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2 Minute Read: "Blissful Balanced Diet"

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"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being."  This is very much evident in the current COVID-19 pandemic. People at large have now recognized the importance of being healthy, having greater immunity and the role of healthy food in their lives.  Balanced Diet Nutrients are constituents of food and include water, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. An adequate quantity of these nutrients in our food forms a “Balanced Diet”. To promote good health, we require all nutrients in an adequate quantity and should be consumed periodically. Adding a variety of vegetables and fruits in our diet is highly recommended. This healthy habit helps us to negate the dependency on multivitamin pills and food supplements. By rotation, we should include green leafy vegetables, roots & tubers such as yam, sweet potatoes, potatoes, radish, carrot and different types of guards, beans, peas. These vegetables add a variety as well a