Nourishment and malnutrition - class-VI

For a healthy living, we require a balanced diet. A balanced diet is one which contains correct proportion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. It should provide us with necessary minerals and vitamins. Roughage or fiber is also an important part of balanced diet. The proper diet should be taken along with proper water intake for a healthy living.

For acute cases of protein deficiency, individuals are recommended to use  high protein diets so as tho help them rebuild muscles. While high protein diets include meals enriched with foods like eggs, meats, milk, chicken, seafood, and fish, vegetables like legumes and nuts also give in an ideal supply of proteins. However, to match the protein quality nearest to meat individuals need to take in sprouted grams, groundnuts and soy products.

A balanced diet is one which contains all the nutrients in an
appropriate amount necessary for growth, energy production,
'physiological regulation, metabolic requirements, replacement and
regeneration of living body. Balanced diet provides us with substances
like proteins,carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins without which
proper growth and health is not possible.maintenance of

A balanced diet is one that gives the body the nutrition it needs to function properly. To get a balanced nutrition, one should obtain the majority of the daily calories from fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. In addition of this, water and roughage complete the balanced diet.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

A balanced diet should contain all the nutrients. Mohan's meals is lacking in proteins, hence Dal should be added.

The process of deep frying food involves submerging the food to be fried completely in hot oil at temperatures between 350 °F (177 °C) and 375 °F (191 °C). This is detrimental to the nutritional value of food as the fat degradation processes during deep frying leads to loss of nutritional value of the food.

Pulses (legumes) are well-known plant-based sources of protein, significantly higher in protein content compared to starch-heavy foods like rice, potatoes, or bread.

A balanced diet typically emphasizes carbohydrates as the primary energy source, followed by smaller portions of proteins and fats. Option D provides a standard ratio of 60% (3/5) carbohydrates, 20% (1/5) protein, and 20% (1/5) fat.

• Good food contains the necessary nutrients required by the body to have good height, good weight, and good strength and hence good health.

• A balanced diet is a diet that contains the quality and proportions of nutrients needed to maintain good health and to sustain life. In a balanced diet, 45-65% of the diet should come from carbohydrates, 20-35% of the diet should come from fats and 10-15% of the diet should come from protein.

Zero calorie food or negative calorie foods do contain some calories but without any nutritional value. Of the given options, Cocoa Cola or soft drinks are ones that contain zero value calories.

Malnourished is the condition caused by the eating of essential nutrients in a lesser amount. I can be deficiency disorder like kwashiorkor in the protein deficiency disorder.