Monday, June 27, 2011

Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating: Every living creature needs to eat to get energy sources, to treat various diseases, to maintain the condition of the body against disease, and as energy growth. If less attention to diet, many diseases can attack the body. For that we need to set a healthy eating pattern, so the body has always been strong, stamina maintained, and protected from disease.

Which must be consumed include carbohydrates, protein, fat balance, and specific nutrients are met, while eating, the amount of calories should be in accordance with needs. Adjust the amount of calories''between the energy that comes out, either during exercise or activity, with the incoming energy,'', balanced composition includes as many as 60-70 percent carbohydrates (complex carbohydrates), as much as 10-15 percent protein (animal and vegetable, 2:1), as much as 20-25 percent fat (safa, PUFA, MUFA = 1:1:1), vitamins and minerals (A, D, E, K, B, C, and Ca). Meanwhile, a source of vitamins and minerals found in vitamin A (liver, milk, carrots, and vegetables), vitamin D (fish, milk, and egg yolks), vitamin E (oil, beans, and soybeans), vitamin K ( broccoli, spinach and carrots), vitamin B (wheat, fish, milk, and eggs), and calcium (milk, fish, and soybeans). Protein should be complete between animal protein and vegetable. Source of animal protein derived from fish, chicken, beef, buffalo, and goats. Milk is a good source of protein. However, Fia says, choose non-fat milk (non fat) or low fat. Source of vegetable protein contained in soybean, tempeh, and tofu.

Complex carbohydrates found in rice, wheat, flour, fruits and vegetables. ''Choose carbohydrates with high fiber and reduce carbs simplex sugars, syrups and sweet foods. Needs of fiber per day by more than 25 grams or 14 grams per 1000 calories. To add more fiber is recommended eating fruits and vegetables at least five servings a day. ''One apple plus skin equals five grams. To meet the 25 grams per day, consume at least five seeds of apples,''he said. According to him, the fruits are blended more fiber than the juice. Because, when the fruit juice is wasted lots of fiber.