Balanced Diet is nourishment. It is the fuel that runs each and every bodily function from thoughts, to movement, to every breath we take. But Question here is How Much ? (What Should be the Portion Size of your each Dish in Balanced Diet) And it is a fundamental human necessity for survival.

Balanced diet, gives our body required nutrients for its functioning, Balanced Diet strengthen our immune system; without a balanced diet we are vulnerable to various diseases, infection, low performance, stress, etc. Many of us because of busy schedule OR daily routine requirement, tend to choose quick takeout meals and these are mostly loaded with some extra unwanted calories. All this can lead to various health problems like diabetes, blocked arteries, blood clotting, kidney infections, obesity hypertension etc…

Many of us might already be following balanced diet to keep ourselves healthy and energetic, still many a times we fall sick, our performance goes low, catch some infections, OR… Have you ever thought, why even after having a balanced diet, we fall sick? OR we are vulnerable to some infections like cold, fever etc.

Here it is important to note that, is Having food from all the food group (balanced diet) is enough for our healthy body/ mind. NO, not really. Balanced Diet I is essential along with other factors like WHEN TO EAT? and most importantly HOW MUCH TO EAT? (Portion Size of your food).

Along with the understanding of what to eat, it is very very important to know the right quantity of food to eat. As eating too much may cause obesity or other noncommunicable diseases and eating less can also lead to nutritional deficiencies, and make you vulnerable to various disease. One should have 3 major and 2 minor (snacks) meals in a day. One should not skip any meal, As skipping any meal can lower the metabolic rate. Also you should have food from all the food groups to have all required nutrients.

Given below are the standard Dietary portion and suggested portion size (Quantity) of respective food groups. (These are based on RDA values taken from the Indian Council of Medical Research (2010) and food data from the Dietary Guidelines for Indians by the National Institute of Nutrition (2010).The results are indicative figures, please consult the health care professional/dietitian for further advice.)

Here are some Tips for Portion Control and Measure

• Use smaller Dinnerware.
• Divide your dinner plate in sections for different food groups
• Take Half Portion - when eating in Restaurants / eateries
• Drink Glass of Water before 30 minutes of any meal
• Eat is Slowly (studies suggest that our brain takes about 20 minutes to register that we are full after eating)
• Avoid Eating directly from the container

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