Food and Calorie Table

Food and Calorie Table

Every Individual needs an adequate supply of nutritional food for good health. Lack of essential nutrients in the diet is called malnutrition. It means the persons are generally weak and sick.
Many people in our country and other developing countries suffer from malnutrition because of poverty; malnutrition specially affects the health of children severely. To control malnutrition government has taken several steps like noon meal scheme for school children and functioning ICDS.
A good healthy man like you needs about 3000 – 3500 calories daily.
Caloric Chart or Caloric Calculator.

Age Group	12-15 Year Girls	12-15 Year Boys
Carbohydrates	300 grams to 320 grams	300 grams to 320 grams
Proteins	2.5 g. per Kg of Body Weight	2.5 g. per Kg of Body Weight
Fats	30 to 50 g	30 to 50 g
Minerals	10 to 30 g	10 to 30 g
Vitamins	1 mg. of Vit-A 1 mg. of Vit-B 50 mg of Vit-C	1 mg. of Vit-A 1 mg. of Vit-B 50 mg of Vit-C
Total Calories	2200 to 2500	2200 to 2500

Caloric Chart – Caloric Requirements of adult according to age

Age	Men	Women
20-30	3200	2300
30-40	3100	2230
40-50	3000	2160
50-60	2750	2000
60-70	2500	1800
70-	2200	1500