Department of Food

Technology

22FT22C4
Topic:
Balanced Diet for Normal
Individuals
Session - 03

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 AIM OF THE SESSION
1. To familiarize students with the Balanced Diet for normal individuals

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

This Session is designed to:

1. Describe the significance of Balanced Diet for normal individuals
2. Describe the Need for Balanced Diet for normal individuals
3. Summarize Balanced Diet for normal individuals

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this session, you should be able to:

1. Describe the significance of Balanced Diet for normal individuals
2. Describe the Need for learning of Balanced Diet for normal individuals

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 Balanced Diet for normal Individuals

NORMAL DIET-
• A normal diet is defined as one which consist of any and all food eaten by
the person in health.
• It is planned keeping the basic food groups in mind so that optimum
amounts of all nutrients provided.
• Since the patient is hospitalized or at bed rest, a reduction of 10% in
energy intake should be made

7 DAYS BALANCED DIET CHART

Here is a sample 7-days balanced diet chart. Please note that each body’s
requirements are different so contact your dietician to get a customized
balanced diet chart

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 7 Essential Components of a Balanced Diet

Days Breakfast Launch Dinner Snacks

Day 1 Bowl of oats + Glass Roti + Dal + Veggies + Brown rice + Dal + Nuts/Fruit/Seeds/Smoothie/
of milk Curd Green salad Yoghurt
Day 2 Omelette stuffed with Brown rice + 2 multigrain Roti + Smoothie/
veggies + Glass of milk Chicken/Paneer curry + Dal + Salad Nuts/Fruit/Seeds/Yogurt
Salad
Day 3 Namkeen Dalia + Fruit 2 Bajra roti + Dal + Brown rice + Dal + Fruit/Nuts/Seeds/
Veggies + Curd Salad Smoothie/Yoghurt

Day 4 Moong dal Cheela + Brown rice + Salmon 2 Roti + Dal + Salad Fruit/Nuts/
Glass of milk fish curry/ Soya Bean + Seeds/Smoothie/Yoghurt
Salad

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 7 Essential Components of a Balanced Diet

Day 5 Besan Chilla + 2 Jowar Roti + Dal Brown rice + Dal Fruit/Nuts/Seeds/
Glass of milk + Veggies + Salad + Salad Smoothie/Yoghurt
Day 6 2 Brown bread with Brown rice + Dal + 2 Multigrain roti + Fruit/Nuts/Seeds/
an omelette + Glass of Veggies + Salad Dal + Salad Smoothie/Yoghurt
milk
Day 7 Poha + Glass of 2 Roti + Mixed Brown rice + Dal Fruits/Nuts/Seeds/
milk vegetable + Roasted + Salad Smoothie/Yoghurt
Chicken + Dal

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 Importance of A Balanced Diet

A balanced diet-
 Meet the nutritional demands of the body and prevent malnutrition
 Keep up energy levels and maintain normal body functions
 Boost the immune system and optimise cell repair
 Prevent lifestyle diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases, and some
cancers
 Strengthen bones, muscles, skin, teeth, and eyes
 Help support healthy pregnancies
Planning a balanced diet also involves limiting the intake of sugars or salt in patients
suffering from diabetes or hypertension

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 Summery

Balanced Diet provides nutrients that are necessary

for growth, maintenance, and repair of the body’s
tissues. Food selection by people varies based on
habit, preference, culture etc but not always based on
the nutrition value of foods. Food choices can alter
the health of an individual both negatively and
positively.

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 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

1. 1. ________has been a basic part of our existence ( )

(a) Food
(b) water
(c) table
(d) None

2. Over nutrition refers to an ______intake of one or more nutrients which creates a stress on bodily functions

(a) Low
(b) Excessive
(c) Adequate
(d) None

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 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

3. – refers to whatever is eaten or drunk each day

(a) Food
(b) Diet
(c) Water
(d) None

4. _____state of the body as a result of foods consumed and their utilization by the body

(a) Nutritional Status

(b) Nutritional care
(c) both a & b
(d) None

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 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

5. Due to insufficient supply of one or more essential nutrients to the body ____ occurs.

(a) Malnutrition
(b) Health
(c) Disease
(d) A or c

Fill in the blanks

a) Foods provide nutrients that are necessary for growth, maintenance, and repair of the body’s tissues.
b) Nutrition is a basic human need and a prerequisite to a healthy life,
c) A typical Indian balanced diet should provide 60-70% of energy from carbohydrates,
d) Malnutrition means an undesirable kind of nutrition leading to ill-health.
e) The nutritional status of an individual is the condition of health as influenced by the utilization of nutrients in the
body

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 SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
(a) F
(b) T

State True (T) or False (F) (c) F

(d) T
(e) T

a) The nutritional status of an individual is the condition of health as influenced by the utilization of carbohydrates in the body
b) Under nutrition is a deficiency of calories and/or one or more nutrients in the diet
c) Over nutrition is a deficiency of calories and/or one or more nutrients in the diet
d) The World Health Organization - WHO defines Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
e) EAR means - Estimated average requirements .

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 TERMINAL QUESTIONS

1. Describe significance of Balanced Diet.

2. List out various definitions related to Balanced Diet.

3. Explain the nutrients required for Pregnant and lactating women.

4. Summarize the types of Nutrients.

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 REFERENCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING OF THE SESSION

Reference Books:
1. 1. B. Srilakshmi, Food science, New Age International Publishers (India), 2003
2. 2. N Shakuntalamanay, M. Shadakshara Swamy, Foods : Facts and Principles - New Age Publishers, 2004
3. 3. M. Swami Nathan., Food science, Chemistry & Experimental Foods, BAPPCO (2003)
4. 4. Norman N. Potter and Joseph H. Hotchkiss. Food Science

Sites and Web links:

5. https://ugcmoocs.inflibnet.ac.in/assets/uploads/1/132/4536/et/1%20Script200302090903033030.pdf

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRl89TmnCdQ

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 THANK YOU

Team – Food Technology

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