FoodWe Eat
Foodis essential for our body to maintain a healthy heart, active brain, optimallyworking muscles and other organs. Food provides us energy and protect againstfrom diseases. Food is made up of nutrients. These nutrients we get fromvariety of food items. All food we eat comes either from plants or animals.
Plant Foods
Fruits
Fruitsand their juices are naturally sweet.Different types of fruits contain different nutrients, so it isimportant to eat a variety of fruits. They keep us healthy and strong. Fruitsinclude cherry, watermelon, muskmelon, pomegranate, grapes, banana, mango etc.
Vegetables
Vegetablesare good source of many nutrients. Vegetables like broccoli, spinach, tomatoesand garlic are considered to be very nutritious. Other vegetable includesdrumsticks, potato, tomato, radish, turnip, cauliflower, capsicum, onion,spinach etc.
SeedsWe Eat
Cereals
Cerealsare grains used for food. Cereal includes wheat, oats, bajra (millets), maizeand rice etc. Cereals are very important part of human diets is rich nutrients.Flour of wheat is used to prepare bread, roti. Flour rice is used to make idli.Cereal grains energy rich foods for humans.
Pulses
Pulsesare the edible seeds. The main pulses include chickpeas, kidney beans, redgram, black gram (urad), red lentil, green. Pulses are used as foods such asdal, sambhar, curry etc.
Nuts
Nutsare very nutritious and give lot of energy. They are considered healthy snacks.Nuts include pistachios, walnut, raisins, peanuts, almond, cashew nut etc.
Oil seeds
Oilsplay an important part in a healthy and balanced diet. These include sunflower,groundnut, mustard, sesame seeds etc.
Food from animal
Foodsfrom animals and fish give extra energy and strengthen muscles and the immunesystem. These foods include all forms of meat, poultry (birds), fish, eggs anddairy products such as milk, sour milk, buttermilk, yoghurt and cheese.
Healthy food
Healthyfood includes all food that provides essential nutrients to the body. It keepsour body fit and healthy. Healthy food is essential for proper growth andmaintenance of body.
Junk food
Junkfood contains extra calories. These are unhealthy and difficult to digest.These foods are very tasty but contain very less nutrients. These includesamosa, finger chips, burger, pizza, chips etc.
Ingredients
Ingredientsare edible substance that combined to prepare a dish such as fruits,vegetables, spices, dairy products etc.
Ingredientsof rice – raw rice and water
Ingredientsof dal – pulses, oil, turmeric powder, salt, water, chili
Ingredientsof idli – rice, pulses, salt, water
