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Meal Planning and Balanced Diets
Cookery · Chapter 2 · 2. Meal planning and balanced diets
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- The five food groups suggested by ICMR and the balanced diet
- Objectives of meal planning and factors affecting it: age, gender, occupation, health, climate, season, budget and storage
- Psychological aspects: likes and dislikes, stress, food fads, traditional and cultural influences
- Planning meals for festivals, special occasions and unexpected visitors
- Meals for pre-school and school-going children according to ICMR nutrient allowances
- Special needs of adolescents and the elderly
- Meals for pregnant and lactating women