In this lesson, you will learn about balanced meals, an especially important aspect of the five major nutrients. The goal is not merely to memorize words, but to be able to explain their structures and reasons in your own words.
Key Points
Combining staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes makes it less likely that your diet will become unbalanced toward particular foods.
Combining staple foods, main dishes, and side dishes makes it less likely that your diet will become unbalanced toward particular foods.
Points to Remember
- Check the reasons as well as the conclusions
- Distinguish similar terms and exceptions
- Try using the same way of thinking with other examples
Practice
- Explain the key points in two sentences.
- Give one common misconception and explain what is different.
- Check your understanding by applying it to a familiar or concrete example.