NUTRITION

WHAT ARE
NUTRITIONAL
PRINCIPLES?
Nutritional principles help us to lead healthy
lives when followed.
NUTRITIONAL
PRINCIPLES

 Exercise Diet

 Rest

 Stress free
What is a healthy
lifestyle?

Questions
to
consider?
• Why do we eat?
• Should we eat only one type of food?
• What are the different types of food?
• Should your diet be tailored to your
lifestyle, gender or age?

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What is Variety in our
Diet?
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• Firstly, it means eating a

wide variety of foods from each of the five
food groups, in the amounts
recommended.

• Fill your meals with nutrient-dense foods.

Why Variety in our Diet?
• To be healthy.
• You need nutrients from all the food
groups for proper growth & development
and to help reduce the risk of some
diseases like deficiency diseases.
Why Variety in our
Diet?
• People who eat the same foods over and
over again tend to be less healthy than
those who strive for variety, suggests
recent research in the Journal of
Nutrition.
Having variety in our
eating choices
Balanced
Diet
Food Groups that makes up a Balanced
Diet
Eating a balanced
diet
Nutrients found in food:
• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Fats & Lipids
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Fibre
Each serving a function in the body.
Eating in moderation
Sample Daily Meal Plan
• Breakfast

1 ounce grains (cereal)

1 cup dairy (milk)

I.5 ounces protein food (egg)

• Morning Snack

1 cup fruits (e.g. mango, apple, etc.)

0.5 cup dairy (dairy drink)

• Lunch
2 ounces grains
1 cup vegetables
1 cup dairy
2 ounces protein foods
• Afternoon Snack
1 ounce grains
0.5 cups vegetables
• Dinner
2 ounces grains
1 cup vegetables
1 cup fruits
1 cup dairy
2 ounces protein foods
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Contributors to project
✓ Barrington Richardson
✓ Atri Labban
✓ Ramona Leben
✓ Nalisa Budri
✓ Vidya Maharaj-Pariag
✓ Pamela Harriperad-Stanton
✓ Nicole Hills
✓ Raylon Hackett
✓ Rieza Mahadeo
✓ Savitri Sookdeo-Beekie
✓ Nerisa Teelucksingh
✓ Kay Edwards-Greenidge