1. NUTRITIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC VALUE OF FOOD

2. Eat Healthy Be Healthy

3. Index… Great ingredients make Great food Food :Necessity of life
Components of food
Nutritonal value of food
Balanced diet
Organic food, fast food , comfort food food
Great ingredients make Great food

4. WHAT IS FOOD ?
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.
The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organisms’ cells to produce energy, maintain life, and stimulate growth.

5. Food: Necessity of Life
We all love to eat. Food is one thing no one can resist. But often while fulfilling the demands of our tongue we do forget the beneficiary of food.
Food has many varieties and offers a great variety for us to choose. But we should prefer to have what is good for us not what our heart says!!!!
Different food has different nutritional values. We should choose what to eat.

6. What Is nutrition ?
Nutrition is the selection of foods and preparation of foods, and their ingestion to be assimilated by the body.
By practicing a healthy diet, many of the known health issues can be avoided.
The diet of an organism is what it eats, is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods.

7. TYPES OF NUTRIENTS ..
BODY BUILDING FOOD - proteins ENERGY GIVING FOOD - carbohydrates - fats PROTECTIVE FOOD - vitamins - minerals

8. Body Building Food Proteins
Eggs
Fish
Nutritional value
Nutritional value
Protein 13 g 26%
Protein 19g 38%
Therapeutic value
Therapeutic value
For the elderly: Quail eggs have brilliant regenerative effects on the body therefore are recommended for the elderly. It can calm down and/or cure many diseases attributed to old age, deficiency or excess nutrients in the body.
The term “Fish Oil” is most commonly used as a collective name for Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA). Fish Oils are known as essential fatty acids – our body cannot produce these fatty acids, and therefore we must rely on our diet to supplement this

9. Energy giving food Carbohydrates Wheat Bajra Nutritional value
Protein 14 g28%
Protein in gm 12g
Therapeutic value
Therapeutic value
In thousandsof years of trials, human found many plants whichare good for treang ailments and curing severehealth troubles like cancer, diabetes, and athero-sclerosis. There is a kind of substute medicine thatis inexpensive, and has no side effects.
Bajra has some medicinal properties when bread is eaten with honey in the morning. It is specially effective for bleeding piles, epilepsy, insomnia, impotency, high blood pressure, diabetes and tuberculosis.

10. Fats Nuts Butter Nutritional value Nutritional value Therapeutic value
Protein 0.8 g
Protein 21g 42%
Therapeutic value
Therapeutic value
It acts as a body coolant This butter nourishes body tissues and increases body energy level.  The complexion of skin and strength of body increases when butter is consumed.   Butter increases appetite.
They are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (about 72%) like oleic acid and an excellent source of all important omega-3 essential fatty acids like linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and arachidonic acids. Regular intake of walnuts in the diet help in lowering total as well as LDL or “bad cholesterol” and increases HDL or “good cholesterol” levels in the blood.

11. Protective food Vitamins
A vitamin is an organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts. ]
Food sources
Liver, orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach, fish, soy milk, milk
Pork, oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs
Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, asparagus
Meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables, mushrooms, tree nuts
Meat, broccoli, avocados
Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas
Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables
Leafy vegetables, pasta, bread, cereal, liver
Meat and other animal products
Many fruits and vegetables, liver
Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms
Many fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B7
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E

12. Minerals
Minerals are needed by our body in small amounts. Each one is essential for proper growth of body and to maintain good health.

14. BALANCED DIET – A HEALTHY AWARENESS …
A balanced diet needs to contain foods from all the main food groups in the correct proportions to provide the body with optimum nutrition.  It should also be made up of the correct number of calories to maintain a healthy weight and be low in processed foods.  Every person is different and hence the correct diet for health may vary from person to person, however by following a diet that is varied, covers all foods groups and is low in undesirable nutrients such as sodium, saturated fats and sugar, you are well on your way to a healthy body.

15. WHY IS A BALANCED DIET IMPORTANT FOR US ?
A balanced diet needs to contain foods from all the main food groups in the correct proportions to provide the body with optimum nutrition.  It should also be made up of correct number of calories to maintain a healthy weight, be low in processed foods.  Every person is different and hence the correct diet for health may vary from person to person. However by following a diet that is varied, covers all foods groups and is low in undesirable nutrients such as sodium, saturated fats and sugar, you are well on your way to a healthy body.

16. Food Pyramid

17. Have A Balanced diet and A Balanced Life!!!
Each food item has different values
So.
Important is what to eat
Having a balnced diet will help us a lot
We should have a systematic diet: follow the eat well plate

18. Comfort Food
Comfort food or the traditional food broadly describes the religious practices of the particular area .

19. Fast Food
Fast food refers to the type of food cooked and served quickly . Basically any meal with low preparation time can be considered as fast food . Typically this food is sold in restaurant , store , malls etc with precooked and preheated ingredients .

20. Organic Food
The term ‘organic’ refers to hygienic farming method . Organic food basically refers to the food grown with using methods of organic farming .
Organic food is served cold and fresh with iodine salt and vinegar . It is generally rich in proteins and carbohydrates

21. Food Preservation
Food preservation is an essential practice for preserving food nutrients and saving it from decaying . Common food preservation methods are:
Pasteurisation
Salting
Sugaring etc
The above methods may be used for preserving different food items

22. Nutritional value of food
4/16/2017
Compiled by- - Avi Jain
-Tamanna Singhal
- Shashwat Dixit
- Naman Singhal
- Parth