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| Requirements
for Good Nutrition |
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Nutrition is the name of the
science which is concerned with food and its
importance to life and health. Food does much
more than just satisfy hunger. It also provides
the many substances the body needs for growth
and for good heath. Enough of the right foods
helps every one to be strong, healthy, vital and
alert.
FOOD provides body "fuel" to give us warmth and
energy
FOOD provides substances that helps to regulate
the body processes and to use other materials
from food.
FOOD provides the "bricks" to build the body,
the materials to repair and the substances to
provide general upkeep of the body.
Children need good nutrition to grow on as well
as to keep them strong and healthy. Adults need
good nutrition to repair and maintain their
bodies and to protect against ill health.
Different ages, different activities, personal
likes, special needs for sound physical
conditions - these are the main factors that
influence food needs for sound nutrition. |
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YOUR DAILY FOOD GUIDE |
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To help you plan your daily
family meals around everyone's food needs,
government and private research specialists
suggest the following guides. |
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Everyday Include |
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MILK GROUP: Some
milk for everyone in some form: children 3 to 4
cups, teenagers 4 or more cups, adults 2 or more
cups.
MEAT GROUP: 2 or more servings,
such as beef, veal, lamb, pork, poultry, fish,
eggs, with occasional alternatives - dry beans,
peas, lentils and nuts.
FRUIT and VEGETABLE GROUP: 4 or
more servings daily and be sure to include
citrus fruits or other important Vitamin C
fruits, and green or yellow vegetables.
BREAD and CEREAL GROUP: 4 or more
servings daily, especially whole grain or
enriched.
MISCELLANEOUS: After the above
type foods have been planned for, add other
foods as needed to complete the meals and to
give you more energy and other nutrients.
No single food furnishes all the nutrients the
body needs in the amounts it needs them. |
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Protein |
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Important to: build,
repair and renew body tissues such as muscles,
organs, hair, skin and others.
Good Food Sources Include: meat, poultry,
fish, eggs, milk, cheese, soybeans, dry beans
and peas, nuts. |
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Fats |
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Important to: provide
"fuel" for energy and warmth.
Good Food Sources Include: egg yolks,
butter, margarine, vegetable oils, whole milk,
cheese. |
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Carbohydrates |
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Important to: provide
"fuel" for energy and warmth.
Good Food Sources Include: cereals,
breads, flours, sweets, rice and rice cereals,
macaroni products. |
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