Essential Tips About Food and Nutrition | A Guide Book

By Devanshi Thakkar

Food and Nutrition are the way through which our body gets the energy to work. The effective regulation of food intake and Nutrition are both keys to good health. The smart choice of food and nutrition can help prevent disease. Understanding your body requirements and paying attention to what you eat can help you maintain your health.

Tips about Food and Nutrition 

Here are some of the smart tips you need to know about food and nutrition to choose your food correctly. It will help your body to stay healthy. Let’s have a closer look at it. 

• Relationship with food

Like any other relation, your relationship with food is no different. It takes time and proper budgeting to eat correctly. Be loyal to enter a relationship with the whole nutrient-rich and natural food. Relationship with food requires commitment, and you must consider it a lifestyle. 

• Everything to know about Carbohydrates 

All carbohydrates break down into sugar. Carbohydrates often lead to water retention too. These foods include bread, baked biscuits, breakfast cereals, and instant meals. Carbohydrates are loaded with hidden sugars, unnatural ingredients and high salt content which not only make us gain visceral fat (around our intestines and waists) but also around our hearts.

• 80-20 rule

Remember this 80-20 rule. 80% is what you eat, and 20% is what you do, what we eat shows up on our bodies. Whereas 20% is attributed to the exercise, you do. A 30-minute workout a day is necessary for all human beings of all age groups. You cannot just eat healthy food and not exercise. A healthy diet and activity, both are necessary to keep our body fit. 

• Importance of greens

Vegetables are a source of rich nutrients. Eating vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc., should be a staple in your fridge.

• Go easy on the fruits.

Some of the fruits, especially dry fruits, are laden with sugar. Avoid eating fruit at night or evening. Eat your fruit in the morning only and always before your meal. It will help in absorbing the nutrients more efficiently. To gain more vitamins through fruits, right timing should also be kept in mind. Eating only fruits is also not enough. You must have a balanced diet to maintain a healthy body. 

• Include protein-rich foods 

Include protein-rich foods in your diet. Protein-rich foods include beans, eggs, chicken, nuts, etc. Nuts should be raw and unsalted. 

• Supplement correctly 

Essential fatty acids play a pivotal role in cellular wellness and health. It helps in optimizing hydration and allow your body’s cells to use energy efficiently. 

It is a famous saying, “ When a diet is wrong, medicines are of no use.” 

You are what you eat, so choose wisely.

Food and Nutrition are the way through which our body gets the energy to work. Remember, you are what you eat, so choose wisely.