A bland diet is the one in which choice is restricted to smooth and soothing foods to prevent irritation of any kind-mechanical, chemical or thermal- to the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. The bland diet is prescribed in disturbances of the gastro-intestinal tract, such as peptic and duodenal ulcers, ulcerative, colitis, dysentery or diarrhea.       Bland diets... 

Planning meals in advance will help in buying more with the same amount of money. Both time and money can be saved by purchasing raw foods for several meals at one time. Such planning also helps in checking whether the family’s nutritional needs are being met or not.   Once the menu is planned, the items to be purchased in the market should be listed. Shopping will be efficient when the... 

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Meal Planning How much an individual benefits by eating depends not only upon the amount he eats but also on the combination, preparation and serving of foods in an attractive and enjoyable form. Planning the daily allowances of foods in terms of meals and distributing the different foods among the meals taken during the day are very important in the formulation of balanced diet. The points to... 

Balanced Diet by Ms. Nani Hira Kansakar An ‘adequate diet’ or ‘a balanced diet’ provides the entire essential nutrient in sufficient quantities and proper proportions to meet the needs of the body. The ‘balanced diet’ is therefore, one which is balanced both in quantity and quality and which caters to the requirement of growth, development, maintenance of health and regulation of... 

What happens to the food we eat? Absorption After digestion, the nutrients are absorbed through the lining of the digestive tract. Most of the absorption takes place in the small intestines. Eighty five percent of the digested food is absorbed before it leaves the small intestines. The wall of the small intestines has many tiny fingers like projections called ‘villi’ which increase the surface... 

What happens to the food we eat? Digestion Digestion is the term used for all the processes by which the complex food factors are broken up into small, simple and soluble units. These units can then be easily absorbed in the digestive tract and diffused through the lining of the digestive tract into the blood, lymph, spinal fluids, organs and tissues. The constituents of food are brought into...