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LP-7 Food Group

Food
Groups

Energy-giving Disease-
Food fighting food
Food for
growth

They Ex-Rice,
provide chapatti, Ex-
energy corn, They Fruits
to work butter keep our and
and play body fit. vegetabl
es

They help Ex-Dal,
us grow nuts,
and build egg,
bones and chicken,
muscles. milk

Learning objective: Children will learn about different groups of food.

 Food is an important part of our life. We eat food because it provides
us energy and protects us from the diseases.

 There is variety of food items and they are all divided into different
groups.
 Energy giving food- They give our body energy to work and play.
Examples- rice, bread, butter, etc.
 Body building food- They help our body to grow and build our bones
and muscles. Examples- eggs, chicken, milk, dal, etc.
 Protective food- They help us to keep our body fit by protecting us
from various harmful diseases. Examples- fruits and vegetables.