Question

Safe and Balanced Diet​

Answer 1

Answer:

Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products. Includes a variety of protein foods such as seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), soy products, nuts, and seeds. Is low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars.

Answer 2

• Your body requires a wide range of nutrients to be healthy.
• This means eating a wide variety of foods from all of the major food groups.
• The Food Pyramid was developed to assist individuals in eating more healthily.
• It shows the various food groups and the amounts of each that humans require for a well-balanced diet.
• A "balanced" diet includes consuming the right amount of each food group.
• It is critical that we all eat in a healthy manner. In the short term, it can help us feel better, look better, and maintain a healthy weight.
• In the long term, a healthy, well-balanced diet can help us prevent heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and some cancers.