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Food for Health — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 4 · EVS

What Food for Health covers in CBSE Class 4 EVS: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 4 EVS syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 4 EVS · 2026-27

Topics in Food for Health

1

Food Groups

  • Energy-rich foods include rice, potato, wheat, maize, banana, apple, sweet potato, honey, and millets.
  • Energy-providing foods include butter, ghee, and oil.
  • Body-building foods include pulses, legumes, soybeans, chickpeas, peanuts, tofu, milk, cheese, beans, almonds, walnuts, eggs, meat, and fish.
2

Shad Rasa and Ugadi Pachadi

  • The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.
  • These six tastes are called Shad Rasa in Ayurveda.
  • Ayurveda considers eating balanced food containing all six tastes good for health.
3

Junk Food and Healthy Food

  • Junk food contains high amounts of oil, salt, and sugar.
  • Examples of junk food are soft drinks, chips, bread pakoda, burgers, pizza, and over-processed, packaged food.
  • Fresh home-cooked food is better than over-processed or packaged food.
4

Water for Health

  • Water helps digest food.
  • Water keeps the skin and body healthy.
  • Water helps remove waste from the body through urine, sweat, and faeces.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Food for Health

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What are the important topics in Food for Health for CBSE Class 4 EVS?
Key topics in Food for Health include Food Groups, Shad Rasa and Ugadi Pachadi, Junk Food and Healthy Food, Water for Health. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 4 exams.
How should I revise Food for Health for Class 4 exams?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 42 practice questions on Food for Health. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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