Are We... What We Eat? by Marcelle Ventura

Whenever we talk about diet, there are numerous things that

come to mind. There are mainly two meanings of the word

diet. They both relate to food. First one can be defined

as food that we take into our body. For example, eating a

well-balanced diet. Another one can be defined as losing

weight.

A balanced diet contains proper portions of five basic food

groups. To ensure optimum health and a balanced diet, it is

essential to have a proper portion of each group, each day.

The amount of food needed gets smaller as we move up the

"pyramid". Bread, rice, cereal and pasta are in the bottom

group. 6 to 11 servings every day from this group are

needed.

After that, on the pyramid is the vegetable group. Nearly

everyone requires 3 to 5 servings from this group daily. The

vegetable group gives you vitamins and minerals such as

vitamin A and C, as per required. After that, is the fruit

group. We need about 2 to 4 servings of this group per day.

Fruits give you vitamin C, fiber, carbohydrates and more.

Next is the milk, yogurt and cheese group. People need 2 to

3 servings of this group per day. This group gives you

calcium and protein. Drinking milk and eating cheese and/or

yogurt is a great way to get your daily allowance.

Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nuts is the last

group. We do not need much of this group everyday but this

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