Food Variety sparks Good Nutrition

One nutrition program doesn’t work for everyone. We come from different backgrounds and have different genetic makeups or whatever you want to call it. You might find what works well for one individual may not work for another individual.

Food is the natural provider for nutrients. Getting the right balance of nutrients is necessary for good health.

Carbohydrates, protein, minerals and vitamins all provide nutrients to the body. There are the vitamins and minerals that everyone knows about and then there are the micronutrients like selenium, chromium and zinc and some of those that aren’t so talked about. But food in general is just a carrier for nutrients. You can take a loaf of bread it…has starch in it and protein and non-fat dry milk, the non-fat dry milk will contain lactose. The non-fat dry milk will contain casing, which is a non-fat dry milk protein. You break down the constituents in the food and each one of those provides nutrients for the body.

What is a well balanced diet?

Following the food pyramid is a good place to start and maybe it’s a good place to end for some people. If you take all the food somebody eats and at the end of the week add it all up; how much variety was there? Generally you find that there really wasn’t that much variety.