The Healthy Eating Food Pyramid by Mr. Joash Cariaga
The Healthy Eating Food Pyramid
Article by: Mr. Joash Cariaga
Balanced diet is a key to stay healthy. Follow the "Healthy Eating Food Pyramid" guide as you pick your food. Grains should be taken as the most. Eat more fruit and vegetables. Have a moderate amount of meat, fish, egg, milk and their alternatives. Reduce fat/oil, salt and sugar. Trim fat from meat before cooking. Cook with low-fat methods such as steaming, stewing, simmering, boiling, scalding or cooking with non-stick frying pans. Also reduce the use of frying and deep-frying. These can help us achieve a balanced diet and promote health.
Eat the Right Food
Since different foods have different nutritional values, it is not possible to obtain all the nutrients we need from a single food. According to the Healthy Eating Food Pyramid, we have to eat a variety of foods among all food groups as well as within each group in order to get different nutrients and meet our daily needs.
Eat the Right Amount
Neither eating too much nor too little is good for our health. Every day, we need a specific amount of nutrients to maintain optimal health. If we do not eat enough, malnutrition or symptoms of nutrient deficiency are likely to develop. In contrast, excessive intake can result in over-nutrition and obesity. Therefore, we have to eat the right amount of food to stay healthy.
Our Mathayom 2 Students here at Assumption College Samutprakan made a 3D Healthy Eating Food Pyramid in order to showcase their skills and talents as well as expose their creativity and their resourcefulness.
Our Students learned a lot about the Healthy Food Pyramid that we’ve studied.
* The Healthy Eating Pyramid is a simple visual guide to the types and proportion of foods that we should eat every day for good health.
* The foundation layers make up the largest portion of the Pyramid because plant foods should make up the largest portion of our diet.
* Cooking your own meals at home and choosing minimally processed foods will help limit added salt and sugar.
