TIME WITH THE NUTRITIONIST PART 1

Ask most people especially Ghanaians😯🙊what "DIET" means and they define it as short-term weight loss goals and countless food restrictions. However, the term "DIET" simply refers to what we eat
A good diet promotes positive change and helps you incorporate sensible eating into your daily lifestyle.
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Let's discuss some principles to take note of when choosing or planning a diet especially this festive season

1. ADEQUACY
   An adequate diet provides the human body with enough energy and nutrients for optimal growth, Maintenance and repair of tissue,cells and organs
   The body relies on nutrients and minerals from food to perform essential functions and activities, these nutrients must be replaced through diet to keep the body working efficiently
   An adequate diet includes foods containing proper amounts of water, carbohydrates, fats, proteins,vitamins and some minerals to prevent deficiency, anaemia, headaches, fatigue and general weakness
   
   2.BALANCE
   A balance diet provides foods where foods rich in some nutrients do not crowd out of the foods that are rich in other nutrients.
   The essential minerals calcium and iron taken together illustrate the importance of dietary balance. For example meat,fish and poultry are rich in iron but poor in calcium, similarly milk and milk product are rich in calcium but poor in iron. Balance in the diet helps to achieve adequacy, it involves using enough of each type of food, consuming the proper amount of servings from each food group ensures a well proportioned
   Let's take a break here for today, follow me @debbynep for more nutritional tips