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Balanced Diet: Food and Nutrients

A balanced diet contains all necessary nutrients in the proper amounts to meet daily nutritional needs. It should include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water in amounts varying depending on individual energy needs and lifestyle. Maintaining proper hydration through water consumption is also essential, as the human body is largely made up of water and loses it through normal daily functions.

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Balanced Diet: Food and Nutrients

A balanced diet contains all necessary nutrients in the proper amounts to meet daily nutritional needs. It should include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water in amounts varying depending on individual energy needs and lifestyle. Maintaining proper hydration through water consumption is also essential, as the human body is largely made up of water and loses it through normal daily functions.

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Balanced diet

Food and nutrients


What is a
balanced
diet?

Such a diet which contains


all the nutrients in right
amount is called a balanced
diet
Daily reference intakes for adults: 2000 calories

Nutrient Amount
Total fat Less than 70g
Saturated Fatty Acids Less than 20g
Carbohydrates At least 260g up to 310g
Total sugars 90g
Protein 50g
Salt (sodium) less than 6g
Fiber 30g

However, an individual's intake may vary depending on their energy needs and lifestyle.

Vitamins and minerals are also essential nutrients for the body, but they are not converted into energy.
Let’s compare

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Don’t forget to drink
water!!!

• Did you know that people can go for up


to three weeks without food?
• Water is a different story. We can
survive without water only a few days.
Water is necessary for life!
• Seventy-five percent of your body is
made up of water. As an adult, it’s 70%. 
• You lose water every day through sweat
and urine and need to replenish what is
lost. And fever, vomiting or diarrhea will
also cause water loss.
The 5/20 rule is the nutrition principle
you've never heard of but need to know

5% DV (daily value) or less of a nutrient


per serving is low, and 20% DV or more of
a nutrient per serving is high.

Example:
 If you want a product low in added
sugar, for example, 5% DV is good
 if you want an item high in fiber, 20%
DV or more is good. 
FOOD LABELS
Exercise 1

1. What is the serving size of this product?


2. How many calories per serving size are in this product?
3. What percent of daily value is the sodium
4. In 2 servings, how much vitamin A is there?
5. Based on this food label, would you consider this product to be
healthy? Why or why not?
Exercise 1
1. What is the serving size of this product?
1 cup (236ml)
2. How many calories per serving size are in this product?
130 calories
3. What percent of daily value is the sodium
5%
4. In 2 servings, how much vitamin A is there?
20%
5. Based on this food label, would you consider this product to be
healthy? Why or why not?
Exercise 2
Item Package 1 Package 2 Package 3 Package 4
Fried Lemon
Chips
Calories 120
1. List the nutrients that Calories from 60
your 4 labels contains fat
and write the amount of Sodium (mg) 260
nutrients present.
Total fat (g) 7
2. Then apply the 5/20 rule
Protein (g) 3
to their food to
determine if it would be Fiber (g) 1
a good choice to eat. Sugar (g) 0
Explain using the percent Highest valued C 30%
daily values listed on the vitamin and %
label Servings per 1 package = 25 g
container
Number of Potato, Lemon flavoring,
lemon juice
ingredients

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