Good food habits!! No one can deny the role of good food for a healthy life.
At good food tips we will try and provide you information on how to maintain these good food habits. Tips on how to utilize the most general of the fruits and vegetables to cure diseases maintain weight etc.
The major factors that food comprises of:
Calorie
Scientifically calorie is an unit of heat required to elevate the temperature of a litre of watre from 15-16 degree celsius.
Minimum Daily requirement of CaloriesThe daily requirement of calories is dependent on age, sex, occupation and the climate. You can find more information about this in thecalorie requirement section.
Carbohydrates
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms together form carbohydrates. Divided into three major groups: Monosaccharides (C6H12O6), Disaccharides (C12H22O11), Polysaccharides (C6H10O3)
Daily Requirement of Carbohydrates
About 445g og mixed carbohydrates along with sufficient quantity of proteins, minerals, fats, vitamins etc., are daily required for the correct metabolism of the food.
Proteins - Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen atoms together form proteins. There are threes classes of proteins (A,B,C).
Daily Requirement of Proteins
55-110 grammes of both A and B class proteins are required though this may vary according to geographic location.
There are many more ingredients like Iron, calcium etc that are present in food but these are the major ones.
