Ch 1 explores where our food comes from. Students learn about the variety of food eaten in different parts of India, the ingredients used, and whether they come from plants or animals.
Food comes from plants and animals. Plants give us cereals (wheat, rice), pulses (dal), vegetables, fruits, oil, sugar, spices, and tea/coffee. Animals give us milk, eggs, meat, fish, and honey.
Different parts of plants are eaten: roots (carrot, radish), stems (potato, ginger), leaves (spinach, cabbage), flowers (cauliflower, broccoli), fruits (mango, apple), and seeds (wheat, rice, peas).
Herbivores eat only plants (cow, deer, rabbit). Carnivores eat only animals (lion, tiger, eagle). Omnivores eat both (bear, crow, humans). Animals that eat dead animals are scavengers (vulture, hyena).
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Sprouts are germinated seeds (moong, chana). During sprouting, the nutritional value increases — vitamin C content rises and proteins become easier to digest. They are eaten raw or lightly cooked.
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