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How to Eat a Balanced Diet?

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 One good way to achieve balance in the diet is to select foods from the five major food group every day.

These group are as follows:

1) Bread, cereal,and other grain based products.

2)Vegetables.

3) Fruits.

4) Milk, cheese,and other dairy products, such as yogurt.

5) Meats, fish, poultry, and dry beans and peas.

Choosing foods from the 5 groups will ensure that we receive the essential nutriments.

Control portion size so that balance and variety are possible.

Fine tune it.

Use sugar in moderation, use salt and sodium in moderation, choose plenty of vegetables , fruits,  and grain products. Choose  foods low in Fats Saturated Fats, and Cholesterol.

  • 4 calories per gram of protein
  • 4 calories per gram of carbohydrate
  • 9 calories per gram of fat

What Should I Eat to Maintain Nutritional Health?

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You may be surprised to learn that what you should eat is exactly what you have heard many times before — a great variety of foods balanced in moderation with each other.
However, a recent survey conducted by the American Dietetic Association showed that two out of five people in the united States believe that following a healthful diet means giving up food they enjoy. To the contrary, a healthful diet requires only some simple planning and doesn’t have to mean deprivation and misery. Besides eliminating favorites foods typically does not work for “dieters” in the long run. The best plan consist of learning what the basis of a healthful diet are: a variety of foods from all food groups that provides a balance of foods within each food group, and eating all foods in moderation.I continually stress these aspects of a healthful diet, variety, balance, and moderation…