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Healthy Diets Through Agriculture and Food Systems HEALTHY DIETS THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS Understanding the difference between diet, meals, snacks and foods Diet: this refers to everything you consume (food, Snacks: snacks are smaller, less structured meals drink and snacks). Diets in this case do not refer to that are eaten in between regular meal times. special-purpose diets for weight loss or managing particular conditions such as diabetes. Foods: foods can be defined as consumable substances, including drinks, which contain nutrients. Meals: a “meal” has many meanings. Meals may be They can be raw, semi-processed, processed or defined in terms of what food is eaten, how much ultra-processed1. is eaten, when it is eaten how it is prepared, which ingredients are used and how regular it is. Rice and beans in combination provide a healthy and balanced meal ©SIFI 1Ultra-processed products are formulated mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods, containing little or even no whole food content. Many ingredients used to make ultra-processed products are not available from retailers and therefore are not used in the culinary preparation of dishes and meals (FAO, 2015). ©SIFI Variety, balance, Food is essential for our bodies to: proportion and frequency: Eat a wide variety of foods Develop, replace and repair cells and Food is made up of nutrients. Micronutrients such tissues. as vitamins and minerals are needed only in small amounts. Macronutrients such as carbohydrates, The first principle of a balanced diet is that it should Produce energy to keep warm, move and protein and fat are needed in larger amounts. The contain: work. body cannot function properly if one or more nutrients are missing. A healthy and balanced • Food from all the food groups daily Carry out chemical processes such as the diet provides foods in the right amounts and • Several different foods from each food group ©SIFI digestion of food. combinations that are safe and free from disease daily and harmful substances. Protect against, resist and fight infection 1. Eat staple foods with every meal: these foods are and recover from sickness. Prevention is always better than cure; lifestyle and relatively cheap and supply not only energy and food play a critical role in disease prevention and protein but also small amounts of vitamins and management. The earlier a person starts to eat a minerals. Staples include cereals (such as rice, healthy and balanced diet, the more he or she will maize, millet, sorghum, wheat and barley), starchy stay healthy and be more productive. roots (such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava and yams) and starchy fruit (such as plantains). 2. Eat legumes every day: these foods include beans, peas, lentils, groundnuts (including peanut Features of healthy diets butter) and soybeans. 3. Foods from animals and fish should be consumed as often as one can afford them, but in relative ©SIFI Around the world, many traditional eating patterns moderation (especially for certain meats). They are known to provide health benefits. Their variety supply good-quality proteins, vitamins, minerals shows that there is not just one way to eat healthily. and extra energy. Some meat, poultry (birds), fish, eggs, milk and dairy products for example However, it is also true that these various healthy sour milk, buttermilk, yoghurt and cheese should diets share a lot of common features. be included. If insects, such as caterpillars or grasshoppers, are part of the diet and eating For example, most of them include: habits, they should be included as they also provide good nutrients. • eating plenty of vegetables and fruits • wholegrain cereals 4. Eat five or more portions of vegetables and • legumes, pulses, nuts and seeds fruits every day: these foods are important for a • fatty fish rich in omega-3 person to grow, function well and fight infections. • reducing salt (sodium chloride) • and avoiding ultra-processed food 5. Drink plenty of clean and safe water: drink about ©SIFI eight glasses of water per day. ©SIFI Why we need to eat well Important uses of some nutrients: Food provides us with required nutrients. Nutrients are substances that provide energy for activity, growth, and all functions of the body such as breathing,digesting food, and keeping warm. They are also materials NUTRIENT MAIN USE IN THE BODY for the growth and repair of the body, and for keeping the immune system healthy and ward off diseases. Macronutrients There are many different nutrients, and they are divided into: To provide energy needed to keep the body breathing and alive, for movement Macro (big) nutrients that we need in large Micro (small) nutrients that we need in small Carbohydrates – and warmth, and for growth and repair of tissues. Some starch and sugar is amounts. These are carbohydrates (starches, sugars amounts. There are many of thesebut the ones most