Health is Wealth this is a popular and True word. We must understand the importance of health in our life. World Health Organization defined health as Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being of person. In physical health, surroundings also play a major role to keep us healthy. Taking good and healthy food helps our body to perform different metabolic activities properly. From the above words we can understand the relationship between food and our health.

We take rice, dal, chapathi, bread, vegetables, leafy vegetables, ghee, oil, milk, eggs, grains, meat, chicken, fish e.t.c as our food everyday. We can divide these food substances in the following way.

1.) Carbohydrates: Food substances like rice, chapathi and bread are rich in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates give energy to our body to work or to do anything.

2.) Proteins: Dal, meat, fish, milk, eggs are rich in proteins. Proteins help in the growth of body and body building.

3.) Fats: Fats are present in oils and ghee. Fats also give energy to body like carbohydrates.

4.) Minerals: Minerals are present in leafy vegetables, vegetables, pulses, eggs, meat, fish and milk. Minerals like calcium and phosphorus makes our teeth and bones strong. Minerals like Iron helps in the formation of hemoglobin and Iodine helps in proper functioning of the brain.

5.) Vitamins: Vitamins are part of our food. These are present in leafy vegetables, vegetables, milk, eggs, fish, meat and pulses. Vitamins protect our body from diseases.

6.) Fibre: Vegetables, leafy vegetables, grains, fruits are rich sources of fibre. They prevent constipation.

7.) Water: We drink water frequently. Water is also available in the food we take. Water helps in the transportation of minerals in our body.

Balanced diet:

The food which contains all the nutrients in appropriate quantities as required by the body is called "Balanced diet".

In balanced diet, energy giving foods and body building foods are in required quantities. If we arrange the components of balanced diet in the order of their importance it looks like a pyramid.

If we do not take nutrients equally as mentioned in the chart our body will be affected with deficiency and diseases.