What is a
balanced diet?
A balanced diet
contains adequate calories of energy to keep us active and for growth. It will
have a balance of major and minor nutrients derived from different types of
food. It also includes an adequate quantity of water intake.
Do you know what
nutrients are?
Vitamins, minerals,
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, antioxidants, fibre etc are some of the
nutrients. If our food contains all these nutrients in proper proportion, then
it is called a balanced diet.
What are body
building foods?
Proteins, minerals
and water are the components considered useful for body building. These help in
the growth of bones and muscles. They even help in the growth and repair of
body tissues and internal organs like muscles, blood, skin, hormones and
enzymes.
Is
non-vegetarian food good?
Yes of course. They
give us different types of protein. It has high fat content. So, if we eat more
non vegetarian foods, we would become obese.(Obese means a disease where we
have more weight than normal standards for our age and height.)
Some of the non
vegetarian foods are the following.
- Egg whites – purest form of protein; it is easily absorbed by the body; low fat content. (egg yolk contains lot of fat and cholesterol. SO eating 2 egg whites a day is a healthy habit)
- Fish – Small fishes contain omega3fatty acids. The fats in fishes are healthy.
- Lean meat – Chicken breast and lean are high protein.
What carrots
give you?
Carrots give us lot
of carotene which makes you orange in colour. It is a precursor for vitamin A.
What is the
daily energy requirement of a child of ten years?
Girls – 1740
calories.
Boys – 2000
calories.
Name the
following?
- Vitamin good for eyes – vitamin A
- Vitamin present in abundance in fruits – vitamin C
- Vitamin good for skin – vitamin E
- Mineral nutrient in milk – calcium
- Milk protein is called – casein
What is
roughage?
We get lot of fiber
from green leafy vegetables. This helps in proper digestion of food and smooth
movement of stools. This is called roughage.
Name some source of protein for a vegetarian diet?
Mushrooms, Algae
like spirulina, Pulses, legumes and nuts are good sources of protein for
vegetarian diets. Eg: dhal, soyabeans, ground nuts, etc.
What is the role
of water in a balanced diet?
- Water helps in proper digestion of food
- Water helps in absorption of nutrients from our food
- Water helps in elimination of toxins from our body and so on.
- Drinking enough water makes our internal organs healthy and gives us a glowing skin!
- Which is the milk protein?
2. Which of the following is a lean meat?
a) rabbit meat
b) quail meat
c) chicken breast
d) none of these
e) all of these
3. Name the pigment in carrots?
ans : Carotene
