OBESITY or OVERWEIGHT
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health.
Balanced Diet
Those diets have all the nutrients in adequate or optimum amounts like Carbohydrate , Proteins , Fats or Lipids , Vitamins and Minerals. The diets also contain a good amount of roughage and water
BALANCED DIET
The food we normally eat in a day is our diet. For growth and maintenance of good health, our diet should have all the nutrients that our body needs, in right quantities. Not too much of one and not too little of the other. The diet should also contain a good amount of roughage and …
What is diatary fiber or rouphage ?
Besides these nutrients, our body needs dietary fibres and water. Dietary fibres are also known as roughage.Roughage is mainly provided by plant products in our foods. Whole grains and pulses, potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables are main sources of roughage.Roughage does not provide any nutrient to our body, but is an essential component of our …
What is nutrients ?
Ingredients contain some components that are needed by our body. These components are called nutrients. The major nutrients in our food are named carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. In addition, food contains dietary fibers and water which are also needed by our body.
PLANT PARTS
Parts of Plants Root Stem Leaves Flower Fruit Branches
Food material and sources
the sources of some of the ingredients like Fruits and vegetables, for instance. Where do they come from? Plants, of course! What are the sources of rice or wheat? You may have seen paddy or wheat fields with rows and rows of plants, which give us these grains .And then, there are food items like …
Differentiate herbivore ,carnivores and omnivores
Animals which eat only plants or plant products , These arecalled herbivores. Those animals which eat other animals.Place . These animalsare called carnivores. Those animals which eat both plants and animals.These are called omnivores.
How are plants and animals useful to us ?
Plants are the sources of food ingredients like grains, cereals, vegetables and fruits. Animals provide us with milk, meat products and eggs.Cows, goats and buffaloes are some common animals which give us milk. Milk and milk products like butter, cream, cheese and curd are used all over the world.
FOOD MATERIALS AND SOURCES
It may be easy for us to guess the sources of some of the ingredients. Fruits andvegetables, for instance. Where do they come from? Plants, of course! What are the sources of rice or wheat? You may have seen paddy or wheat fields with rows and rows of plants, which give us these grains. And …