Balanced and Un-Balanced Diet Flashcards
Give a definition of Diet?
Diet is a life style choice and it means the balance of food types and a person usually consumes as well as the quality and quantity.
Give the definition of a balanced Diet?
a balanced Diet maintains health and wellbeing contains all the nutrients the body need in the correct proportion.
Give a definition of a Un-Balanced Diet?
A diet that doesn’t contain a balance of nutrients, and have a negative impact on health and wellbeing.
What are the 5 food groups?
1) Fruit and Vegetables 2) Starchy foods 3) Oils 4) Dairy products 5) Meats and Poultry
What else does a balanced Diet include?
Fibre and Water
What nutrients does Fruit and Veg contain?
Vitamins and Minerals.
What nutrients does Starchy Foods contain?
Carbohydrates, Vitamins and Minerals.
What nutrients does Meat and Poultry contain?
Protein, Fats and Iron.
What nutrients do Dairy products contain?
Protein, Fats, Vitamins and Calcium.
What Nutrients do oils contain?
Fats.
What do Vitamins provide?
Healthy immune system, Skin and Eyes.
What do Carbohydrates provide?
Boost energy levels.
What do Proteins provide?
Growth and repair of tissue.
What do Minerals provide?
Healthy teeth, hair, blood, skin.
What do fats provide?
Energy, healthy cell structure, help vitamin absorption.
What do the Energy in foods provide?
all foods provide energy but some more than other e.g. fats provide the most energy then carbohydrates,
What is energy measured in?
Calories
What is the recommended per day?
2000 for adult active women and 2500 for adult active men.
