Chapter 2: Components of Food

Boojho was having difficulty seeing things in dim light. The doctor tested his eyesight and prescribed a particular vitamin supplement. He also advised hint to include a few food items in his diet. 

(a) Which deficiency disease is he suffering from? 

(b) Which food component may be lacking in his diet? 

(c) Suggest some food items that he should include in his diet. (Any four) 

Solve the cross-word puzzle given below from the clues given below 

Across 

1. Lack of nutrients in our diet over a long period causes these diseases (10) 

2. Rice and potato are rich in this type of carbohydrate (6) 

3. Deficiency disease in bones making it become soft and bent (7) 

4. The diet that provides all the nutrients that our body needs, in the right quantities, along with an adequate amount of roughage and water (8. 4) 

5. Deficiency disease with bleeding gums (6) 

6. Disease caused due to deficiency of iodine (6) 

Down 

7. Starch and sugar in our food are rich in this type of energy-giving nutrient (13) 

8. The term is given to the useful components of food (9) 

9. The disease caused by deficiency of iron in diet (7) 

10. Green leafy vegetables, liver and apples are rich in this mineral (4) 

11. Deficiency disease caused due to lack of vitamin B1, in the diet (8) 

Observe the items given below carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

a) Food item rich in carbohydrates is (i) _____. 

b) Egg is a rich source of protein, the mineral (ii) ____ and vitamin (iii) _____. 

c) (iv) _____ is a rich source of fat. 

d) Milk provides (v) _____ vitamin D and (vi) _____ (mineral) 

SNAKES AND LADDERS 

Make a board game just like 'snakes and ladders' with 10 x 10 grid boxes. The mouth of the snake will represent the faulty food habit or faulty method of cooking. Its tail will represent the deficiency disease caused or loss of any nutrient in food. Similarly, the box at the base of a ladder will represent healthy food habits or healthy methods of cooking. Its upper end will represent the beneficial effect of that habit. Complete the board and play with your friends.