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The Food We Eat
We need good food for health. We need food to grow, stay alive and remain healthy. We get most of our food from plants and animals. Food gives us energy to work and play. Good food helps us to keep healthy and fight against diseases.

1. Energy giving foods:

Energy giving food gives us energy to work and play. Some examples of energy giving foods are potato, rice, bread, etc.

2. Body – building food –

You must have grown taller and stronger from what you were at the age of three.
Body – building food promotes growth and help in repair of our wounds. Food items such as milk, eggs,
cheese, fish, beans, nuts, pulses, and meat are examples of body – building food. The material needed by the
body to repair the injured parts is obtained from these food items.

3. Protective Food -

Eating protective food items prevent us from falling sick often. Green leafy vegetables
and fruits are called protective food. Milk and milk products are also examples of protective foods.
It is important to take all these types of food everyday in right amounts.