EVS / Science

Food We Eat

Class 2

🎯 Learning Objectives

I can name different types of food we eat.
I can tell the difference between healthy food and junk food.
I can name foods we eat at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I can understand why eating healthy food is important.

📖 Let Us Begin!

We eat food every day. Food gives us energy to play, study, and grow.

There are many types of food. Some food is very good for our body. Some food is not so good if we eat too much of it.

Let us learn about the food we eat!

Types of Food

Type	Examples	Good For
Fruits	Mango, banana, apple, orange, guava	Give us vitamins. Keep us healthy.
Vegetables	Spinach, carrot, potato, tomato, peas	Give us vitamins and minerals. Make us strong.
Grains	Rice, wheat (roti), dal, bread	Give us energy to work and play.
Dairy	Milk, curd, butter, paneer, ghee	Make our bones and teeth strong.
Pulses	Dal, rajma, chana, moong	Help our body grow and repair.

Meena eats rice, dal, sabzi, and curd for lunch. She is eating grains, pulses, vegetables, and dairy. This is a healthy meal!

Healthy Food and Junk Food

Healthy food is good for our body. It helps us grow, stay strong, and feel well.

Examples of healthy food: fruits, vegetables, dal, milk, roti, rice, eggs.

Junk food has too much oil, sugar, or salt. It is tasty but not good if we eat it every day.

Examples of junk food: chips, cold drinks, chocolates, fried snacks, biscuits.

Arjun loves chips and cold drinks. His mother says, "Eat fruits and milk too! Junk food is okay sometimes, but not every day."

Our Meal Times

Breakfast (morning): Idli, poha, paratha, bread, milk, banana.

Lunch (afternoon): Rice, dal, sabzi, roti, curd, salad.

Dinner (evening/night): Roti, dal, sabzi, khichdi.

We should also drink plenty of water throughout the day.

📝 Key Words

Word	Meaning
Healthy food	Food that is good for our body and helps us grow
Junk food	Food with too much oil, sugar, or salt — not good in large amounts
Dairy	Food made from milk — like curd, butter, and paneer
Grains	Seeds we eat like rice, wheat, and dal
Vitamins	Things in food that keep us healthy and strong

⭐ Key Points to Remember

We eat food to get energy and to grow.
Fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and pulses are healthy foods.
Junk food like chips and cold drinks should not be eaten every day.
We eat three meals a day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Drinking plenty of water every day is very important.

✏️ Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. Milk, curd, and butter are foods.

2. Chips and cold drinks are examples of food.

3. We eat in the morning.

4. Rice and roti give us to work and play.

5. Fruits and vegetables give us .

B. Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is a healthy food?

(a) Chips(b) Cold drink(c) Banana(d) Chocolate

2. Which food makes our bones strong?

(a) Chips(b) Milk(c) Cold drink(d) Biscuits

3. What do we eat in the afternoon?

(a) Breakfast(b) Dinner(c) Lunch(d) Snack

C. Short Answer Questions

1. Name two healthy foods and two junk foods.

2. Why should we eat healthy food?

3. What did you eat for breakfast today?

🎨 Fun Activity -- My Food Diary

Write what you ate today in the table below. Then put a tick if it is healthy food.

Meal	What I Ate	Healthy? (Yes/No)
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

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Learning Objectives

I can name different types of food we eat.
I can tell the difference between healthy food and junk food.
I can name foods we eat at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I can understand why eating healthy food is important.

Let Us Begin!

We eat food every day. Food gives us energy to play, study, and grow. There are many types of food. Some food is very good for our body. Some food is not so good if we eat too much of it.

Types of Food

Type	Examples	Good For
Fruits	Mango, banana, apple, orange	Give us vitamins. Keep us healthy.
Vegetables	Spinach, carrot, potato, tomato	Give us vitamins and minerals.
Grains	Rice, wheat (roti), dal, bread	Give us energy to work and play.
Dairy	Milk, curd, butter, paneer	Make our bones and teeth strong.
Pulses	Dal, rajma, chana, moong	Help our body grow and repair.

Meena eats rice, dal, sabzi, and curd for lunch. She is eating grains, pulses, vegetables, and dairy. This is a healthy meal!

Healthy Food and Junk Food

Healthy food is good for our body. Examples: fruits, vegetables, dal, milk, roti, rice, eggs.

Junk food has too much oil, sugar, or salt. Examples: chips, cold drinks, chocolates, fried snacks.

Junk food is okay sometimes, but not every day. Always eat healthy food first!

Key Words and Meanings

Word	Meaning
Healthy food	Food that is good for our body and helps us grow
Junk food	Food with too much oil, sugar, or salt
Dairy	Food made from milk — like curd, butter, and paneer
Grains	Seeds we eat like rice, wheat, and dal
Vitamins	Things in food that keep us healthy and strong

Key Points to Remember

We eat food to get energy and to grow.
Fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy, and pulses are healthy foods.
Junk food like chips and cold drinks should not be eaten every day.
We eat three meals a day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Drinking plenty of water every day is very important.

Practice Questions

A. Fill in the Blanks

Milk, curd, and butter are foods.
Chips and cold drinks are examples of food.
We eat in the morning.
Rice and roti give us to work and play.
Fruits and vegetables give us .

B. Multiple Choice Questions

Which is a healthy food?
(a) Chips(b) Cold drink(c) Banana(d) Chocolate
Which food makes our bones strong?
(a) Chips(b) Milk(c) Cold drink(d) Biscuits
What do we eat in the afternoon?
(a) Breakfast(b) Dinner(c) Lunch(d) Snack

C. Short Answer Questions

Name two healthy foods and two junk foods.
Why should we eat healthy food?
What did you eat for breakfast today?

Fun Activity -- My Food Diary

Write what you ate today in the table below. Then write if it is healthy food or junk food.

Meal	What I Ate	Healthy or Junk?
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Food We Eat

🎯 Learning Objectives

📖 Let Us Begin!

Types of Food

Healthy Food and Junk Food

Our Meal Times

📝 Key Words

✏️ Practice Questions

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