What should you eat in a day?

What should you eat in a day?

It is important. No, wait. That’s not the correct word. The correct word would be necessary. Yes, it is extremely necessary that we consume food from six major food groups that have been established. These food groups are based up on one major macro nutrients and its importance can be emphasized by the amount of servings that are recommended to an individual. Each food group has different servings per day and it is vital that we follow the guideline in order to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Plus, if you look it at that way, it does makes meal planning everyday simple and basic for us. The reason being we know what we need to eat and in what amounts. What food group has higher servings and what needs to be used sparingly.

So, talking in detail about the food groups, there are six food groups.

Basically you need to consume all of your item from 6 different food groups that include the following.

1-      Carbohydrates

That being the whole grains, bread, pasta, rice, biscuits, cereals, etc.

2-      Proteins

Protein rich foods include eggs, fish, legumes and lean meat.

 3-      Fats, Oils and Sweets

These includes the: -

Food rich in fats being oils, salad dressing, mayonnaise

Food rich in sugar include cakes, pies, cookies, desserts etc.

4-      Milk and milk products

Milk being the obvious item in this group and then comes yogurt and cheese.

5-      Fruits

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To state the obvious, fruits includes apples, bananas, oranges, kiwi, strawberries etc.

6-      Vegetables

Broccoli, cabbage, onions, legumes, cucumbers, potatoes etc

Don’t miss out tomorrow’s blog, I shall talk about the servings of each food group!

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