Question

What is Healthy Diet?

Answer 1

Healthy diet:

Healthy diet that helps to protect from malnutrition as well as all noncommunicable such as heart disease,diabetes and cancer. It is eating of variety of food that helps to maintain good health and have energy.Nutrients include water,fat,minerals,carbohydrates and proteins.

Diet includes:

• Fruit,vegetables, legumes,nuts and whole grains (Millets,oats and brown rice).
• Take 5 portions of fruits and vegetables by excluding vegetables,casava and other starchy food.
• By taking fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of diseases and helps to ensure the adequate intake of dietary fiber.
• 10 % of energy intake from sugars which is equivalent to 50g for healthy body weight by consuming 2000 calories per day.