Healthy Eating Habits

📚 Key Concepts

🔹 Smart Food Choices

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Guidelines for Healthy Eating:

  • Include variety of foods
  • Eat seasonal and local foods
  • Choose plant-based foods when possible
  • Avoid processed/junk foods
  • Stay hydrated

🔹 Food Safety & Fortification

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Fortified Foods:

  • Foods with added nutrients
  • Examples: Iodized salt, fortified flour
  • FSSAI regulates food quality in India

Food Safety Tips:

  • Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly
  • Check nutritional labels
  • Choose fresh over processed

🔹 Preventing Food Wastage

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Why Avoid Food Waste?

  • Respect farmers’ hard work
  • Reduce environmental impact
  • Save resources

How to Reduce Waste:

  • Take only what you can eat
  • Store food properly
  • Share excess food