Balanced Diet Food Selection Guide

Foods Allowed:

Protein-rich Foods

For Vegetarians:

• All legumes, preferably with skin and membrane

• Vegetarian meats, like tokwa (tofu), gluten, vegemeat, vegesausage

• Nuts

For non-vegetarians

• All fish, preferably those with scales and fins

• Lean meat, preferably beef, poultry, veal

• Carbohydrates

• All cereals and grains, preferably unrefined

• Tubers or root crops

• Noodles, pasta

Fruits

• All, preferably fresh with skin and membrane

Vegetables

• All, preferably fresh with seed and membrane

• Dark green leafy and yellow vegetables

Fat-rich Foods

• Vegetable oil (seed and nut oils)

Beverages

• Fresh fruit juices

• Whole milk, skim milk, soymilk

Foods Not Allowed:

Protein-rich Foods

• Pork

• Shellfish

• Internal organs

Carbohydrates

• None

Fruits

• None

Vegetables

• None

Fat-rich Foods

• Animal fat

Beverages

• Coffee, tea

• Cola drinks

• Alcoholic beverages

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