Healthy Foods and their Sources

Healthy Eating means choosing the appropriate amounts of foods from all of the five food groups. 

Healthy eating means consuming the right quantities of foods from all five food groups in order to lead a healthy life. The five food groups and sources are as following:
     

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Fruit and Vegetables
• Milk and Dairy Products
• Foods containing Fat and Sugar (cakes, crisps, biscuits, fizzy drinks, etc)

A healthy balanced diet contains a variety of types of food, including all the five food groups mentioned above. Regular work out also help to keep fit your health.

•  Carbohydrates:

Carbohydrates provide the body with fuel it needs for physical activity and for proper organ function, and they are an important part of a healthy diet. But some kinds of carbohydrates are far better than others.
Carbohydrates are found in a wide array of foods— as in Berries, Bananas, Brown Rice, Potatoes, Tomato Sauce, milk, popcorn, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks, corn, cherry pie etc. They also come in a variety of forms. The most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibers, and starches.

• Proteins:

Basically proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids. There are 22 different types of amino acid and the body needs all of them to function properly. And Protein is required by the body for the growth, maintenance and repair of all cells. Proteins are found in wide array of foods - Grass-Fed Beef, fish especialy Wild Salmon & Tuna fish, Organic Chicken, Organic DHA-Enhanced Eggs etc.
Some of us are PURE VEGETARIANS :) yes.. off course there are also sources for veg- Proteins too as in Whole grains, Beans, Lentils, Legumes, soy products, Nuts, Seeds etc.

• Fruit  and Vegetables:

Me as Food Technologist, I start my day with Green Lemon Tea to keep fresh. I would also like to recommend that we should have to be incorporate fruit and vegetables in our meal as well as being the first choice for a snack. Population studies have shown that people who eat a lot of fruit and vegetables may have a lower risk of chronic disease, such as heart disease and some cancers. Health benefits can be gained from fresh, canned (in natural juice), frozen, cooked, juiced or dried versions. Potatoes don't count though, as they're a starchy food.
We should have to use bananas, apples, carrots, cauliflower, etc in our regular meal.

• Milk and Dairy (milk, cheese, yoghurt, dairy alternatives, etc)

• Foods Containing Fat and Sugar (cakes, crisps, biscuits, fizzy drinks, etc)