Mataracy
VIP Contributor
The 'main food' your family eats usually provides most but not all of the body's energy and other nutritional needs. By adding helper foods yo the main food you can make low- cost nutritious meals. You do not have yo eat all the foods listed here to be healthy. Eat the main foods you are accustomed to , and add whatever ' helper foods' are available in your area.Try to include ' helper foods' from each group, as often ad possible.
These food are:
GO FOODS( Energy Helpers)
examples of this are:
Fats ( vegetable oil, butter, lard)
Foods rich in fats( coconut, olives, fatty meat).
Nuts (Groundnut, almonds, walnut, cashews).
Sugars ( sugar, honey, molasses, sugar can't, jaggery).
MAIN FOODS
Exames are:
Cereals and grains ( West, maize, rice, millet, sorghum).
Starchy toots ( cassava, potatoes, taro).
Starch fruits ( banana, plantain, breadfruit)
Note the main foods are cheap sources of energy. The cereals are also cheap sources of protein, iron and vitamins.
GROW FOODS( proteins or body - building helpers)
Examples:
Legumes ( beans, peas, and lentils)
Nuts (groundnuts,walnuts, cashews and almonds).
Oil seeds ( sesame and sunflower).
Animal Products ( milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt,fish,chicken, meat, small animals such as mice, and insects).
GLOW FOODS ( vitamins and minerals or protective helpers).
Examples:
Vegetables ( dark green leafy plants, tomatoes,carrots pumpkin, sweet potato, turnips, kale, leeks , and peppers).
Fruits ( mangoes, oranges, papayas and custard apples).
One need to be eating all these in order to Stay Healthy.
These food are:
GO FOODS( Energy Helpers)
examples of this are:
Fats ( vegetable oil, butter, lard)
Foods rich in fats( coconut, olives, fatty meat).
Nuts (Groundnut, almonds, walnut, cashews).
Sugars ( sugar, honey, molasses, sugar can't, jaggery).
MAIN FOODS
Exames are:
Cereals and grains ( West, maize, rice, millet, sorghum).
Starchy toots ( cassava, potatoes, taro).
Starch fruits ( banana, plantain, breadfruit)
Note the main foods are cheap sources of energy. The cereals are also cheap sources of protein, iron and vitamins.
GROW FOODS( proteins or body - building helpers)
Examples:
Legumes ( beans, peas, and lentils)
Nuts (groundnuts,walnuts, cashews and almonds).
Oil seeds ( sesame and sunflower).
Animal Products ( milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt,fish,chicken, meat, small animals such as mice, and insects).
GLOW FOODS ( vitamins and minerals or protective helpers).
Examples:
Vegetables ( dark green leafy plants, tomatoes,carrots pumpkin, sweet potato, turnips, kale, leeks , and peppers).
Fruits ( mangoes, oranges, papayas and custard apples).
One need to be eating all these in order to Stay Healthy.