains, and even meat can give your body the nutrients that are required to function properlyr Fats and oils can also be consumed, but in adequate amounts, and it is important that these are healthy fatsa
• Improved sleep patterns: Consuming foods or beverages that are too high in oil, sugar, or caffeine can cause you to lose sleepe A balanced and nutritional diet restricts the consumption of such foods and therefore improves your sleeping patterne

 Balance diet

Everyone is aware of the fact that following a nutritional and healthy balanced diet is the key to a longer life and better

health, yet not many people are sure of what a nutritional diet constitutes. A healthy and balanced diet is an eating plan

that does not allow you to go hungry for long periods of time. At the same time, it includes a variety of foods, from all the

different food groups, that can provide adequate nourishment to your body, giving it the strength to fight off diseases and

infections. It may not always be easy to balance diet requirements and a hectic work schedule, and so planning one’s diet in

advance is advisable. Calorie counting is a simple method to balance diet requirements and meals as it helps you to decide

the foods you need to eat and your meal size 

The five main food groups that should be a part of every balanced healthy diet are:

•  Fruits
•  Vegetables
•  Pulses and cereals
•  Dairy products
•  Fish, meat products and poultry

In case your diet includes the recommended amounts of each of the above food groups, it means that you are following a

balanced diet, which will give your body the essential vitamins, minerals as well as the dietary fiber it needs to function

properly. There are several healthy eating tips that will help you to balance diet requirements with meals. You can simple

include a large salad serving in your meals and have a large fruit platter instead of dessert to reduce your daily calorie

intake. Eating foods from one single group cannot nourish the body adequately. The recommended serving size for each food

groups depends on your age, gender, body size and level of physical activity.

The importance of a balanced diet

There are several health benefits that have been associated with following a nutritionally balanced diet. Some of the most

well known benefits are:

• Weight control: Eating the right foods is the first step towards losing weight, for overweight people. Following a

fad diet may be effective in losing weight, but it does not make for a healthy lifestyle, as you will eventually go back to

your regular eating pattern. Following a balanced diet can help you to maintain   healthy weight in the long run.
• Disease prevention: By eating right and maintaining a healthy weight, you can protect yourself form diseases like

diabetes, blood pressure and other heart problems.
• Meeting nutritional needs: Eating foods like fruits, vegetables, dairy products, grains, and even meat can give your

body the nutrients that are required to function properly. Fats and oils can also be consumed, but in adequate amounts, and

it is important that these are healthy fats.
• Improved sleep patterns: Consuming foods or beverages that are too high in oil, sugar, or caffeine can cause you to

lose sleep. A balanced and nutritional diet restricts the consumption of such foods and therefore improves your sleeping

pattern.

Balance diet requirements with adequate exercise and you will find that you are fit, toned, and have increased energy levels.

There are following important reasons to have a balanced and nutritous diet:-

Sex, age, climates and professions are releated to your diet.

For childrens, it is advised to protenious and high calorie diet due to their high BMR and growth condition.

A pregeneant leady should be advised for high protenious food, green vegetables, fruit juice, milk and milk product.

Profession is also provied contribution for designing your diet.
For example, a labour should be advised to take high calorie diet with fatty foods whereas a office person who worked on chair and table should be advised to take low calorie diet and very little amout of fatty foods.He should take fruit juice and fibrous foods.

Climatic conditions are also affected your diet.

In summer seasons, this is advised to a person to avoid the
spicy food and he should take yoghurt, green vegetables, light soup,fruit juice and little bit butter.

Winter seasons is more good for every person except diabetic , cardiac patients and liver disease's patients.In this seasons, you are little bit free for restricted diet. You can take spicy food and fatty food with green vegetables and milk, but in limit.