SYLLABUS: Introduction, Nutrients, Balanced Diet, Care

of food, Food groups and Importance of exercise.

TOPIC-1 FOOD

What is food?

Food is what people and animals eat to survive. It is eaten by living things to

provide energy and nutrition. Food contains the nutrition that people and

animals need to be healthy. The consumption of food is normally enjoyable to

humans. It contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, water and minerals.

Care of Food

5 Ways to keep food safe

1. Keep clean: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap before handling food.

2. Separate raw and cooked foods. Do not use the same knife or any other

utensil for raw and cooked foods. When buying groceries, make sure that

the two are in separate bags.

3. Cook foods thoroughly. Make sure that meats, seafood and vegetables

are completely cooked.

4. Keep food at safe temperatures:- Bacteria starts to enter food two hours

after it is prepared.

5. Use safe water and raw materials when preparing food. Make sure

that the fruits and vegetables are thoroughly washed, and the meats and

seafood are still safe to eat. If you are not sure if the water is safe, boil it for 10

to 15 minutes.

TOPIC-2 BALANCED DIET

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What is balanced diet?

A healthy diet or balanced diet is a diet (what you eat) that contains the right

amounts of all the food groups. It includes fruit, vegetables, grains, dairy products,

and protein. ... Eating wrong amounts of a food group, whether it be too much or too

little, is called an "unhealthy diet" or an "imbalanced diet".

Need of food

1. Food is essential for our body to develop, replace and repair itself.

2. Food provides us energy to work and play.

3. It protects us from diseases and help to recover fast from illness.

4. We need to eat balance diet for proper functioning of body.

TOPIC-3 FOOD

GROUPS

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We can divide food into different according to what they

do for our body.

1} CARBOHYDRATES:

CARBOHYDRATES provides energy to our body we should take

adequate amount of carbohydrates in our body. Little amount of

carbohydrates makes us weak and tired. Too much amount of

carbohydrates makes us obese.

2} PROTEINS:

Eggs, chicken, fish, almonds, oats, cheese, yogurt and milk are very

rich source of PROTEINS.

USES OF PROTEINS:-

● Growth and repair of the body.

● Formation of new cells.

● Help in repairing the damage cells.

3} FATS:

USES OF FATS:-

● Fats provide lots of energy.

● Fats keep the body warm.

Our body needs very little fat. Extra fat is stored in the body. This extra

fat makes a person bulky and this condition is known as obesity.

4} WATER:

WATER is not a nutrient but it helps in proper functioning of our body.

FUNCTIONS OF WATER:-

● Water helps in digestion of food.

● Water removes the waste from our body in the form of sweat and

urine.

5} ROUGHAGE:

The fibres present in all plant products constitute ROUGHAGE.

USES OF ROUGHAGE:-

● It adds bulk to the body.

● Prevents constipation.

6} VITAMINS and MINERALS:

There are two main types of VITAMINS:-

FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS:

[VITAMINS A, D, E AND K]

WATER SOLUBLE

VITAMINS: [VITAMINS B

AND C]

VITAMINS protect us from diseases and keep our body healthy

and fit.

MINERALS are the substances that help in the formation of

healthy bones, teeth and blood.

֍ Lack of some of the food items causes deficiency diseases as shown in the

chart given below

NUTRIENTS SOURCES DEFICIENCY

Vitamin A Papaya, Carrot Night blindness

and poor vision

Vitamin C Orange, Grapes

Scurvy

Swollen gums

Iodine Iodised salt,

Fish Goitre

Calcium Milk Rickets Brittle bones

Iron Spinach, Egg

Anaemia

Vitamin D Butter, Fish Rickets Brittle bones

֍ EXERCISE:

WHAT IS EXERCISE?

Any activity which involves the movement of your body is known as

EXERCISE.

HOW DO EXERCISE HELP US?

● It removes waste from our body

● It makes our muscles strong

● It gives shape to our body

● It keep us fit and strong

CHAPTER:1 FOOD WORKSHEET-2

1. Food helps us to remain .

A] Anemic

B] Sick

C] Healthy

2. Food contains which are required

for proper growth of the body.

A] Germs

B] Nutrients

C] Cholesterol

3. We need to eat for proper

functioning of body.

A] Bread

B] Pasta

C] Balanced diet

4. Which of the following is a basic need of living organism?

A] Air and water

B] Junk and oily food

C] Frozen food

5. Which of the following is not a nutrient?

A] Minerals

B] Roughage

C] Fats

6. Corn and rice are good source of .

A] Proteins

B] Carbohydrates

C] Fats

7. helps to repair wear & tear of the body.

A] Carbohydrates

B] Roughage

C] Proteins

8. Which among the following food is rich in carbohydrates?

A] Beetroot

B] Milk

C] Cucumber

9. Which among the following food is rich in proteins?

A] Fish

B] Butter

C] Cereals

10. Proteins help in the formation of new .

A] Bones

B] Cells

C] Artery

11. are building blocks of our body.

A] Proteins

B] Minerals

C] Carbohydrates

12. Which among the following food is rich in roughage?

A] cabbage

B] dry fruit

C] wheat

13. Proteins help in repairing the .

A] Bones

B] Damage cells

C] Skin

14. helps to prevent constipation.

A] Minerals

B] Fats

C] Roughage

15. Which disease is caused by deficiency of iron?

A] Anaemia

B] Scurvy

C] Rickets

16. Which disease is caused by deficiency of calcium?

A] Swollen gums

B] Brittle bones

C] Night blindness

17. Which disease is caused by deficiency of iodine?

A] Rickets

B] Diabetes

C] Goiter

18. The energy value of food is measured in .

A] Litre

B] Kilogram

C] Calories

19. is a complete food.

A] Water

B] Apple juice

C] Milk

20. Dry cereals and pulses should be stored in clean ____containers.

A] Air tight

B] Open containers

C] Moist containers

WORKSHEET-2

Q1 What are nutrients?

Q2 Why is food essential to us?

Q3 Name five different types of nutrients.

Q4 What is obesity? Q5 What is

exercise?

CHAPTER:1 FOOD WORKSHEET-1

SOLUTIONS

1. Healthy

2. Nutrients

3. Balanced diet

4. Air and water

5. Roughage

6. Carbohydrates

7. Proteins

8. Beetroot

9. Fish

10. Cells

11. Proteins

12. cabbage

13. damaged cells

14. Roughage

15. Anemia

16. Brittle bones

17. Goitre

18. Calories

19. Milk

20. Air tight

WORKSHEET-2 SOLUTIONS

ANS:1 Food conatin some useful substances that help us to live and grow.

These sustances are called Nutrients.

ANS:2 1}Food give us energy to work and play.

2} Food help us to fight diseses.

3} Food keeps us healthy and strong.

ANS:3 Five types of nutrients are:-

1. Carbohydrates

2. Fats

3. Proteins

4. Vitamins

5. Minerals

ANS:4 Our body needs very little fat. Extra fat is stored in the body. This extra

fat makes person bulky. This condition is known as obesity.

ANS:5 Any activity which involves the movement of your body is known as

exercise.