Food Materials and Sources

Food Materials and Sources

Plant Part As Food

Sources of Food

Let us now learn about food variety and food sources.

• Plants and animals are the two sources of our food materials. So, we obtain food from plants as well as animals.
• Milk, egg, meat, chicken, fish, prawn, beef, pork etc. are the food products that we get from animals.
• Grain, cereals, vegetables and, fruits are the source of food that comes from plants and plants products.

Plant Source

• For us, several parts of the plant serve as sources of food. We eat fruits, vegetables, cereals, and pulses etc, which are types of food that come from various portions of a plant.
• For example, we eat leafy vegetable, fruits, and some parts of plants like stem and roots.
• Green plants -> are called PRODUCERS because they prepare their own food using light, air (carbon dioxide), water, & chlorophyll (green pigment present in trees) by the process of photosynthesis.
• So, we can say that green plants are the primary source of food.

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• Table Given below shows various edible plant parts that serve as food sources for us.

• When the seeds begin to grow (or germinate) by developing tiny roots, they are called Sprouts
• The food value of seeds can be increased by converting them into sprouts
• They are a rich source of vitamins like vitamin A, B & C
• The method of converting seed into sprouts is called Sprouting.