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Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet will help you achieve a longer, healthier and happier life. • Eating more fruit and vegetables will provide the body with fiber, vitamins and minerals and help prevent heart disease, cancer and also helps with the digestive system as well. • Carbohydrates such as bread, cereals, rice and pasta are fuel foods and provide us with energy when we do physical activity. • The body converts carbohydrates into glucose and it is then used in the blood to deliver immediate energy.
• Protein can also be obtained from soy nuts and beans.
• Proteins are the building blocks of our body and help maintain healthy tissues and repair any damage.
• Proteins are made up of amino acids which cannot be made inside the body and have to be from the food you eat.
• Oils, butter, cream, margarine, syrups and sugar and fatty foods such as cakes and pastries should be taken in moderation.
• Fats give us essential fatty acids vital for proper nerve function.
• Soy protein is now recognized as being equal in quality to animal protein but is very low in saturated fat.
• Soy beans and soy foods are very good sources of certain vitamins and minerals, especially the B-vitamins, such as folate.
• Soy beans and soy foods are a good source of essential fatty acids.
• Calcium absorption from soy foods is similar to that from dairy products. |