Balanced Diet

All of us know that energy is an activating factor. All living things including human beings need energy for growth and for the activities of life. Without sufficient amount of energy we can not be able to do even lighter tasks of daily life and food is the main source of energy for all living beings.
 In short we need food for the following type of purposes:

• as a source of energy
• form the growth and repairing process of body
• for the maintenance of health and protection against diseases.  

All of us take food on daily bases according to our choice and taste. Now the question is "To how much extent that food fulfill our needs or useful for us?" The answer is very simple, the balanced deit can fulfill our needs.

Balanced Diet:

A balanced diet contains the various classes of food in appropriate proportion. it should provide:

• sufficient energy to meet the daily energy requirements of the body.
• sufficient body building substances, such as proteins, for growth and repairing process of body.
• Sufficient mineral salts and vitamins for health.

If we take variety of foods, a deficiency of any of the main class of food is unlikely. but it is difficult to say precisely "how much each of the classes of food, a person needs on daily basis."  This is because it varies according to age, sex, size, climate and tasks of life of a person. For example a person who serves with heavy labor, needs more energetic foods as compare to a person who person who perform simple clerical tasks in an office.  In the same way a growing child need comparatively large amounts of proteins in his diet.  In short, every person needs balanced diet according to his/her demands and requirements.

While choosing the food for yourself or your family you should make sure that the food is fresh and of high quality.