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Food Groups

NIOS · Class 10 · Home Science

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Card 1Food classification

What are the three broad groups of food based on function?

Answer

Food items are broadly divided into three groups: energy giving food, body building food, and regulatory and protective foods.

Card 2Food classification

Which food group gives energy and what nutrients does it mainly provide?

Answer

Energy giving food includes cereals, fats, and sugar. It mainly provides carbohydrates and fats.

Card 3Food classification

Which food group helps in body building?

Answer

Body building food includes pulses, milk, meat, and chicken. These foods mainly provide proteins.

Card 4Food classification

Which food group acts as regulatory and protective food?

Answer

Fruits and vegetables are regulatory and protective foods because they provide vitamins and minerals.

Card 5Food groups

What is the five food group system?

Answer

The five food group system classifies food into cereals, grains and their products; pulses and legumes; milk, egg and meat products; fruits and vegetables; and fats and sugar.

Card 6Cereals

Why are cereals called the main source of energy in the diet?

Answer

Cereals form the bulk of the diet and are eaten in large quantities. They mainly provide carbohydrates, so they become the main source of energy.

Card 7Cereals

Why should cereals be eaten in unrefined form?

Answer

Whole cereals contain fibre and vitamin B. Refining removes much of this fibre and vitamin B, so whole wheat flour, home pounded rice, parboiled rice, daliya, and brown rice are better choices than ma…

Card 8Food combination

What happens when cereals are combined with pulses or vegetables?

Answer

The nutritive quality of the meal improves. Such combinations give better protein quality and make the meal more balanced.

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