Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of eating wholesome food in moderate quantities appropriate for the season, time, and place.
- Explore the variety of food consumed in different regions and the traditional food items based on locally grown crops.
- Examine how food habits and cooking practices have evolved from traditional methods to modern techniques.
- Identify the major nutrients in food, including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, and their roles in the body.
- Understand diseases caused by the deficiency of vitamins and minerals, such as scurvy and goitre.
- Define a balanced diet that includes all essential nutrients, roughage, and water in the right amounts for proper growth and development.
- Conduct simple tests to detect the presence of starch, fats, and proteins in food items.
- Identify foods high in sugar and fats but low in essential nutrients, and understand their impact on health.
- Recognize millets as nutritious grains that provide essential nutrients and are suitable for various climatic conditions.
- Understand the concept of food miles and the importance of reducing them to support local farmers and maintain food freshness.