Types of food and the food pyramid.

The food Pyramid. Different age groups have different requirements, for this post, I will be focusing on teenagers. 

Rice and Alternatives. 6-7 servings per day and one serving of multigrain.. One serving can range from half a bowl of rice/noodles, two slices of bread and etc. They provide carbohydrates as the main nutrient. It gives you energy. Mainly complex carbohydrates, vitamins and proteins. They also aid digestion. Complex Carbohydrates( anything that contains starch) include: Bread, Pasta, Cereal, Potatoes and others.

Examples of rice and alternatives include:

-Bread

-Noodles

-Pasta

-Bagels

-Potatoes

-Dumplings

-Pancake

-Wheat Products

-Dumplings

Examples of Multigrain include:

-Brown rice( the one with the brown layer of shell)

-Oats

-Wholegrain cereal

And here are some pictures of the examples:

This is a model of a wholegrain. It consists of three parts: The Endosperm, The bran and the germ. They are more nutritious than the non wholegrain food. 

Fruits and Vegetables

Two servings of each per day. Saw my post on fruit salad? Thats only ONE serving. 

Examples of Fruits & vegetables include:

-Apples

-Oranges

-Cherries

-Grapes

-Corn

-Spinach

-Brocolli

-Lettuce

They provide dietary fibre for bowels to be easily perched out. They also protect your body against diseases and aid body function.

Meat and Alternatives

2 servings per day, with additional dairy products.

Meat and Alternatives help the body with Body growth, Cell renewal/repair and muscle growth. It mainly provides the body with proteins. 

Examples of Meat include:

-Fish

-Beef

-Duck

-Pork

-Chicken

-Prawn

-Crab

-Oyster

Examples of alternatives include:

-Eggs

-Black Beans

-Lentils

-Chick Peas

-Dhal

-SoyaBeans

-Dried Seeds/Beans

-Legumes

Examples of Legumes include:

-Beans

-Peanuts

-Lentils

Examples of dairy products include:

-Milk

-Cheese

-Yoghurt

Recently, My school brought in some new yoghurt drinks. they come in 2 flavours, original and grape. They are nutritious and delicious (: I will post th photo another day (:

Proteins Build up your body, repair worn out body parts and provide energy.

Lastly, Fats, Oils, Sugar and Salt. These are to be consumed sparingly and are optional. Its main nutrients are fats and simple carbohydrates, which is anything with sugar. Its role is to Keep your body warm and protects your organs from falls. They are also energy reserves and keep you warm.

I will post th post on our apples experiment another day. Sorry!! ><