Simply having a balanced diet means eating the right type of food in the right amounts to the levels recommended for your body to take in the nutrients he needs for health. It is important to have one, because it ensures the prevention of obesity, diabetes, certain types of cancer and diseases.
According to the "Australian for healthy eating guide," the required number of daily servings from each food group to meet daily nutrients your body needs can be more or less decomposed into the following:
Carbohydrates: 6-9.
Proteins: 1-2.
FAT: 1 dairy products: 2-3.
Fruit: 2
Vegetables: 5
Next thing you need to know, is what constitutes a portion of a food group.
Carbohydrates:
? 1 slice of bread
? 1 cup of rice or pasta or pasta
Cup ? of ? of ready to eat cereals
Bread roll average 1 ?
Proteins:
? 70-90 grams of cooked lean meat, fish and poultry
? 2 small eggs or 1 large egg
? ? Cup peanuts/almonds
2 Small lamb chops ?
FAT:
? 1 tsp vegetable oil for butter/peanut
? 5 grams of fat in foods such as cakes and pastries
Dairy products
? 1 cup of yogurt/milk
Cup of ice cream ? ?
? 1 slice of cheese
Fruit
Cup freshly squeezed juice ? ?
? 1 orange/apple/banana
Cup chopped fresh fruit ? ?
Cup ? ? raisins or dried fruit.
Vegetables
? half a cup of cooked vegetables
Tomato whole ? One
Baby carrots 10 ?
? 1 cup of salad vegetables
Now, a major problem in trying to follow this guide to ensure that your body all the nutrients he needs to be in good health, is that a person would use (for example), a minimum of 2 slices of pain4 cups of rice70 grams of cooked meat cooked in some vegetable oils, 2 cups of yogurt, 2 apples, 30 cores and 4 cups of vegetables cooked per day. While this may be easily achievable by some, for many others, especially those who live very busy lives or trying to reduce their size and calories to lose weight, it is not. Thus, I have set out a few recommendations and advice on how to achieve a healthy balanced diet.
? Try to choose food nutrient high density as a sandwich that is filled with vegetables and lean meat. This will allow a greater amount of vitamins and minerals without too many calories
? Avoid foods rich in calories but low in nutrients. It is primarily foods such as candy, cake and soft drinks.
? Always serve a salad with your main meals for lunch and dinner. This way you will increase your consumption of vegetables.
? Swap noodles of rice/pasta to bread, 1 slice of bread is already 1 portion of carbohydrates!
A cup juice freshly pressed the morning ? covers your daily intake recommended fruit
? If you have a busy lifestyle, or you try to lose weight and always find it difficult to meet the daily requirements, it is also a good idea to try to take supplements. Supplements can ensure that your organization will receive all the nutrients he needs if you are unable to consume enough food for your body to extract the necessary vitamins and nutrients to achieve optimal health.
However, please keep in mind that it is important not to replace your real fruits and vegetables with supplements (if you choose to take). Nothing can ever replace a healthy diet!
Good luck!
