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CBSE Class 5 Science -Balanced Diet, Nutrients & Pyramid Of Food Chart The food that we eat is our diet. A Balanced Diet contains all the nutrients in the correct quantities. A meal containing small quantities of different vegetables is healthier than a meal with large quantities of food with a single vegetable. Think what would happen if your body does not get a particular nutrient at all? A food pyramid tells us what to eat to make our diet a healthy one. The different colored stripes represent different food groups. The food items at the bottom of the pyramid are meant to be eaten in much greater quantity than those at the top of the pyramid of food chart . The nutritional requirements of a person depending on age, gender, and the nature of work the person does. A young person doing manual work requires more energy than an old lady who generally stays indoors. So, the old’s lady requirement for carbohydrates is less than that of the person doing manual work. A pers