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Question 12 Marks
Imagine, you suddenly have a guest visiting your home. What kind of food would you serve them and why?
Answer
If the guests suddenly visit our house, we can serve them healthy foods like fruit salad and lime water for starters and biryani with vegetable salad and buttermilk in the main course meal.
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Question 22 Marks
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).
Answer
Sarso ka Saag contains both plant and animal based ingredients because mustard leaves are obtained from plants. Lots of Ghee in it is obtained from cow milk which is an animal product.
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Question 32 Marks
Write the recipe of your favourite dish.
Answer
You may ask your elder for your favourite dish recipe like rajma rice, pav bhaji, dosa or fried idlis.
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Question 42 Marks
List the fruits and vegetables eaten in your family.
Answer
In our family we eat different fruits and vegetables in different seasons which are mentioned in the table below. 
SeasonsFruitsVegetables
winterApples, oranges, grapes, kiwi, guavaPeas, fenugreek (methi), mustard sarso), bathua leaves, water chestnuts (singhara)
SummersMelons, mango, litchi, jamunBottle gourd, bitter gourd, parwal, cucumber
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Question 52 Marks
How can you tell if a food is healthy or unhealthy?
Answer
Healthy food has nutrients like vitamins and minerals. We feel energetic after eating them. Unhealthy food has too much sugar, oil, fat and salt. It can make us sick.
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Question 62 Marks
Why do we eat seasonal foods?
Answer
We eat seasonal foods for many reasons like;
→ These foods protect us from diseases due to any changes in the seasons.
→ These foods are freshly grown and that is why these food contains essential nutrients.
→ These foods give us lots of energy.
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Question 72 Marks
Why do we need different kinds of food?
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We need different kinds of food because every food has different nutritional value like
Pulses have protein which helps in our body building.
Milk, rice and wheat give us carbohydrates that makes us energetic.
Fruits and vegetables have vitamins which protects us from diseases.
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Question 82 Marks
Would you share your food with your friend if your friend does not bring lunch?
Answer
Yes, I always share my lunch with my friend if his/her mother gets ill. My friend also shares his/her lunch with me whenever I do not bring the lunch.
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Question 92 Marks
Two of our most commonly used ingredients are neither obtained from plants nor from animals. Name at least one of these ingredients.
Answer
The two most commonly used ingredients are water and salt. Water is obtained from ground after the rain falls on it.Salt is obtained from seawater.
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Question 102 Marks
Why do we need to eat healthy food?
Answer
We need to eat healthy food because of the following reasons
→ To get essential nutrients like proteins, vitamins and minerals.
→ To stay away from the diseases.
→ To remain energetic so that we can play and study a lot.
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Question 112 Marks
Talk to the elders in your family and discuss in the class: Why do we need to eat and drink?
Answer
We eat to get essential nutrients. For example, vitamins from fruits and energy from foods like rice and chapati. We need to drink water because our body needs a lot of water. We sweat a lot and lose water from our body. That is why, we need to drink things like nimbu paani, aam panna, buttermilk, sugarcane juice or coconut water.
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Question 122 Marks
We all like to eat and drink different things. Some of these food items are sweet, some are sour, some are spicy and some are bitter. We eat fruits, we eat vegetables and we eat rice, dal or roti. We drink milk, lassi or juice. Have you wondered why we eat and drink?
Answer
We eat to get essential nutrients. For example, vitamins from fruits and energy from foods like rice and chapati. We need to drink water because our body needs a lot of water. We sweat a lot and lose water from our body. That is why, we need to drink things like nimbu paani, aam panna, buttermilk, sugarcane juice or coconut water.
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