starches and sugars changed to body fat. and dietary fibre); fats – there are several kinds likely to be lacking in the diet and of public health (saturated, mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated; importance are:minerals – iron, iodine and zinc etc.; Fibre makes faeces soft and bulky and absorbs harmful chemicals, and so helps to proteins – there are hundreds of different proteins vitamins – vitamin A, and B-group vitamins (including Carbohydrates – keep the gut healthy. It slows digestion and absorption of nutrients in meals, and whose building blocks are amino acids. folate). dietary fibre helps to prevent obesity. To provide a concentrated source of energy and the fatty acids needed for Fats growth and health. Fat aids the absorption of some vitamins such as vitamin A. To build cells, body fluids, antibodies and other parts of the immune system. Proteins Sometimes proteins are used for energy. To make fluids such as tears, sweat and urine, and to allow chemical processes to Water happen in the body. Micronutrients To make haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the Iron tissues. To allow the muscles and brain to work properly. To make thyroid hormones that help to control the way the body works. Iodine Iodine is essential for the development of the brain and nervous system in the foetus. For growth and normal development, for reproduction and to keep the immune Zinc system working properly. To prevent infection and to keep the immune system working properly. To keep Vitamin A the skin, eyes and lining of the gut and lungs healthy. To see in dim light. To help the body use macronutrients for energy and other purposes. To help the B-group vitamins nervous system to work properly. Folate To make healthy red blood cells and to prevent abnormalities in the foetus. ©SIFI To aid the absorption of some forms of iron. To destroy harmful molecules (free Vitamin C radicals) in the body. To help wound healing. Meal frequency, seasonality This means: Three meals a day is the general recommendation. • Children should eat three times a day. These could be complemented by two or so snacks • Schoolchildren should have breakfast every in between the meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner. morning before school. • Children should have snacks in between The energy cycle meals. Eating regularly helps to ensure that we get sufficient • Infants and young children should be fed energy and nutrients to keep going throughout the frequently. day. Failing to do so leaves one feeling tired and inattentive. A healthy diet for growing children should be built around diversified food choices. Children who are growing and learning (processes which take up a lot of energy) need food more frequently. Additionally, children have small stomachs that can only handle and process small amounts of food at a time, leading to them requiring food more often throughout the day. What foods should children eat? To grow into healthy adults, children need to eat all these foods regularly: Staple foods are usually cheap and Eggs are a good source of protein supply plenty of starch (for energy), and fat and several micronutrients. some protein, some micronutrients (especially some of the B-group Meat, poultry and fish/ vitamins) and dietary fibre. shellfish. Animal products such as meat, fish, chicken, eggs, milk Legumes and oilseeds. Legumes etc. contain quality protein and are good sources of protein, some are therefore excellent sources micronutrients and dietary fibre. High of protein and often of fat. They fat legumes and oilseeds provide fat. supply significant amounts of iron (especially red meat and Milk. Breastmilk can supply all the red offal), zinc, and many other nutrients needed for the first six micronutrients including some months of life and a useful proportion B-group vitamins. Liver of all types of the nutrient needs up to at least is another very rich source of iron 2 years of age. Animal milks, and and vitamin A. Protein can also be milk foods, such as curds, yoghurts supplied from plant sources such and cheese, are excellent sources of as beans, lentils, cowpeas, various protein, fat and many micronutrients, nuts, and soybeans. such as calcium (but not iron). ©FAO Fats and oils are concentrated important micronutrients that sources of energy. For example, one may protect against some chronic spoon of cooking oil contains twice as conditions such as heart disease. The much energy as one spoon of starch best way to ensure getting enough of or one spoon of sugar. Fats contain each micronutrient and enough fibre fatty acids some of which are needed is to eat a variety of vegetables and for growth. In addition to ‘pure’ fats fruits every day. (e.g. butter) and ‘pure’ oils (e.g. maize oil), other rich sources of fatsand oils Flavouring foods. Many people are oilseeds, cheese, fatty meat and use salt in cooking and there is salt fish, avocados and fried foods.
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