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 BALANCE DIET
Definition - Balance diet may be
defined as one which contains the
various group of food stuff as energy
yielding foods body building food &
protective food.
Classification
1. Balance diet at
high cost.

2. Balance diet at
moderate cost.

3. Balance diet at
low cost.
 Cont.
1.Balance diet at high cost:-
it will include liberal amounts of
costly food such as milk, eggs, Meat , Fish & Fruits , Moderate
Quantities of cereals , pulses nuts & fats.
2. Balance diet at Moderate cost: -
These diet will include
Moderate amounts of milk, eggs, Meat , Fish & Fruits fats and liberal
amounts of cereals , pulses nuts & green leafy vegetables.
3. Balance diet at low cost:-
These diet will include small
amounts of milk , eggs, Meat , Fish & fats , and liberal amounts and
cereals , pulses nuts & green leafy vegetables
 Elements of balance diet
• Cereals and millets.
• Pulses
• Nuts and oilseeds
• Vegetable
• Fruits
• Milk & milk products
• Eggs
• Meat, fish & other animal foods
• Fats & oils
• Sugar & other carbohydrate fruits
•
FOOD GROUP’S
 Food group
• Energy Yielding food –
This group includes foods in
carbohydrates and fats & also pure fats &carbohydrates cereals
roots and tubers dried fruits sugar and fat important energy
gelding foot.
• Body building food-
Foods rich in proteins are called body
building food milk ,egg, meat and fish rich in proteins of high
biological value,& pulses’, oilseeds and nuts & low fat rich in
medium nutritive value .
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 Protective food—
Food rich in proteins vitamins & minerals
are termed protective foods.
Protective food divided into two groups-
 Vitamins, minerals proteins of high biological value E:g Milk ,
egg, fish.
Food rich in certain vitamins & minerals e:g green leafy,
vegetables & some fruits
Other food group

U.S. Department of agricultures has suggested three different food group

plans.
1. The 7- food group plan
2. The 4- food group plan
3. The 11-food group plan

1. The 7- food plan – The 7- food group plan was developed by the U.S Department of
agriculture in 1943 .
 Cont.
 Food group main nutrients Contributed
 Green & yellow vegetables’ -Care tone (vita, A) Ascorbic
acids iron
 Orange , grape fruit, tomatoes -Ascorbic acid
 Potatoes & other vegetables’ -vita , minerals & fruits
 Milk & milk products -calcium , phosphorus proteins
& vita
 Meat , poultry, fish & eggs -protein , phosphorus , iron
 Bread , flour and cereal grain -Thiamine, Micatin, Riboflavin
Iron Carbohydrate
 Butter -vita A & fat.
 Cont.
2. The 4- food group plan-
The 4- food group plan was developed by the U.S
Department of agriculture in 1956

Food group main nutrients Contributed

-Milk group[milk cheese,
ice-cream]
-Meat group
[Beef, veal , pork, limb,
poultry fish , eggs]
-vegetable – fruits group
- calcium , phosphorus proteins
& vita
-proteins , minerals iron and
B- vita
-vita., minerals, & cellulose.
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 The 11 – food group plan – The 11 food group plan was suggested by U,S
Department in 1964.

Food group main nutrients Contributed

-Milk & cheese - Calcium , phosphate vita & protein
-Meat, poultry & fish - protein , B-vita
-Eggs - protein , vita , fat ,iron, phosphorus
-Dry beans peas - protein , B-vita
Nuts
-Tomatoes - Ascorbic acid & potassium
-dark green & deep yellow vegetable - vita A , ascorbic acid
 Cont.

-Potatoes - carbohydrates
-Other vegetables & - ascorbic acid
Fruits
-Fat & oils - Essential fatty acid
& vita E
-Sugar - carbohydrates
-flour creoles -Thiamine, iron&
carbohydrate
 RECOMONDED DAILY ALLOWANCES (RDA)
 Balance diet for different category of people:-
 Pregnant mother - 2700 Kcal
 Lactating mother – 2800 Kcal
 Industrial workers - light work -2400 Kcal
moderate work-2800 Kcal man

heavy work – 3000 Kcal

Light work -1900 Kcal
Moderate work -2200 Kcal woman
Heavy work – 3000 Kcal
 Cont.
Birth to 6 months -120 Kg Kcal
7 to 12 months -100 Kg Kcal
1 to 3 year -1200 Kcal
4 to 6 year -1500 Kcal
7 to 9 year -1800 Kcal
10 to 12 year -2100 Kcal
Adolescent boys -2500 to 3000 kcal
Adolescent girls – 2200 to 3000 kcal
 MENU PLAN
1. morning-
tea, & coffee

1 cup- 65 kcal.
Breakfast-
Sāmbhar 50 ml - 372 kcal- Idle 03 – 347 kcal
65

milk 100ml -65kcal

Apple 1- 81kcal
 lunch
 Chapatti 2-3, 238 kcal  Dhal 50ml, 272 kcal

 Rice 1 cup 347 kcal

1 cup 347 kcal  Greenleaf vegetable [spinach] 1 cup
30 kcal
 Cont.
 Paneer sabji 65 kcal  Curd 1 cup -35 kcal
 Evening snakes-
 Tea 1 cup -65 kcal  Chips[potato] 1 plate
– 21 kcal
 Dinner-
 Pori -238 kcal  Dhal 272 kcal

Rice -347 kcal  Green leafy vegetarian 40 kcal

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