Charu Maini, Meenambika Menon and, Vandana Saxena Solutions for Chapter: Know the Food You Eat, Exercise 3: EXERCISES
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Questions from Charu Maini, Meenambika Menon and, Vandana Saxena Solutions for Chapter: Know the Food You Eat, Exercise 3: EXERCISES with Hints & Solutions
Name a protein-rich food.

Fill in the blanks:
(1) _____ will give (2) _____ colour when tested with iodine solution, whereas, dal (pulse) will give (3) _____ colour when tested with the copper sulphate and caustic soda solution for the presence of (4) _____ in it.

Give three sources of the following:
Protein-rich food obtained from animals.

Give three sources of the following:
Protein-rich food obtained from plants.

Give three sources of the following:
Fat-rich food.

Food items are processed for increasing their shelf life and for convenience in cooking and carrying but this lowers their nutritional value. The methods used for processing foods include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration, dehusking, refining and pasteurisation. Processed foods may be unhealthy or healthy. Unhealthy processed foods are canned foods, white breads, high-calorie snack foods like chips, sweetened breakfast cereals and processed meats. Healthy processed foods are frozen vegetables, fruits and vegetable juices, frozen meats and pasteurised and homogenised milk.
Why is white bread considered unhealthy processed food?

Food items are processed for increasing their shelf life and for convenience in cooking and carrying but this lowers their nutritional value. The methods used for processing foods include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration, dehusking, refining and pasteurisation. Processed foods may be unhealthy or healthy. Unhealthy processed foods are canned foods, white breads, high-calorie snack foods like chips, sweetened breakfast cereals and processed meats. Healthy processed foods are frozen vegetables, fruits and vegetable juices, frozen meats and pasteurised and homogenised milk.
Why do potato chips have lower nutritive value as compared to baked or boiled potatoes?

Food items are processed for increasing their shelf life and for convenience in cooking and carrying but this lowers their nutritional value. The methods used for processing foods include canning, freezing, refrigeration, dehydration, dehusking, refining and pasteurisation. Processed foods may be unhealthy or healthy. Unhealthy processed foods are canned foods, white breads, high-calorie snack foods like chips, sweetened breakfast cereals and processed meats. Healthy processed foods are frozen vegetables, fruits and vegetable juices, frozen meats and pasteurised and homogenised milk.
Give two advantages of using processed food.
