Diet therapy is concerned with the modification of the normal diet to meet the requirements of the sick individual. Its purposes are:
1. To maintain good nutritional status.
2. To correct deficiencies.
3. To afford rest to the whole body or the body that is affected.
4. To maintain body’s ability to metabolize the nutrients.
5. To bring about changes […]
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Sugar, jaggery and honey should not be used in cooking. Flour, cheese, groundnut powder and coconut have considerable food value and should not be added as “free foods” (food stuffs of low caloric value and low carbohydrate content).
In order to preserve the fibre, vegetables should be cut into large pieces. The skin, seeds and stalk […]
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Vitamins also contribute to the building of health, but they can do so in conjunction with mineral salts. Vitamins are living elements in all natural unspoilt or unrefined foods. They are necessary for metabolic reactions in the body. These are found in natural foods as described above.
In out food, daily meals, we should make use […]
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