Minerals and vitamins are needed in very small quantities by our body as compared to other components, yet, they are an important part of a balanced diet.’ Explain the statement
Minerals and vitamins are needed in very small quantities by our body as compared to other components, yet, they are an important part of a balanced diet.’ Explain the statement
(a) List all those components of food that provide nutrients.
(b) Mention two components of food that do not provide nutrients.
Paheli avoids eating vegetables but likes to eat biscuits, noodles and white bread. She frequently complains of stomachache and constipation. What are the food items that she should include in her diet to get rid of the problem? Give reason for your answer.
Paheli and Boojho peeled some potatoes and cut them into small pieces. They washed and boiled them in water. They threw away the excess water and fried them in oil adding salt and spices. Although the potato dish tasted very good, its nutrient value was less. Suggest a method of cooking potatoes that will not lower the nutrients in them.
What were the major post-drift discoveries that rejuvenated the interest
of scientists in the study of distribution of oceans and continents?
Tasty food is not always nutritious and nutritious food may not always be tasty to eat. Comment with examples.
Bring about the basic difference between the drift theory and Plate
tectonics.
Tasty food is not always nutritious and nutritious food may
not always be tasty to eat. Comment with examples.
Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below:
(carbohydrate, fat, protein, starch, sugar, Vitamin A,
Vitamin C, roughage, balanced diet, obesity, goitre )
(a) Egg yolk is rich in ____________ and egg albumin is rich
in __________.
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking a
___________.
(c) Eating too much of fat rich foods may lead to a condition
called ____________.
(d) The component of food that does not provide any nutrient
to our body and yet is essential in our food is ___________.
(e) The vitamin that gets easily destroyed by heating during
cooking is __________.
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