Balanced Diet Food Selection Guide

Foods Allowed for a Healthy Balanced Diet

Protein-rich Foods

For Vegetarians

• All legumes, preferably with skin and membrane
• Vegetarian meats, like vegemeat, vegesausage, hard soybean cheese (tokwa), gluten
• 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

• Vegetables oil (seed and nut oil)

Beverages

• Fresh fruit juices 

• Whole milk, skim milk, soymilk 

Foods NOT Allowed

Protein-rich Foods

• Pork

• Shellfish 

• Internal organs

Fat-rich Foods

• Animal fat

Beverages

• Coffee, tea 

• Cola drinks 

• Alcoholic beverages

Note: For more Tips on a Healthy Balanced Diet See Balanced Diet

Reference: Healing Wonders of Diet Effective Guide to Diet Therapy p.82 © 2003 Philippine Publishing House ISBN 971-581-013-6