Growth and Food Needs

1. Growth and Food Needs EVS Grade-3

2. Growth and Food Needs Learning Objectives • In this lesson we will learn about • Requirement of food according to the age

3. Growth and Food Needs Introduction • Different people eat different amounts of food. • The amount of food and type of food consumed by a person depends upon gender, age, occupation and physical activity of a person.

4. Growth and Food Needs Infant Food • From birth till four months of age, small babies take milk. Only milk is able to fulfill their body needs.

5. Growth and Food Needs • Achild of around six months of age is given milk, soft pieces of fruits and semi solid foods .

6. Growth and Food Needs • Growing children need to eat proper amounts of a balanced diet. This diet can include chappatis, rice, vegetables, dal, dosa, idli, utpam, sambhar, fruits and milk.

7. Growth and Food Needs • Old age people prefer to eat easily digestible simple food

8. Growth and Food Needs Did you know? • People, who do hard physical labour eat more chappatis and rice, as compared to those who do their work while sitting in an office