•Soluble fiber helps to maintain blood sugar level while insoluble fiber promotes the movement of material through your digestive system.

• Fewer calories for the same amount of food! Both types of fiber make you feel full without adding a lot of calories or fat.

Foods rich in Fiber – cauliflower, cabbage and leafy greens, carrots etc.

Protein is the building block of our body and provides nutrients for muscles, organs, skin and hair. Our body’s defenses only function to the best of their ability with protein. It is particularly essential to have protein rich foods for a growing child.

Foods rich in protein- milk and milk products, green peas, Leans, lentils, nuts etc.

• Carbohydrates are the energy producing engines in our food and should form the greatest part of our diet. Carbohydrates help to keep us at our peak performance, full of life and able to concentrate well.

• Not all carbohydrates are the same – Simple carbohydrates like Sugar are rapidly absorbed by the body, and give an instant boost to improve our concentration. Foods rich in Carbohydrates-rice, chapatti, corn and potatoes.

• Despite its bad image, fat has many important functions in our body. fat stores and provides energy when food intake is limited, and ids in the absorption of vitamins A, D and E.

• Fat protects our vital organs from physical shock and preserve body heat. Foods providing healthy fat-coconuts, yoghurt etc.