We can not imagine
our existence without water and air but food is also basic demand for surviving.
Food is needed for our health and happiness. But taking excessive food may
hamper of our digestion system. Consequently we will face several types of disease
what will lead to immature death. When you will go to take food, you should
consider about balance diet and quality of foods. It will help us to make
healthy and sound life.
Food elements are
classified in six ways such as carbohydrate, protein, vitamin, minerals, fat, water
and substance. If we want to healthy life, you should know the basic knowledge of
food elements. After knowing this you will be able to prepare calorie based
balance diet what is very essential for our physical and mental growth.
Carbohydrate is a
water soluble substance that makes chemical reaction with water and produce
sugar. Providing human energy is the main function of carbohydrate. We get four
calories out of 1gm food whatever our body is consumed. Carbohydrate enrich foods
are sweet potato, bread, cake, cookies, rice, potato and general sugar.
The element of protein
is same to carbohydrate. But there are some distinction between protein and
carbohydrate. Nitrogen and sulfur is the additional element of protein. It helps
to form our physical health and prevent decaying of tissue of human body. We
get protein four calories out of 1gram food. But this food item is very
expensive. Many of us are not capable to purchase this food items. So it is not
considered as main stable food of energy to mass people. Protein enrich foods are egg, fish, meat,
soybean etc.
Fat provides
energy profoundly in human body. We get fat nine calories out of 1gm fat. Fat
is not only provides energy but also work in our body as a pad of the internal
organ. It also enhances the flavor of food. High enrich fat foods are peanut,
butter, artificial butter, yolk and coconut etc.
If we want to prepare balance diet for us, it is
necessary to have 10-15% calories from protein, 25-35% from fat, 50-60% from carbohydrate.