A balanced diet is one that replenishes your body with the nutrients it requires to work rightly. To get the decent nutrition from your food, you should absorb the majority of your daily calories in 1. Fresh Fruits 2. Fresh Vegetables 3. Whole Grains( Cereals) 4. Pulses (legumes)5. Kernels(nuts) 6. Lean Protein
Fruits
Besides being an excellent source of nutrition, fruits make delicious snacks. Collect fruits that are according to the current season in your region. You can be confident that these are available and have the most nutrients.
Some Fruits are high in sugar. This sugar is original and natural, so fruit can still be the best choice for you than other fruits with added sugar. In case you have Type 1 or type 2 diabetes you should go for fruits having lowest possible sugar.
You need to know what fruits have the low-sugar that is safe have and still take care of diabetes. Hereunder is given 11 best low-sugar fruits.
1. Sweet lime 2. Raspberries 3. Blackberries 4. Strawberry. 5. Grapefruit 6. Kiwi 7. Avacado 8. Watermelon 9. Cantaloupe 10. Orange 11. Peach
Those of you who are watching their carbohydrate intake may reach for fruits such as melons and avocados.
Vegetables:
They remain as the primary source of the necessary minerals and vitamins. They should be consumed in all the meals. Pick leafy, greens as they have the maximum nutrition.
Examples of dark leafy greens include 1. Turnip green 2. Bok Choy 3. Endive 4. Arugula 5. Swiss chard 6. Watercress 7. Lettuce 8. Beet greens 9. Cabbage 10 Broccoli 11. Collard green 12. Microgreen 13. Kale 14. Spinach
As mentioned above Carbohydrates (carbs), Protein, Fat, Vitamin, Mineral, Fiber and water come in a balanced diet. Having a balanced diet gives the body with all the nutrients it needs from a many of different foods. It requires thoughtful planning to have a healthy diet. A balanced diet may be produced with three meals that there is enough space and time between them.
The Food Pyramid shows 1) Fresh fruits and vegetables, 2) Cereals Pulses (lentils) 3) Milk and curd and least being the 3) Fat, (meats) sugar and salt.
Eat the items at the bottom of the food pyramid. And the maximum attention is required to follow the Food Pyramid:
Benefits of Flour, Pulses. Rice and semolina:
- In food, the essential part is cereals that comes at the bottom of the Food pyramid; you get full energy, available to the body.
- Fortified cereals, pulses ensure total energy of the human body. In this, the essential nutrients like Vitamins & minerals are put in at last.
Pay attention while Cooking:
- Before cooking, do not use the baking soda to prepare the pulses or kneading the flour.
- Before storing the cooked food, wash the utensil and dry up the appliance. Most essential in food is the grain; used for getting energy. The second numbers, fruits and vegetables that contain vitamins and minerals. Use 150 mls juice as a single serving. One should not have too much juice. 6-8 glasses of water are essential for the daily routine. Having naturally grown fruit as found, consumption is more beneficial than removing the skin, when paying attention to the vitamins and minerals.
Primary Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables.
- Fruits and vegetables contain 1) fibre, 2) Vitamins A and C 3) antioxidants and Minerals
- You should have at least five different colours of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. The measure of each serving for fruits to be of a size of apple or orange or small sized bowl of fruit or vegetable.
