What are the Food Suggestions For Cooking a Balanced Diet?

The importance of eating a balanced diet is nothing new in the vocabulary of everyone concerned with eating a healthy diet and a positive lifestyle.  

However, how do we prepare a balanced diet in your kitchen three times daily.  I was doing some reading on this topic and came upon the  following information. 

In this post, part 2 of Blogchatters' Foodfest, I offer ideas for preparing an easy, balanced diet.  

There is no one-size-fits-all for the preparation and the portion of a balanced diet; it depends on your age, weight, physical activity, and what you like to eat.  That is good. isn't it?

However, there are certain easy steps we can follow to prepare a balanced diet based on our food choices and tastes.  But we follow these steps, they guarantee the following:

1. We remain healthier,
2. Lower risk of chronic diseases,
3. Meet our nutritional requirements in calories.

So, what are these basic steps to follow to prepare the balanced meal of our choices to remain healthy?

Step 1: Fill half of your plate with non-starchy vegetables. 

• So, what food are included among the non-starchy vegetables?

They are Broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, Chinese Spinach, Artichoke Hearts, Asparagus, baby corn, Bamboo shoots, Green beans, Bean sprouts, and carrots.  That is an easy spread available anywhere depending on the climatic conditions from which we can make our choices. 

• Do you know that vegetables are important in preparing a healthy diet.  They are packed with vitamins and minerals that are not found in other food groups.  Hey, Vegetables , you're special to us.💕👌 

Step 2: Fill a quarter of your plate with complex carbohydrates.

 Carbohydrates are the main energy source in our meals and are a great source of vitamins and minerals. 

• What are complex carbohydrates? 

They are less processed carbohydrates, including wholegrain bread and cereals, starchy vegetables (potatoes, peas, and corn), wholegrain pasta, legumes, and brown rice. 😄😃

Step 3: Fill a quarter of your place with a lean protein source. 

• Protein is the building block of your body and a key part of any balanced diet.  Wow! They're the builders of our body. 

Lean protein can be obtained from both animal and plant sources.  Animal sources include chicken, eggs, fish, lean beef, and dairy, and plant sources, foods like tofu and legumes, lentils, dry beans, and chickpeas. 

Oh! Dear, we can source them from any nook and corners.😎😍 

Step 4: Add a small portion of healthy fat.

• Fat is a crucial part of any healthy diet.  However, like carbohydrates, it is important to get the right type of fat.  Do not use saturated fats.  

Why unsaturated fats?  Because they are associated with improved heart health and lower risk of chronic diseases.  Good sources of unsaturated fat are extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds and avocado. 

Fats are a key source of nutrients and provide twice as much energy as carbohydrates and proteins.  Hence, we need only a small portion per meal.  Warning!

Combining the steps together. 

Now we have the steps, and what remains to prepare a balanced meal is to find them and put them together to prepare a balanced meal.  I will show how to prepare a balanced breakfast in my next post.

A combination of a balanced diet credit to Canva frames/

This is my second post for BlogchatterBlogchatter Foodfest #BlogchatterFoodFest.