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Prepare a diet chart to provide a balanced diet to a twelve-year-old child. The diet chart should include food items that are not expensive and are commonly available in your area.
Balanced Diet: A balanced diet is a diet that contains differing kinds of foods in certain quantities and proportions in a way that fulfills a person's nutritional requirements.
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibers, vitamins, minerals, and water are the seven essential factors of a balanced diet.
 For 12-year-old child, the food should contain:
| Nutrients | Food items | Calories (1200-1700 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | Grains, cereals | 175 |
| Proteins | Egg, meat, soybean, fish, milk | 65 |
| Fats | Cheese, butter, oil | 45 |
| Vitamins | Sprouts, fruits, vegetables | 0.09 |
| Dietary fibers | Fruits, vegetables, whole grains | 20 |
| Minerals | Sprouts, fruits, vegetables | 10.2 |
Children who don't eat a balanced diet may lack fibre, vitamins, and minerals.
Common concerns with kids' diets include: Fiber supports the digestive and immunological function. A diet lacking in complete fruits, vegetables, and grains might deprive kids of fibre. Low-fiber diets promote constipation and increase children's risk of colon cancer and heart disease. Adequate fibre can prevent weight gain and type 2 diabetes.
Fruits and vegetables are good sources of Vitamin C, which helps the body absorb iron, fight infection, and repair wounds. Including yellow, red, and green fruits and vegetables in your child's diet can prevent vitamin deficits.
Aim for 5 servings of grains, 5 of veggies, and 2 of fruit daily. Fresh fruit and vegetables are ideal, but canned (in natural juice, drained) or frozen kinds are very nutritious. Dried fruit is healthy but high in natural sugar, so eat it sparingly.
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