Healthy Eating: Understanding Foods and our Body

, beans, peas, lentil

meat and meat derivatives

1,2 – 1,5 g/kg of ideal body weight per day, and for the carbohydrates that represent the basic energetic element, 4-8 g/kg of ideal body weight per day.

For example, an individual with an ideal weight of 70 kg will need one day, only for maintaining his vital functions, 1680 calories (1*70*24 = 1680).