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B alanced Diet

• A diet containing all the five vital nutrients in proper and sufficient amount is called
a balanced diet.

(The five nutrients are – carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Water
and roughage do not contain any nutrient but are important part of our meals).

The diet you should have daily include must be from all food

groups – carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.
These nutrients are needed for the growth and development,
repair of body tissues and to keep the body healthy and strong.

It should also provide the necessary energy required by the body
for daily work. It is important to eat a balanced diet to avoid Constituents of a Balanced Diet

deficiency diseases.
Fats, oils and sweets
(eat sparingly)
Activity 4.2

Make a note of your daily diet and check if you are Milk, yogurt
and cheese Meat, poultry,
eating a balanced diet. Make a food pyramid, keeping (2-3 servings) fish, dry beans,
eggs and nuts
in mind, which nutrient you consume the most or the (2-3 servings)

least during the day.
Fruit Vegetables
(2-4 servings) (3-5 servings)
Factual Study
• Milk has a number of vitamins and minerals Bread, cereals,
rice and pasta
in it. It has a high quantity of calcium which (6-11 servings)
builds our bones and teeth. Even skimmed

milk has all the nutrients but less fat.
• The body’s ability to fight diseases is known
as immunity. Proportion of food items one should
daily take

Deficiency Diseases

A disease is an illness of the body. It can be classified into two categories.

Diseases

Communicable Diseases Non-communicable Diseases
(Examples - cold, cough, (Examples - asthma, cancer,

diarrhoea, malaria, tetanus, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)
rabies, polio, etc.)

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