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DIET – FOCUS ON SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH |
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A healthy
Diet can be illustrated in many ways. Perhaps you've noticed that the
days of the four basic food groups — dairy, meat, vegetables and
fruit — are long gone. Today, a healthy diet encompasses a far wider
range of options: whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts, fish, and even
plant oils, such as olive oil. Add in ethnic, religious, cultural and
personal preferences, and you have more options than ever before when
planning healthy Diet in your meals and snacks.
The amount and type of food we eat has a major influence on our health
and its focus may be on the spiritual as well as physical health. Unfortunately,
it is easy to eat badly, with a diet that contains too much of the wrong
foods, such as high-fat convenience meals, and not enough of the nutritious
foods, such as fruit and vegetables.
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| Healthy Diet Planning: A
balanced approach |
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Diet planning is about learning which foods to eat to stay well. But it
is also about integrating a balance and variety of different foods into
an enjoyable daily routine. According to most dieticians, there are no
unhealthy foods, only unhealthy diets. Eating the right balance of foods
from the major food groups is the foundation
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of day-to-day
well-being, and will reduce your long-term risk of disease.
Healthy Diet is about eating the right quantity and balance of foods,
month in month out, and not about whether you succumb to fish and chips
or a slice of chocolate cake once in a while. There are three major food
groups: carbohydrate, fat and protein. These have different functions
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| Carbohydrate |
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Carbohydrate
is the body's preferred source of fuel. Carbohydrate should make up about
50% of daily energy intake. There are two main types of carbohydrate -
complex and simple. Complex carbohydrates include starch and fiber. Simple
carbohydrates include sugars. |
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| Fat |
| Fat is the most energy-dense
nutrient, providing around nine calories of energy in each gram. Fat also
provides fatty acids, which are needed for many vital functions in the
body. In small quantities, fat is essential for good health but it should
represent no more than 35% of daily energy intake. |
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Protein |
Protein provides
about four calories in each gram, but this energy is less readily released
than from carbohydrate. Protein should represent around 15% of our daily
calorie intake. We mainly use protein to build and repair our body tissues.
All animal and plant foods contain some protein. Protein provided by animal
foods is closest to the proteins needed by the body. However, a balanced
vegetarian diet also provides adequate protein. |
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| A Healthy Diet – |
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Is balanced overall, with foods
from all food groups, with lots of delicious fruits, vegetables, whole-grains,
and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products.
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Has more wholegrain starchy carbohydrates,
ie wholemeal bread, brown rice, wholegrain cereals. It can help to
alter the balance of everyday meals, for instance, more bread and
less sandwich filling, more pasta and less creamy sauce.
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on Healthy Diet |
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Type - Avoid cold and Frozen food |
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Type - Avoide excess oils & fried food |
| Kapha
Type - Keep consumption to minimum |
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