Food and Nutrition

Carnivores are predators. They hunt and eat other animals to survive.

Root vegetables, such as carrots and beets, often have misshapen roots when grown in rocky soil.

Glucose is derived primarily from carbohydrates. As glucose is easily digested and quickly absorbed by the blood, so it instantly gives energy to our body.

The body needs calcium to maintain strong bones.

Scavengers are animals that feed on dead or injured animals.

Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers.

It is not a substance used in preparing a dal.

A balanced diet is required to avoid deficiency diseases.
Vitamins and minerals are important for a healthy lifestyle.

Vinegar is actually mild acetic acid.

Nutrients consist of various chemical substances in the food.

Lack of iron in the diet leads to a deficiency disease called anaemia.

Lack of vitamin B1 in the diet causes a deficiency disease called beriberi. The symptoms are loss of weight.

Violet colour indicates the presence of proteins in the tested food item.

Obesity is a condition caused due to overeating of fats.

Carbohydrates change into sugar in human body that burn with oxygen in cells of our body and give us energy. So, carbohydrates are called energy giving foods. Eg. rice, wheat and maize.

It helps body get rid of undigested food.

It is an aquatic plant eaten by us as food.

Fats, oils and sweets provide hardly any nutrition for the body, so we should eat very little from this fifth food group.

Vitamin E helps muscles to work and give protection to liver.