To stay healthy, one must live in a clean environment with fresh air to breathe, clean water to drink and wholesome food to eat. 

The food you eat each day, makes up your diet. All food items have Nutrients. 

Nutrients are useful substances present in the food which the body needs. Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals are different types of nutrients. Your body requires all these nutrients to stay healthy. 

A daily diet should provide all the nutrients in the right amount. Such a diet is called a balanced diet. 

Food Preservation

*Air tight containers

*Refrigeration

*Sun drying

*Preservatives

*Cooking

A balanced diet helps your body to grow, function properly and remain healthy. If the dirt contains less nutrients, the body become weak and if the nutrients are more, if affects the body adversely. It is very important that your diet is balanced. 

Carbohydrates And Fats For Energy

Carbohydrates and fats provide energy, which is used to perform every function of the body. The more physically active you are the more energy you will need. 

All healthy children are physically very active, hence they require energy rich food in their daily diet.

Proteins For Growth And Rep Air

From the time you were born to the age of 18 to 20 years, your body will grow. Proteins help the body to grow and also in healing injured parts of the body. 

A balanced diet should include protein - rich food. 

Vitamins And Minerals For Health

A balanced diet should contain vitamins and minerals. They help your body to fight diseases and remain healthy. They also help the body to perform all the functions normally and grow well. 

Vitamin A

Vitamin A is needed for growth and repair of bones, teeth and skin. It also helps in proper functioning of the eyes. 

Vitamin B

Vitamin B is needed for energy, growth and healthy skin. 

Vitamin C

Vitamin C helps in the formation of blood, healing of wounds and keeps the gums healthy. 

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is needed for the proper growth of bones. This vitamin is also made by the body in the skin with the help of sunlight. 

Minerals

Calcium

Calcium is the most plentiful mineral found in the body. Milk and milk products such as cheese and buttermilk are rich in calcium. Fish, dry beans, wheat and nuts are also good sources of calcium. 

Calcium helps your body in building strong bones, teeth and muscles. It is a body - building minerals. 

Iron

Iron is a part of your blood. It is needed by your body to make blood. Food items like fish, liver, apples, beans, walnuts, cashew nuts, ground nuts, eggs and green - leafy vegetables such as spinach are rich in iron. 

Fibre(Roughage) 

Fiber should form an important part of your diet because it helps to digest the food and carry waste material out of the body. All kinds of fruits, vegetables and seeds have fibre. It keeps your intestines in good working condition. 

Malnutrition

A person whose diet does not provide the required nutrients over a long period of time is not healthy. 

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