Sources of food3 Prasanta Choudhury Teaching Points a

Sources of food-3 Prasanta Choudhury

Teaching Points: • • (a) Name of parts of a plant (b) Definition of different parts of a plant (c) Which part of the plants we eat? (d) Examples of plant sources of food

Some Questions and Answer • • • • • Teacher: We eat different parts of a plant e. g. Beetroot, Sweet Potato etc. Sugarcane, garlic, Ginger etc. Cabbage, spinach, lettuce etc. Cauliflower, Broccoli etc. Question: What common do you find amongst Brinjal, Tomato, and Mango? Answer: All are the fruits of different plants. Question: What common do you find amongst Cauliflower and Broccoli? Answer: All are the flowers of different plants Question: What common do you find amongst Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint? Answer: Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint are the herbs we eat. Question: What common do you find amongst Sunflower, Sesame, Flaxseed and groundnut? Answer: All are the seeds of different plants.

Introduction • Cadets, it seems that you know the names of the some plant sources of food that we eat. Do you know what do we eat the fruits and seeds of different plants? What are those plants whose fruits and seeds we eat? • So, to give you a brief idea about the eatable fruits and seeds we shall discuss today about the fruits and seeds.

Important Points • Fruits: The fleshy and eatable parts of a flowering plant that bear the seeds in them are know as fruits. • Fruits are rich in Minerals and vitamins. e. g. Tomato, Brinjal, Mango, Orange, Banana etc.

Important Points • Seeds: • The parts of a plant which can reproduce another plant of the same kind are known as seeds. • Seeds are a good source of nutrients because they contain all the nutrients needed for the growth of young plants. • e. g. Cereal grains like Wheat, Rice, Maize, Oat and Millets. • Legumes like Beans and Dals. • Nuts like Almond, Groundnut, Walnut and Cachew. • Oil seeds like Sesame, Sunflower, Flaxseed and Groundnut. • Spices such as Cumin (Jeera) and Fenugreek (Methi). • Other Plant products: • Herbs like Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint. • Spices like Clove, Cardamon and Pepper • Beverages like Coffee, Cocoa and Tea.

Some Questions & Answers • • • Question: Why do we eat fruits? Answer: We eat fruits because they are rich in vitamins and minerals. Question: Why do we eat seeds of plants? Answer: We eat seeds because they are the reservoir of nutrients. Seeds contain all the nutrients required for the growth of a young plant. Question: What do you mean by sprouted seeds? Answer: Seeds with a shoot or leaves are known as sprouted seeds.

Some Questions & Answers • • • Question: What is Germination? Answer: A process of growth of a plant from a seed is known as germination. Question: Give few examples of seed we eat. Answer: Cereal grains like Wheat, Rice, Maize, Oat and Millets. Legumes like Beans and Dals. Nuts like Almond, Groundnut, Walnut and Cachew. Oil seeds like Sesame, Sunflower, Flaxseed and Groundnut. Spices such as Cumin (Jeera) and Fenugreek (Methi).

Recollection of Memory • Fruits: • The fleshy and eatable parts of a flowering plant that bear the seeds in them are known as fruits. • Fruits are rich in fruits and vitamins. • e. g. Tomato, Brinjal, Mango, Orange, Banana etc. • Seeds: • The parts of a plant which can reproduce another plant of the same kind are known as seeds. • Seeds are a good source of nutrients because they contain all the nutrients needed for the growth of young plants. e. g. • Cereal grains like Wheat, Rice, Maize, Oat and Millets. • Legumes like Beans and Dals. • Nuts like Almond, Groundnut, Walnut and Cachew. • Oil seeds like Sesame, Sunflower, Flaxseed and Groundnut. • Spices such as Cumin (Jeera) and Fenugreek (Methi). • Other Plant products: • Herbs like Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint. • Spices like Clove, Cardamon and Pepper • Beverages like Coffee, Cocoa and Tea

Questions • 1. Question: What commen do you find amongst Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint? • Answer: Coriander (Dhania), Celery, Parsley and Mint are the herbs we eat. • 2. Question? Name the nut used to prepare hair oil? • Answer: Almond is used to prepare hair oil.