Balanced diet

​A balanced diet is one that gives your body the nutrition it needs to function properly. To eat a balanced diet you need to combine several different types of foods, from each of the main food groups, in the right amounts so your body gets all the nutrients it needs while maintaining a healthy weight.

Importance

• It prevents diseases and infections
• It helps control weight
• It promotes healthy body growth
• It helps promote mental health
• It helps enhance your beauty

How to Achieve a Balanced Diet

At the core of a balanced diet are foods that are high in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients and low in unnecessary fats and sugars. The following are essential parts of a balanced diet.

• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Grains
• Proteins
• Dairy 

This means you should eat:

• Plenty of bread, rice potatoes, pasta and   other starchy foods
• Plenty of fruit and vegetables
• Some milk, cheese and yoghurt
• Some meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein
• Very small amounts of fats and oils and
• A very small amount or no foods and drinks high in fat, sugar and salt