Food and Health

Unit 1

Food and Health

You will learn about

* Sources of food

* Differences between Healthy Food and Junk Food

Nila: “Grandpa! How beautiful this place is! Are these paddy fields?”

Grandpa : “Yes, we get rice from paddy plants”.

Nila: “Does all our food come from plants, Grandpa?

Grandpa : “Yes, plants are our major source of food. We get some food from animals also”.

Plants Give Us

Cereals and Pulses

We get cereals and pulses from plants. Rice and wheat are cereals. Millets are also a type of cereal. Cereals and pulses (lentils) make up the major part of our food and they keep us healthy.

Cereals

Pulses

Oil

Seeds and nuts give us oil. We use oil to cook.

Coffee and Tea

We get coffee from coffee beans and tea from tea leaves.

Jaggery and Sugar

We get sugar and jaggery from both the sugarcane plant and the palm tree.

Spices

Plants give us spices too. They add flavour and taste to the food.

Vegetables, Fruits and Greens

Find and circle the given words and name the pictures

(Greens, Coffee bean, Sugar, Peas, Tea leaves, Ragi, Chilli, Clove)

Animals Give Us...

We get meat, milk and eggs from animals.

We get crab, prawns and a wide variety of fishes from water bodies like ponds, lakes, rivers and the sea.

We get honey from the honey bee.

Milk Products

We get curd, butter, ghee, paneer and cheese from milk or Having milk milk products every day keeps us healthy.

Observe the pictures and write the names of the various food items.

(Milk, Meat, Eggs, Ghee, Curd)

Healthy Food and Junk Food

Nila: “Grandpa, shall I eat this pizza?”

Grandpa: “Come, let me take you to the Healthy and Junk Food Race. After seeing the race you can decide if you want to eat it or not”.

Nila: “Raccceeeeeeeeee….”

Grandpa: “Healthy Food and Junk Food had a quarrel on who gave better health and strength. They planned to have a running race to decide on it”.

Race between Healthy Food and Junk Food

Grandpa: “Nila, some food items taste nice but do not keep us healthy. They make us put on weight and cause harm to our body. They are called Junk Food. Some food items help us grow and keep us fit and strong. They are called Healthy Food. So, eat healthy, stay energetic!”

Nila: Grandpa, “Now I understand. Henceforth I will eat healthy food”.

Eating carrots improves our eyesight and prevents night blindness. 

Write ‘1’ for the foods that you can eat regularly,

‘2’ for those you can have once in a while and

‘3’ for those you should avoid.

Note for the teacher: Speak to the students about the ill effects of eating Junk Food often.

Find the hidden food items in the picture. colour and count them.