All ! We must all consume them. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibers …, each of these nutrients counts for good health. To meet their daily needs, we must therefore eat a certain percentage of each family of foods (fruits and vegetables, dairy products, starches and bread, etc.), the classification of which has been established according to their nutritional characteristics.
In what proportions?
The recommendations are 25% from the family of fruits and vegetables, 25% from that of starch (half from bread, the other from starchy foods such as pasta, rice, potatoes …) , and 50% to be shared between the family of meats, fish and eggs, that of dairy products, lipids (butter, oils, etc.) and sweet products (pastries, sweets, pastries, sugary drinks, etc.). But today, so that everyone interested in the content of their plate understands, we rather express these official recommendations in the following way:
An ideal meal consists of:
A raw and / or cooked vegetable
A source of protein : meat, fish, egg …
A portion of starchy foods and / or bread
A dairy product
a fruit cooked or raw
Distributed between:
An appetizer
One meat or 1 fish or 2 eggs
A support
A dairy product
A dessert
The quantities of each food obviously depend on individual needs, tastes and habits. For example: Mr. Dupont prefers to have a very generous breakfast, with ham or eggs and a lighter midday or evening meal. Is it better to prevent it? No, of course, if it allows him to spend a day without a hitch, without feeling any hunger pangs in particular. Ditto for someone who has never taken an appetizer because it is not in his family habits, no need to insist: he can eat meat or fish accompanied by vegetables and starches, then a dairy product and a fruit.
