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Flowers : Cauliflower and broccoli are flower.
Food Items
Food Grains
We also get cereals, pulses and nuts from plants. Chapati is made from
wheat flour.
Plants also give us oil, spices, tea, coffee and cocoa.
Spices are parts of some plants that add flavour, aroma and colour to
the food. Pepper, clove, turmeric are some spices.
Food We Get from Animals
Animals like cows, goats and buffaloes give us milk. Milk is also used for
cheese, ghee, butter and ice-cream.
Hens and ducks provide us eggs.
Meat is obtained from fish and goats. Milk is said to be a complete
Honeybees provide us honey. food as it has all the nutrients
required by our body.
A Balanced Diet
A balanced diet has all the different types of foods that contain proper
proportions of all the nutrients. For example: chapaties, rice, cooked dal
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