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What is a well-balanced meal? ？
I think many people listen to the word "a well-balanced meal." On this page, we will explain the "Balance".
Last Updated August 23, 2019
STEP1 Let's try to eat a staple food, main dish and side dish.♪
The first thing you should be aware of when thinking about menus or eating out is "staple food, main dish, side dish" that combines these ingredients!
- Staple food: rice, bread, noodles, etc., which are the main source of carbohydrates, such as rice, bread, noodles, etc.
- Vegetables, mushrooms, seaweeds, etc., which are mainly sources of vitamins and minerals, such as vegetables, mushrooms, seaweeds, etc.
- Main dish Blood and meat, mainly sources of protein, meat, fish, eggs, soy products, etc.
The staple food, main dish, and side dish are different menus, and it is very difficult to have a menu.…There may be a lot of people who think about it.
However, you don't have to use a different menu!
It is OK if you combine ingredients with each function in one dish.
First of all, be careful about whether each ingredient is combined in one meal!
STEP2 also consider the amount of each.
If you are conscious of combining staple food, main dish, and side dish, be careful about each amount next.
Meal balance guide
In order to balance nutrition in a well-balanced manner, the dishes taken per day are shown with illustrations of frames, and it is a guide for meals that show at a glance what to eat and how much to eat.
It is divided into five cooking categories: staple food, side dish, main dish, milk and dairy products, and fruits, and each amount is counted as one or two.
The main axis is to try to hydrate with water or tea. The person above the frame indicates that the top rotates stably by exercising.
The counting method is determined for each dish.
As for the details of how to count, please see page (outside site) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and way of thinking (PDF: 409KB) of meal balance guide.
Let's check the amount of food that suits you.
The appropriate amount of meals depends on your gender, age, and amount of activity.
The number of meals to eat each day of the meal balance guide will also change, so check your own appropriate amount before using it!
What is the most common food pattern among Japanese people? ？
If you apply the diet pattern that is common among modern Japanese people to the meal balance guide, there is a shortage of side dishes and the main dish is often excessive.
In such a meal, the meal balance is biased and the top is leaning.
How much should I eat for the side dish that is missing?
Vitamins and minerals that can be taken from side dishes, work in various ways in the body and are very important nutrients.
The main ingredient of the side dish is "vegetables."
See also the page explaining how much vegetables you should eat a day!
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Hodogaya Ward Health and Welfare Division Health Promotion Section
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Phone: 045‐334‐6344
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