Discovering different flavors and textures would be a good idea and this would certainly open a new window to nutrition. It is like adding new colors to the health. To improve the health and to protect the bodies from chronic disease bright colored fruits and vegetables provide a wide range of vitamins, minerals and phyto-nutrients. Eight to ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day is the recommendation of newly revised ‘Dietary Guidelines for Americans’. This type of diet is discouraging but it becomes practicable when it is divided according to some meal guidelines. Example is given below:
- Serve the breakfast with one fruit or 4-6 ounce of juice or ½ cup of frozen fruit or ¼ cups of dried fruit.
- Serve the lunch with 2 cups of salad.
- Serve the snacks with one fruit or vegetable.
- Serve the dinner with 2 cups of cooked vegetable or 1 cup salad and 1 cup cooked vegetable.
- Serve the snacks with 1 fruit or vegetable.
Have Pleasure with Taste Buds
One of the greatest pleasures in life is food. In standard diets favorite foods are banned. The defeat of diet is due to the deficiency that leads to intense desire and cheating. To stay healthy and have a balanced diet it is sensible to take in a sensible amount of the favorite food. Food should be eaten tastily and enjoyably. Blindly following a diet pattern designed without studying an individual’s health status could be even more harmful. So better be sensible in selection and take good advice from an expert.
