The importance of balanced diet.

                    The Importance of a balanced diet 

• A balanced diet is defined as a diet that contains the proper proportions  of Carbohydrates,Fats,proteins, minerals and water necessary to maintain good health.
• nutrition is vital for our body and all of its systems to function properly by having good nutrition .
• It will help us maintain a healthy weight reduce body fat provide our body with energy promote good sleep and generally make us feel better. 
• This has been Proven through many scientific studies and is now well documented. 
• By having good nutrition, it have been proven that we are likely to develop many of the present day diseases.
• the foods Standards Agency recommends having moderate amountys of fish(two proteins a week one being oily)moderating the amount of protein we have and having small or occasional amounts of food high in fat or sugar.
• A balanced diet should be based on eating a variety of food, and eating foods that have not been processed. This means trying natural unprocessed foods. 
• People should look to eat five portions or more of fruits and vegetables a day to reduce the amount of processed food they eat, to ensure they drink at least two litres of water a day to have a balance between the amount of carbohydrates, fats and protein they consume to eat oily fish weekly to reduce the amount of table salt they have and to reduce the amount of sugar in their diet.