How to make food safe, enjoyable and useful
The importance of food
Good nutrition is essential for the growth and development of sound when young, it is also necessary for the various vital functions of the individual, food is required to provide energy for any activity and provide warmth, and is required to resist disease and infection, and for the maintenance and restoration of the crash of the body's cells and tissues different.
Provides us with food, basic food elements that must be dealt with the minimum of each to achieve balanced nutrition, health, and these needs vary from one individual to another and according to sex and physical activity done by the individual, the development stage of the, state of health to him, and that of pregnancy and lactation special needs that must be emphasized and taken into account.
Good health begins to eat good, and that means dealing with a sufficient amount of different types of food, where there is no one food contains all the nutrients needed by the body, and no food item more important than the other, each food item offered certain benefits to the body.
Start eating healthy good choice of different foods, and in accordance with our customs, traditions and circumstances in which we live, and for food preparation principles and basic steps must be drawn to it, and avoid all the wrong behaviors that can lead us to the disease.
To save the great importance of food in the best survival conditions, and to prevent any injuries can occur satisfactory conservation outcome of the wrong food.
Is in the different food habits promote good health, and which is harmful to health, so it is necessary to gain knowledge and experience needed on food security, which can help us to pay our behavior, food habits, the better.
Food groups
Milk and milk products:
Cheese, milk and butter, is a good source of protein and mineral salts and vitamins, which contain vitamin (a) and (b), which is rare, their presence in other types of foods, and is the most important source of calcium and phosphorus for the human body.
Meat and alternatives (legumes, eggs):
Constitute the primary source of protein and mineral salts and vitamins, and red meat is an important source of iron, and is essential for disease resistance, body building and repair damaged cells.
Although most people think that meat is the most important foods, but it can be addressed nutritionally balanced meal does not contain only a small amount of meat, but could be replaced by beans and pulses and beans also contain fiber necessary for digestion.
Grain:
Such as rice, maize, wheat and barley, which is rich in starchy foods, and provide us with energy, protein and vitamin (b) and some mineral salts. Prefer whole grains (which is still manufacturing its outer shell) from industrially processed grain, as it includes a full nutrient in them, and greater fiber they contain processed grain.
Vegetables and fruits:
They are rich with salts and vitamins and minerals necessary for good health and disease resistance.
Must be dealt with one type or at least two types of vegetables and fruits a day, preferably fresh. For the prevention of many diseases, especially cancers.
Vegetables, fresh fruit fiber, which helps regulate bowel movement and prevent constipation.
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