Healthepic-Health guide shows food guide pyramid

� Cereals

� Vegetables and Fruits

� Milk and Products

� Meat and Products

� Fat and Sugars

The food guide pyramid determines the hierarchy of these food groups.

Cereals

Vegs & Fruits

Fats & Sugars

Milk & Products

Meat & Products

A HEALTHY DIET IS ONE WHICH
CONTAINS ALL THE FIVE FOOD
TYPES PRESENT IN THE PYRAMID.

Cereals

Cereals form the major ingredient of an Indian diet. They are the main sources of energy.Examples are Rice, Wheat, Bajra, Maize, Jowar, Wheat flour, Rice flakes, etc.

Vegetables and Fruits

The consumption of fruits and vegetables provides additional amount of vitamins and minerals needed by the body. It also contains fiber, which helps in the elimination of waste products from the body.
Fruits and vegetables like Orange, Banana, Chickoo, Green leafy vegetables like spinach, Cabbage, etc are a very rich source of essential vitamins and minerals to the body.

Milk and Products

They are essential food products, which are necessary to provide proteins and contain all the essential amino acids.
Examples: Milk, buttermilk, lassi, curds, etc.

Meat and Products

Meat and its various products provide high quality of protein and Vitamin B to the body.
Chicken, liver, fish, etc; are very rich sources of proteins and vitamins.

Fat and Sugars

Fats are foods that add palatability to the diet and provide energy to the body like butter, ghee, cooking oils like mustard oil, groundnut oil etc.