2.  1. Introduction
 2. Nutrition and its importance
 3. Various components of food
 4. Balanced diet and its importance
 5. Deficiency diseases.

3. At the end of the lesson, you all will be able to
 1. Define Nutrients and explain its importance.
 2. Identify various components of food-
carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and other
substances such as roughage and water.
 3. Recognize the importance of nutrients.
 4. Appreciate the significance of roughage and
water in a diet.
 5. Discuss the importance of balanced diet.
 6. Identify diseases that are caused due to
deficiencies of certain components of food.

4. Why do we need food?
We need food for energy,
growth, development and to
keep ourselves healthy
The process by which
living organisms obtain
food and utilize it for
their growth and
development is known as
nutrition.
What is nutrition?

7. Q 1. Define nutrients.
Q2. Why do we need food?
Q3. What are the major nutrients of the food?
Q4. Name the followings:
1. Energy giving food:
2. Body building food
3. protective food

8. Two types of
carbohydrates
Simple carbohydrates (sugar)
Complex carbohydrates (starch)

10. These are very high
energy-giving
compounds. They
produce greater
amount of energy
than carbohydrates.
fats

11. Proteins are body
building food.
They are
important for
growth, repair
and maintenance
of the body cells.
Proteins help us to
fight diseases and
infections. Meat,
fish, milk and
pulses are rich in
proteins

12. Vitamins are required
for proper
functioning of our
body. they protect us
from different
diseases.
There are different
types of vitamins
Vitamins A, B, C , D,
E and K. Lack of
vitamins causes
deficiency diseases.
Sources: fruits and
vegetables.

15. 1. What is the role of carbohydrates and fats in our body?
2. Name the food items which are the rich sources of energy giving food.
3. Which food items are called heat and energy giving food? Give two examples.
4. Which food group is called body building food? Why do we need them?
5. What are protective foods? Why are they called so?
6. Name the different types of vitamins needed by our body. Name their
sources.
7. Why do we require mineral in our diet? Name the various minerals essential
for our body.
8. What is roughage? Name the food items rich in roughage.
9. Why water is needed by our body?
10. How much water we should drink in a day?
11. Write the two sources of
A. Carbohydrates B. Fats
C. vitamins D. proteins

16. A diet that contains all
the different types of
nutrients in correct
amounts is termed as a
balanced diet. It also
include enough water
and roughage. It is
required for the proper
growth and
maintenance of our
body

18. 1. what is balanced diet? Why is it important for us?
2. Identify the diseases caused due to deficiency of vitamins and minerals:
a. Night blindness b. Osteoporosis
c. Kwashiorkor d. Anaemia
e. Beri-beri f. Ricket
g. scurvy h. Goiter