Food We Eat — Chapter Summary
CBSE · Class 3 · EVS
Summary of Food We Eat for CBSE Class 3 EVS. Key concepts: Food gives strength and helps, A balanced diet means eating and People eat different parts.
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Food gives energy, helps the body grow, and keeps it healthy. People eat many kinds of food, such as fruits, vegetables, rice, dal, roti, milk, lassi, and juice. Different foods have different tastes, and we eat different foods in different seasons. A balanced diet includes many kinds of food, not j
Key Concepts
Food gives strength and helps
Food gives strength and helps the body stay healthy. A child who eats only a few kinds of food may fall sick often.
A balanced diet means eating many
A balanced diet means eating many kinds of food, such as vegetables, fruits, grains, pulses, nuts, and food cooked at home.
People eat different parts of plants
People eat different parts of plants as food. Grains, fruits, and vegetables are common plant foods.
Milk
Milk, curd, ghee, cheese, paneer, honey, eggs, and meat are foods taken from animals.
Lassi is made with curd from
Lassi is made with curd from milk and sugar from sugarcane, so it has both plant-based and animal-based ingredients.
Learning Objectives
- To understand why food and water are needed
- To learn about different tastes in food
- To know that foods come from plants and animals
- To understand the idea of balanced food
- To learn about seasonal foods and the importance of drinking water
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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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