maintaining a healthy body is like baking the perfect cake we need the right proportion of ingredients to ensure the cake is delicious and tasty so what is the balanced diet that our body needs there are seven major food groups carbohydrates proteins fats minerals vitamins fiber and water do you know what types of food we get these different groups and have a think there are just a few options let's have a look at the different roles these groups play in maintaining a healthy body carbohydrates carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy and also give us calcium and B vitamins they should make up the largest proportion of our diet and whole-grain versions are particularly good because they also provide fiber our body needs energy to survive and if we don't eat carbs then our body will break down protein instead which can mean taking protein from our muscles to provide the energy instead so eat carbs to save your muscles protein proteins are strong powerful little molecules proteins control every single function of ourselves and organs and are the building blocks of life they provide us with the means to grow and repair the proteins are made from smaller units called amino acids of which there are 22 different ones our body can't make nine of these amino acids and so we have to take these nine in to our diet this is the important part the proteins from animal-based proteins have a large range of these 9 amino acids in they are more complete protein sources for as plant-based product although they can be high in protein they often don't have a large range of different types of amino acids from one source and so we need to combine a few different protein sources to get a complete profile something to be aware of fats everyone seems to be a little scared of them but actually they're extremely important for a healthy balanced diet we need fats for growth development and to just function we store them for
use as energy at later dates they're used in cell functions and must be taken in through the diet as our body can't make them they insulate our nerve cells they're in our cell membranes they transport vitamins and they're found into steroid hormones the fats are essential for a healthy balanced diet so just remember fats don't make you fat eating too many calories does vitamins there's a whole variety of different vitamins so let's keep it general
vitamins are necessary for growth and
for ourselves to function normally we
cannot make them so he must take them in through our diet we only need them in tiny amounts and provided you eat a varied diet balanced in proteins
carbohydrates fats fruit and vege you
almost definitely have them in ample amounts if we're deficient in any
vitamins then it negatively affects our
health so make sure you eat a very and
balanced diet minerals minerals are
essential they're important for us to
build strong bones and teeth blood skin
hair etc they're involved in nerve function muscles and for metabolic processes to be healthy to grow and repair we need minerals just like vitamins if you eat a varied and balanced diet and chances are you're taking in the minerals that you need although often children pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and older people need to adjust their intake of certain minerals fiber roughage call it what you like this indigestion carbohydrate is very important for our intestines they balance out the fat and carbohydrate absorption so that we don't have sudden energy surges irregular bowel movements and help to speed up the removal of waste and toxins fiber a happy gut although it does come with one little warning if you're eating fibrous food you must also drink lots of water because fiber can dehydrate you which leads us perfectly onto the importance of water the fact that we're about two-thirds water goes to show just how important the liquid of life is water keeps our blood flowing it maintains the health and strength of all of our cells it eliminates waste products from metabolism we use it to regulate our body temperature by sweating and the list continues about 20% of our water intake comes from our food and then we need to make sure we're drinking Ward's in fact most headaches are actually caused because we're dehydrated so get that glass water and start drinking so there we have the main food groups the simple thing to remember is to have a varied diet and that you washed down with lots of water .
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