Components and Role of a Balanced Diet for Overall Health

Task 25 A Balance Diet

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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
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Question and Answer:
-The components of a balanced diet
A balance diet is a diet which contains various types of food in fixed proportions and amount.
Therefore the need for minerals, proteins, calories some alternative nutrients and vitamins is
small provision and adequate is reserved for supplement nutrients to go through small length of
leanness. A balance diet contains 7 vital components which include carbohydrates, fat, protein,
vitamins, fibre water and mineral (Abassi, and et. al., 2018). For a healthy balance diet sources
and percentage of these components are following:
Nutrient (components) Percentage of daily calories sources
Carbohydrate 45-55% Grains (unrefined and refined):
maize, oats, wheat, rice, corn,
flour, millet, noodles, rice,
pasta, flour, fruit contain
sugar, yam, sweet potatoes.
Fat 20-35% Seeds, Dairy products, pluses,
nuts, cheese, plant oils.
Protein 10-35% Meat, fish, egg, nut, beans,
pulses, eggs and soya
Vitamins Trace Rice, lean meat, fish,
sunflower egg, green
vegetables, nuts, seeds, milk,
fish, egg, soybean and fruits
(Wright, Nunan, and Butcher,
2022).
Fibre 21-24 gram Brown rice, nuts, vegetables,
oats, fruits, seeds, whole grains
and roughage.
Water Maximum required Beverages and drinking water
1