Food We Eat LOOKING AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - Food We Eat

Bring any fruit to the class. Prepare a fruit chaat or salad with the help of your teacher. Share it with your friends.

In these plates draw and label food items that you eat in the morning, afternoon and at night.

Draw three plates or thalis with various food items in your notebook.

We eat different parts of plants. Some examples are given below. Put a tick (✔) against the items that you eat.
 

Do you know which foods are grown in the fields? Write a few names of such crops.

Imagine, you suddenly have a guest visiting your home. What kind of food would you serve them and why?

Write a name of a food item that includes both plant and animal based ingredients. For example, lassi includes yogurt/curd which is prepared from milk (animal based ingredient) and sugar which is prepared from sugar (a plant based ingredient).

Write the recipe of your favourite dish.

List the fruits and vegetables eaten in your family.

How can you tell if a food is healthy or unhealthy?

Why is it important to avoid wasting food? Can you think of some ways to reduce food waste at home?

Discuss and write down in what form some of these foods are cooked.

Where does food come from?

Make a list of fruits and vegetables available and special food items that are prepared in the summer and in the winter.