The Healthy Diet »

To have the necessary energy and strength to get through each day and still have reserves left over, you must eat right. Some foods, because of their chemical composition, are more easily converted by the body into energy for your muscles than are others; still other foods contain nutrients that are especially important for the growth and maintenance of teeth and bones, and for the functions of the heart, lungs, eyes and other organs.

Food consists of carbohydrates, fats and protein, known collectively as the macronutrients, and much smaller quantities of vitamins and minerals, or the micronutrients. Water is a third type of nutrient in food. The macronutrients are used for energy and to maintain, repair and rebuild the different parts of your body. Most vitamins and some minerals help regulate chemical processes that take place inside your body; other minerals are involved in the formation of all your tissues, including your bones, teeth and blood. One of the most crucial func­tions of water is to provide fluid for your blood's circulation.

Accessment of Growth

Advantages of breast feeding

Are you eating right?

What is the best way to start eating right?

Breakfast

Breast feedings

Are Carbohydrates the body's only source of energy?

The Change in American Eating

Food Amounts to be given daily

Dairy, An important source of calcium, A, D and B vitamins, and protein for complementing vegetarian dishes

Deficiency Diseases

Do you have dessert every day?

Diet for mother & child

Can this diet help you live longer?

Dinner

What is the relationship between fat and cholesterol?

Should you avoid fat altogether

Rate of Growth of Foetus

Fruits, Sweet-tasting with few calories and plenty of vitamin C

Grains, High in carbohydrates, a superb. Source of fiber and suitable for a wide range of cooking methods

Growth and Development

The Basic Guidelines for Eating Right

How to Design Your Own Program

Infant Feeding & Nutrition

Legumes, The best plant source of protein

Lunch

Measurement of Growth

Meat and Poultry, Quality, not quantity

How many times a week do you eat meat?

Mile Stones in the Growth of the children

Recommended number of cups of milk or equivalents to assure an adequate calcium Intake

Nutritional Needs in children

Nutritional Needs in Pregnancy & Lactation

Nutritional Status of Mother

Nutritional Values of 100 ml. of Human & Cow's Milk

What part does fiber play in a healthy diet?

Pattern of Growth

Don't you need a lot of protein fora healthy diet?

Seafood, Rich in protein and minerals with a healthy kind of fat

Snacks

Solid Supplement Foods

Different Stages of Pregnancy

Starting Breast Feeding

Supplementary Food

Vegetables, Flavorful, colorful, low in calories and with abund

Should you take vitamin and mineral supplements?

Vitamin Deficiency

Vitamin Requirements

Can you lose weight on the diet recommended in this Para?