Human body needs three kinds of nutrients

  • Proteins - for muscle-body building
  • Carbs - for energy
  • Minerals & Vitamins - for protection

General Dietary Suggestions

  • Unsaturated Fats like Fish, Avocado, Nuts, Sunflower etc
  • Moderate salt intake to 5gm per day
    • No preserved food like pickles, papads etc
  • Fibrous Food like Whole Grains, Veggies, Fruits, Nuts, Legumes
    • atleast 400gm of fruits & veggies
    • No starchy items like potatoes etc
  • No trans or saturated fats like ghee, butter etc

General Food Items Recommendations

Energy FoodsBody Building FoodsProtective Foods
Whole Grain CerealsPulsesGreen Leafy Veggies
MilletsNutsother Veggies
Vegetable OilsOilseedsFruits
GheeMilk & ProductsEggs
NutsMeatMilk & Products
OilseedsFishFlesh Foods
SugarPoultry

Specialized Food Recommendations

Hair Food

Consume food that are high in Vitamin B2, especially Biotin.

Beard Food

  • Cinnamon
  • Pumpkin Seeds

Checklist

  • Nuts - akmonds
  • Oilseeds - shengdana, soya chunks
  • Milk & Products
  • Eggs
  • Fruits
  • Fish
  • Legumes

Readings

  1. https://www.nhp.gov.in/healthlyliving/healthy-diet