WORKSHEET NO:17 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 10 min Time taken: _______

Food and Health

Complete the sentences:

Carbohydrates provide the body with ________________________ and

_____________________

Carbohydrates are found in __________________________________________

Proteins help the body to ________________________________________.

Proteins are found in ____________________________________________.

Fats are a source of ________________________.

Fats are found in _______________________________

Vitamins and minerals supply us with _________________________________.

Vitamins and minerals are found in ____________________________________.

Iron helps in _______________________________________.

Iron is found in ______________________________________________

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WORKSHEET NO:18 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 10 min Time taken: _______

Answer in one word

1. Name the nutrient that helps to keep our body warm

______________________

2. Which method of cooking does not destroy nutrients present in food?

______________________

3. Which nutrient helps to fight against infection and diseases?

______________________

4. Which nutrient is needed more by a labourer? ______________________

5. Name the mineral which helps in the formation of blood. _______________

6. What is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants?

______________________

7. Name one fruit rich in Vitamin C ______________________

8. Name the nutrients that gives you energy ____________________.

9. Name the method of food preservation that works by removing water from the

food ____________________________.

10. Name the method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed
and sealed in an airtight container______________________.

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WORKSHEET NO:19 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 30 min Time taken: _______

Match the following.

Food items Methods of preservation

a) Milk 1. wrap it in a damp cloth

b) Cooked rice 2. keeping them in a dry place

c) Vegetables 3. Putting it in a bowl and keeping the

bowl in a container with some water

d) Green coriander 4. Keeping them in the refrigerator

e) Onion and garlic 5. keeping them in the refrigerator

f) Chicken and meat 6. by boiling it

2. Food gets spoiled due to many reasons.

Encircle the correct reasons.

(a)Moisture (b)Drying (c)Air

(d) Freezing (e)Temperature (f)Micro-organisms

(g)Cooking (h)Boiling (i)Canning

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WORKSHEET NO:20 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 30 min Time taken: _______

I. Fill in the blanks

1. ______________________ and ______________________ provide energy

for the body.

2. Boiling controls the ______________________ of germs in food.

3. Cooked foods are soft and ______________________ to digest.

4. A diet that has proper proportions of all nutrients necessary to keep good
health is called ______________________.

5. Flies carry ______________________ on their body and cause diseases like

diarrhoea, typhoid etc.

6. Germs grow quickly when there is ______________________ and

______________________.

II. Write true of false

1. Different food items contain same amounts of nutrients.

______________________

2. Vitamin C is found in milk. ______________________

3. Calcium maintains healthy bones and teeth. ______________________

4. We should eat fresh cut fruits ad fresh cooked food only.

______________________

5. Dehydration means drying by heating. ______________________

6. Adding excess sugar to food items also stops germ growth.

______________________

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 III. Collect a biscuit wrapper and write the following
information written on it:

a. Manufacturing Date: ___________________

b. Expiry Date: ___________________

c. Veg. or Non-Veg: __________________

d. Best use within: __________________

e. Composition: ________________________

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

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WORKSHEET NO:21 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 30 min Time taken: _______

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WORKSHEET NO:22 DATE: ___________

Time allotted: 30 min Time taken: _______

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 Temporary & Permanent Teeth

Look at the pictures below and identify which shows temporary teeth &
which shows permanent teeth.

Fill the table below.

Age Likely number of teeth Permanent/ Temporary

2 months

3 years

13 years

25 years

101 years

Temporary teeth are also called and the process of starting

to get teeth is called .

A child can start getting permanent teeth at the age of years .

The last set of four teeth appear only in adults and these teeth are called
_ teeth.
After a tooth falls ,a _ tooth
grows in its place but when that tooth falls then no other tooth grows back.

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