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45 Eat Well, Live Well !!

A balanced diet helps to maintain a healthy body. If you eat the right food

in the right amount, you should be the right weight for your height and not
have too much body fat. This will in turn mean your body works

effectively, you will feel happy and you will be less prone to diseases, such
as diabetes and cancer.

The table given below shows the amount of various food items that make

up a balanced diet.

QUANTITY*
FOOD GROUP FOOD STUFF (per day in grams)

1
350
• Rice, wheat and millets
CARBOHYDRATES
Rice Ghee • Oil, ghee and butter 35
AND
• Sugar, jaggery and
FATS 40
sweets

Sugar Sweets

2
225
• Milk and curd
Milk Pulses 45
PROTEINS • Pulses, beans and nuts
• Meat, fish and eggs 60

Meat Fish
3

• Fruits 30
VITAMINS
• Green leafy vegetables
AND Fruits 150
MINERALS • Other vegetables
125
Vegetables

The quantity of food varies according to age and type of the work.

Besides the above nutrients, our body also needs a good amount of roughage and
at least eight to ten glasses of water everyday.

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