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9 9 9 What We Eat?

H Food from Plants H The Journey of Food

H Food of Different Regions

Food is the most important part of

our life. It gives us energy to work,
play and grow. Do you know how do
we get our food?

Let us study about the journey of
food from fields to our table.

We all need food to live. It gives us energy to work and play.

We need food to grow strong. Food helps us to keep ourselves healthy and
free from diseases.

Food from Plants

Most of the food that we eat comes from plants. Cereals, pulses, fruits and

vegetables, spices, oil, etc. are all obtained from plants. We also get
beverages like tea and coffee from the plants.

Cereals and Pulses

Food grains like rice, wheat, oats, maize and millets are called cereals. Urad,
gram, arhar, kidney beans, etc. are pulses.

Cereals and pulses together are called food grains. Rice is a staple food in
many parts of the country. Wheat flour is used to make chapatis, bread, etc.

Wheat Rice Maize Pulses Gram

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