Question

Activity 3.

1)What are Nutrients?

2) Read the items of food listed above. Classify them into carbohydrate rich, protein rich and fat rich foods and fill them in the given table.

Moong dal, fish, mustard oil, sweet potato, milk, rice, egg, beans, butter, butter milk (chhachh), cottage cheese (paneer), peas, maize, white bread.

Answer 1

1) Nutrients are the components present in our food which help in the proper functioning, growth, development and maintenance of our body. The major nutrients in our food are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, dietary fibres and water.

2) The completely filled table is as given below:

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Carbohydrate Rich Food Items (A)}& \text{Protein Rich Food Items (B)}& \text{Fat Rich Food Items (C)}\\ \text{sweet potato}& \text{moong dal, beans, peas}& \text{mustard oil}\\ \text{rice}& \text{fish, egg,}& \text{milk}\\ \text{maize}& \text{milk, butter milk,}& \text{egg}\\ \text{white bread}& \text{cottage cheese}& \text{butter}\end{array}$