The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many changes in our daily lives. Starting from maintaining social distance, staying at home, and not being able to eat at restaurants. It may be easy to get into unhealthy eating habits during this stay-at-home period, but with a little thought and preparation, maintaining a healthy diet doesn't have to be a chore. In addition to obeying health protocols when leaving the house, implementing a healthy lifestyle every day is important to do during the COVID-19 pandemic as it is today. One part of a healthy lifestyle, namely eating healthy foods can help maintain the body's resistance, so it is not easy to get the corona virus.
While no food or dietary supplement can prevent or cure COVID-19 infection, maintaining a healthy diet can provide us with the nutrients we need for a strong immune system. In other words, what we eat and drink can affect the body's ability to prevent, fight and recover from these infections.
Recommended Healthy Eating Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthy eating patterns recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) during the COVID-19 pandemic:
Limit Sugar Intake
Avoid Alcohol
Consumption of Fat and Oil in Moderate Amount
Reduce Salt Intake
Eat a Variety of Healthy Foods
Drink Enough Water
do not consume more than 5 grams of salt (equivalent to one teaspoon) every day
Try to eat a mix of different healthy foods, such as whole grains (wheat, corn, and rice), nuts, fruits and vegetables, as well as some foods from animal sources, such as meat, fish, eggs and dairy.
Implementation of Balanced Nutrition Guidelines
Balanced nutrition is the arrangement of daily food intake based on the type and amount of nutrients adjusted to the daily needs of the body. Early nutritional needs are met by taking into account the principles of food diversity, physical activity, clean living behavior, and maintaining a normal body weight. This is done to prevent nutritional disorders.
What are the Ten Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition?
According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, there are ten guidelines for balanced nutrition that need to be understood, namely:
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables
Limit consumption of sweet, salty, and fatty foods
Get used to reading labels on food packaging
Get used to eating a variety of staple foods
Get used to eating side dishes that contain high protein
Get used to drinking enough and safe water
Get used to breakfast
Wash your hands with soap and running water
Do adequate physical activity and maintain ideal body weight
Be grateful and enjoy a variety of foods
Well, that's a healthy diet and balanced nutrition guidelines that are recommended during the pandemic. Come on, change our lives from now on, live healthy and live prosperously.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1392499/ (21 Januari 2022).
World Health Organization (WHO). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet (17 Januari 2022).
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