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You eat some foods raw. You cook some Know It!

foods before you eat them. v Foods are cooked in
different ways– boiling,

frying, roasting, baking,
steaming. Ask your

mother how she cooks
different foods.

Times of Eating

Normally, people eat three times a day—morning (breakfast),

afternoon (lunch) and night (dinner). Different people like to eat

different foods at these times.

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Know It!
v Spices make our food tasty and fragrant. Ask your mother which spices she

uses in cooking.

A Balanced Diet

As there are different types of foods, our diet should include them

all. This will make us strong, healthy and active. Such a diet is

called a balanced diet . It should include cereals (wheat, rice), pulses

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