Follow a balanced diet helps us to extend for many years the health of our mind and body. We all know that eating certain substances causes irreparable physical damage sometimes. Similarly, add to our diet more or less of a particular food can cause us harm or benefit, either short or long term. Most importantly, our health and our physical and mental, so we watch our diet and teach our children to eat well.
It is a misconception that following a proper diet is expensive or complicated. For years we have been drawn in our textbooks or in a magazine full of food pyramid that, and it appeared that many of our grandparents ate as usual. We have even heard of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, why not return to it? Let's talk about the "food pyramid". This pyramid stands on its steps the food that the body needs and the appropriate amount:
- At the base lie foods rich in carbohydrates and provide us with energy, and some others that offer a little of everything. What are they? Cereals, legumes, potatoes, nuts ...
- In the second step were placed foods that contain nutrients and regulators are especially rich in vitamins and minerals. We're talking about vegetables and fruit.
- In the third step, almost reaching the top, have been located in protein-rich foods and smaller quantities are needed. These are milk, cheese, eggs, fish and meat.
- Finally, fat lie, we also provide energy.
Also take into account how much you should eat these foods, we must choose from including:
- It is advisable to eat more whole grains All Bran because they contain nutrients from the outer parts of the grain and thus are more complete, in addition to providing fiber, which facilitates intestinal transit. Visit All Bran in Wikipedia for more information
- It is more beneficial to take vegetable fats such as olive oil, and avoid animal fats.
- Eat more vegetables and fewer potatoes.
- We must keep out of our diet products that alter our nervous system negatively, as it sometimes makes coffee, tea, alcohol ..
