Class 6 Science — Chapter 3: What Do We Eat?
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What you'll learn
- ▸Food Diversity Across Regions
- ▸Changes in Culinary Practices
- ▸Introduction to Food Components
- ▸Carbohydrates as Energy-Giving Foods
- ▸Fats as Stored Energy
- ▸Proteins as Body-Building Foods
- ▸Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- “ कोऽरुक? कोऽरुक? कोऽरुक? हितभुक मितभुक ऋतभुक” (सुभाषित) Who is healthy? Who is healthy? Who is healthy? One who eats food that is wholesome, in moderate quantities, and appropriate for the season, time, and place. (Wise saying) आज का विचार Medu and Mishti read Thought of the day 'thought of the day' on अन्नेन जातानि जीवन्ति the school noticeboard annena jātāni jīvanti every day. Today's thought, तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद 'annena jātāni jīvanti', Taittiriya Upanishada makes them curious. Mishti tells Medu that it is a Sanskrit saying which means 'food gives life to living beings.' Let us try…
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- Which food component is described as providing instant energy, like the glucose a marathon runner drinks? Get Solution →
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Did you know?
- 💡 Humans first cooked food over fire nearly two million years ago.
- 💡 Honey is the only food that never spoils, found in ancient tombs.
- 💡 Purple carrots were common before orange varieties became popular.
- 💡 Strawberries are not true berries, but bananas and avocados are.
- 💡 Chocolate was once so valuable it was used as money by ancient civilizations.
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