Eatables like chips, burgers, noodles and pizzas are called junk food. Why should we not eat too much of them? Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browser Disable in this text field Edit Edit in Ginger Edit in Ginger ×

Junk foods are high in calories, sugar and fat, but lack important nutrients like fibre, vitamins and minerals. They are thought to be a key component in the obesity and causes many diseases. We should not eat these more often.

Match the following. Column A Column B p. fried egg (a) boiling q. cake (b) steaming r. idli (c) frying s. rice (d) roasting t. paneer on skewer (e) baking

In frying method, food is cooked in hot oil or ghee. We make fried eggs, purees, samosas, pakoras and finger chips by frying in a wok. Baking is a method of cooking food that uses prolonged dry heat, normally in an oven. Baking of cake involves cooking without adding any liquid or fat. Some food items like idlis, dhokla and momos are often steamed before eating. In this method, we cook food at a high temperature using steam. Boiling is one of the easiest methods for cooking rice. The boiling method involves cooking the food item in boiling water. It can be done in a deep pan. Paneer on a skewer is cooked in an oven or over a fire. This process is called roasting. Paneer, chicken and vegetables are often roasted on a skewer. Column A Column B p. fried egg (c) frying q. cake (e) baking r. idli (b) steaming s. rice (a) boiling t. paneer on skewer (d) roasting