Name: What Is a Balanced Diet?
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min 50 s
Description: We eat when we are hungry but are we sure if we are taking all the minerals that are required for our body? Watch this video to know about a balanced diet.

Question

Match the statements that suit the nutrients correctly.

Nutrients	Food Materials
1. Carbohydrates	a. fenugreek (menthya), carrot, sprouted seeds, fish oil, green-yellow vegetables.
2. Lipid	b. ragi, wheat, jowar, foxtail millets, little millets, bread, honey.
3. Protein	c. groundnut, meat, fish, dry coconut, sesame, egg yolk.
4. Vitamin	d. vegetables, fruits, lemon, cereals.
5. Minerals	e. cucumber, watermelon, grapes, radish, ash gourd, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower.
6. Water	f. cow beans, red gram, black-eyed beans, milk, green gram, soybean.

Accepted Answer

1-b

Carbohydrates are the food source which we get from sugar and starchy food like ragi, wheat, jowar, foxtail millets, little millets, bread, honey. These are known as energy giving foods as it helps in performing the functions of the body and to do daily activities.

2-c

Lipids are found in groundnut, meat, fish, dry coconut, sesame, egg yolk. Excess fats are stored under the skin and around the organs.

3-f

Proteins help our body to grow. They are found in food like cow beans, red gram, black-eyed beans, milk, green gram, soybean. These are known as body-building foods as it builds and repairs our body tissues.

4-a

Vitamins are found in fruits and vegetables. fenugreek (menthya), carrot, sprouted seeds, fish oil, green-yellow vegetables are some sources of vitamins. Vitamins and minerals together are known as protective nutrients.

5-d

Minerals are also present in fruits and vegetables. They protect the body against diseases. Vegetables, fruits, lemon, cereals are some sources of minerals.

6-e

Many fruits and vegetables have water in them. Cucumber, watermelon, grapes, radish, ash gourd, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower are water rich food that can help us stay hydrated. About 60 percent of an adult human body contains water.

Nutrients Food Materials

1. Carbohydrates b. ragi, wheat, jowar, foxtail millets, little millets, bread, honey.

2. Lipid c. groundnut, meat, fish, dry coconut, sesame, egg yolk.

3. Protein f. cow beans, red gram, black-eyed beans, milk, green gram, soybean.

4. Vitamin a. fenugreek (menthya), carrot, sprouted seeds, fish oil, green-yellow vegetables.

5. Minerals d. vegetables, fruits, lemon, cereals.

6. Water e. cucumber, watermelon, grapes, radish, ash gourd, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower.

Column A	Column B
Diseases caused	Deficiency of
1. PEM	a) Vitamin A
2. Beriberi	b) Vitamin D
3. Scurvy	c) Vitamin B
4. Goitre	d) Roughage
5. Rickets	e) Proteins
6. Night blindness	f) Vitamin C
7. Constipation	g) Iodine

Column A	Column B
a. Fruit	i. Heat and energy
b. Starch	ii. Meat
c. Bile	iii. Minerals
d. Fats	iv. Liver
e. Proteins	v. Carbohydrates

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