The Mother’s International School
EVS Handout- Food We Eat
Food gives us energy to work and play. It keeps us fit and active. We eat
cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables to grow and stay healthy. Food contains
nutrients which are useful for our body.
The food we eat comes from plants and animals.
Food
Plants Animals
Example: fruits, Example: milk,
vegetables, eggs, fish
pulses
• People who eat only plants and their products are called vegetarians. They
eat rice, dal, paneer, chapati, fruits and vegetables, etc.
• People who eat both plant and animal products are called non-vegetarians.
Apart from eating chapati, rice and dal they also eat fish, eggs and meat.
Importance of cooking
food
Most of the food is cooked before eating except fruits and some vegetables. It
is important to cook the food properly.
Cooked food:
• improves the taste .
• is easy to digest.
• is safer to eat as it destroys germs.
• stays fresh for a longer period of time.
We can cook food in different ways. Some of the methods of cooking are given
below. Write two food items which are cooked by the methods given below.
Methods Example Example
• boiling
• steaming
• frying
• roasting
• baking
Food should not be overcooked. Overcooked food destroys the nutrients
present in it.
Fruits and vegetables
The part of the plant which has seeds in it is called a fruit.
Q. Unscramble the following words to learn about the vegetables which are
actually fruits:
a) otmota- c) umpkinp-
b) paciuscm- d) umbcuerc-
e) ibtret guodr-______________ e) ilhcil- __________________
Different parts of a plant we eat as
vegetables
Q. Give examples and complete the table.
flower
leaf
stem
root
Different types of food we eat
Do you like to eat the same kind of food every day? Will it give you energy to
study and play?
We need to include a variety of food items in our daily diet. Our body gets all
the nutrients from the different types of food we eat. They are:
1. Fruits and vegetables: apple, banana, carrot, radish
2. Cereals: wheat, rice, oats etc.
3. Pulses: arhar dal, moong dal, chickpeas, kidney beans etc.
4. Meat: fish, chicken, mutton etc.
5. Milk Products: We get milk from animals like cow, sheep, goat, camel, yak and
buffalo. This milk is used to make cheese, curd, paneer, etc. The food items
made of milk are called dairy products.
6. Nuts: For example: almonds, cashews, pistachios, etc.
7. Oil: The oil that is used in our cooking is produced from the seeds of the
plants. For example: sunflower, mustard, peanut, etc.
A diet which contains all these food items in the right amount is called a
balance diet.
Benefits of eating healthy food
It helps us to fight diseases
It keeps our eyes, teeth,
skin and nails healthy
It helps us to grow
It strengthens our bones and
muscles
It helps us to remain active
throughout the day It helps in digestion of food
Exercise time!
Q1. Fill in the blanks with the help of the clue box:
carrots, diseases, balance diet, nutrients
a) Eating fresh fruits and vegetables help in fighting _________________.
b) A diet which contains all the food items in right amount is called a
_______________.
c) Useful substances which help us stay healthy are called
____________________.
d) _________________ can be eaten both raw and cooked.
Q2. State True or False:
a) Capsicum and green chilly are fruits. ______________
b) Germs get killed when we cook our food. _______________
c) Overcooking improves the taste of the food. _______________
d) We get eggs and meat from the camel and goat. ________________
Q3. Find the odd one out:
a) potato, pumpkin, lemon, ladyfinger
b) radish, carrot, beetroot, spinach
c) egg, pulses, fish, meat
d) idli, dhokla, muffin, momos
Q4. Who am I?
a) I have eyes but I cannot see. I can be boiled, baked or roasted.
__________________________
b) I am a white grain. I can be steamed and enjoyed with pulses. If you add
vegetables to me, I look colourful and my name changes to pulav.
_________________________
c) I am a fruit. I am red in colour. I have seeds inside me. I am eaten both
cooked and raw.
__________________________
d) I am a white flower. I look very similar to broccoli. You will find me in large
numbers during the winter season.
________________________
Q5. Answer the following questions.
a) Rahul is a juice vendor. He takes a few of yellow and green stems, crushes
them with the help of a machine and sells this sweet juice to his customers.
People come to his stall to quench their thirst in the summer season.
Q. Which stem is used by the juice vendor?
___________________________________________________________
b) Anisha likes to eat raw corn. Her grandmother tells her to boil/roast it
before eating. Why do you think she asks her to do so?
___________________________________________________________
c) Aditya’s mother adds a variety of food items in his daily diet. Why is this
needed?
___________________________________________________________
Q6. Classify and write the food items in the correct box.
chicken, apple, cheese, pulses, curd, eggs, fish, rice, milk
Dairy Products Vegetarian Food Non-Vegetarian Food
Q6. By now, we have understood the importance of having a variety of food
items in our daily diet. With the help of the given picture, plan a healthy meal
chart for two days (include all the five kinds of food items on both days)
Day 1
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 2
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
