Chapter 4: Food We Eat
Why do we need food?
Food gives us strength. With food we grow and stay healthy.
Where does our food come from?
Plants give us fruits, vegetables, grains (like rice and wheat) and pulses. Animals give us milk and eggs. Bees give us honey.
Three meals a day and tastes
Breakfast in the morning, lunch in the afternoon and dinner at night. Food has different tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy.
Good eating habits
Wash your hands before eating. Wash fruits before you eat them. Eat chips and sweets only sometimes. Do not waste food.
Important questions
Q1. Why do we need food?
To grow, to get strength and to stay healthy.
Q2. Name two fruits.
Apple and banana.
Q3. Name two vegetables.
Carrot and potato.
Q4. Which food do we get from cows?
Milk.
Q5. What do hens give us?
Eggs.
Q6. Which grains do we eat?
Rice and wheat.
Q7. What is the first meal of the day called?
Breakfast.
Q8. What is the afternoon meal called?
Lunch.
Q9. What is the night meal called?
Dinner.
Q10. What does sugar taste like?
Sweet.
Q11. What does a lemon taste like?
Sour.
Q12. What does salt taste like?
Salty.
Q13. What does bitter gourd (karela) taste like?
Bitter.
Q14. What does a chilli taste like?
Spicy.
Q15. What should we do before eating?
Wash our hands.
Q16. Should we eat chips and sweets every day?
No, only sometimes.
Q17. What should we do before eating fruits?
Wash the fruits.
Q18. Which food makes our bones strong?
Milk.
Q19. Why should we not waste food?
Food is precious and many people need it.
Q20. What do we get from bees?
Honey.
Quiz
1. Where do we get milk from?
Cows, buffaloes and goats give us milk.
2. What is the morning meal called?
The morning meal is called breakfast.
3. What does a lemon taste like?
A lemon is sour.
4. What should we do before eating?
We wash our hands so that germs do not go into our tummy.
5. Which of these is a healthy food?
Fruits are good for our health.