1. FOOD COMPONENTS
- We eat different types of food items.
- Food supplies the energy we need to do many tasks in our day to day activities.
- Our food consists of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. Besides these water and fibres are also present.
- We require different quantities of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats according to age and need 10% of individuals.
- There are some components of food that are necessary for our body called roughages or dietary fibres.
- Water is also an essential component needed by our body.
- Scientists have found out that a balanced diet need not necessarily be costly.
- Lavoisier (1743-1793) paved new ways to nutrition research:
- Food contains some components like Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins and Minerals.
- Fibres are also a component of food that are present in different kinds of fruits and vegetables.
- All food items contain all the components of food. The amount of each component varies from one type of food to another.
- Roughages or Dietary fibres clean our food canal and prevent constipation.
- We must drink enough water so that our body functions properly.
- The food that contains all the nutrients like Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins and Minerals in proper proportions is called Balanced Diet.
- Every one requires a Balanced Diet.