Simple Learning

 

Food :Where does it come From? 

There seems to be so much variety in the food that we eat. 

Food material and sources 

It may be easy for us to guess the sources of some of the ingredients like Rice, urad dal, salt, water, chicken, spices, oil/ghee, water, milk, sugar etc. 

Where do they come? 

They come from plants, 

What are the sources of rice or wheat? 

The sources of rice and wheat i.e paddy or wheat fields with rows and rows of plants, which gives us grains. 

There are food items like milk, eggs, meat which come from animals. 

Plant parts and animal products as food

Plants are one source of our food. Plants are the sources of food ingredients like grains, cereals, vegetables and fruits. 

Animal provide us with milk, meat products and eggs. 

Cow, goats and Buffalo are some common animals which give us milk. 

Some plants have two or more edible (catable) parts. 

Seeds of mustard(Sarsoo) 0 plants give us oil and the leaves are used as vegetable. 

Where do honey come from, and how it is produced? 

Bees collect nectar (sweet juices) from flowers, convert it into honey and store it in their hive. 

Flowers and their nectar may be available only for a parts of the year.