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Vegetarian or non-vegetarian – How to maintain a healthy balanced diet?

Updated on 18 August 2022

No matter how much people try to convince you that vegetarians cannot get all the required nutrition from their diet it’s actually not true. The human body has a tendency to adjust itself to the kind of substances that go into it. A balanced diet is key to a healthy life as nutrients best help the body if they come from a variety of sources.

According to WHO, a balanced diet for a healthy body and mind is necessary also to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.

A non-veg diet that primarily includes chicken, eggs, meat & fish which, being rich in protein & vitamins, does have a number of health benefits like muscle strengthening, growth, stamina and haemoglobin enhancement. In fact, a well-balanced vegetarian diet with a combination of vitamins, minerals, fibre, carbs and proteins can have the same benefits.

Foods like dairy, beans, green peas, lentils, whole grains and nuts amongst others have a similar protein benefits for the body. Including fresh fruits and raw vegetables in your everyday diet, reducing saturated fats, reducing salt intake to the recommended level of less than 5 g per day, reducing free sugars and maintaining a balance in what you eat form the key to a healthy diet. Also simply put by WHO - The amount of calorie intake must be in accordance with your energy expenditure per day.

Theories are innumerous and beliefs cannot be forced, but maintaining a balanced diet for healthy living includes the daily intake of each food component, of which minerals are often ignored, in their right proportions.

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