BALANCED DIETS FOR ADULTS
| Food item |
Adult Man |
Adult Woman |
| Sedentary work |
Moderate work |
Heavy work |
Sedentary
work |
Moderate work |
Heavy
work |
| Cereals and millets |
470 |
550 |
750 |
370 |
450 |
575 |
| Pulses |
40 |
60 |
60 |
40 |
45 |
50 |
| Leafy vegetables |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Other vegetables |
60 |
70 |
80 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
| Roots and tubers |
50 |
60 |
80 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| Fruits |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| Milk |
150 |
200 |
250 |
100 |
150 |
200 |
| Fats and oils |
30 |
40 |
45 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
| Sugar / Jaggery |
30 |
40 |
50 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
BALANCED DIETS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Food Groups |
Children
Age in years |
Adolescents
Age in years |
| 1-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10-12 |
13-15 |
16-18 |
| Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
| Cereals and millets |
180 |
275 |
285 |
335 |
300 |
410 |
340 |
460 |
325 |
| Pulses |
25 |
35 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
50 |
| Leafy vegetables |
40 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
75 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| Other vegetables |
20 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
| Roots and tubers |
10 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| Fruits |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
| Milk |
300 |
250 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| Fats and oils |
15 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
50 |
40 |
50 |
40 |
| Sugar / Jaggery |
30 |
40 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
50 |
50 |
(For non-vegetarians substitute one pulse portion with one portion (50 g) of egg / meat / chicken / fish.)
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