Activity:
The names of some foods are given below:
(rice, carrot, black channa, apple, banana, coconut, peanuts, milk, cucumber Group them according to the given categories.)
Food eaten only after cooking – rice
Food eaten raw – coconut, apple, cucumber
Food eaten both cooked and raw – banana, carrot, black channa, peanuts, milk
Make a list of the utensils used for cooking in your house.
Utensils
1. Pressure cooker
2. Frying Pen
3. Whisk
4. Knives
5. Dutch oven
6. Tava
Something to Know
A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Pulses are prepared by boiling them in water.
2. Idlis can be cooked by steam obtained by boiling water.
3. vegetables are often cooked by direct heating on fire.
4. Biscuits and breads are prepared by baking in an oven.
5. Vegetables, like carrots and radish, are often eaten in their raw form.
B. Write True or False for the following statements.
1. There are many different methods of cooking food. True
2. Pulses are generally cooked in a pressure cooker. True
3. Consuming a lot of fried food is good for our health. False
4. Some vegetables are generally eaten without cooking them. True
5. Eggs can be cooked by boiling. True
C. Tick (✔) the correct option.
1. A pressure cooker is usually used for-
(a) frying
(b) boiling (✔)
(c) roasting
(d) baking
Answer – (b) boiling (✔)
2. Baking is generally not used for preparing-
(a) pulses (✔)
(b) cakes
(c) biscuits
(d) pizza
Answer – (a) pulses (✔)
3. It is advisable to eat as little as possible of-
(a) baked food
(c) fried food (✔)
(b) steamed food
(d) boiled food
Answer – (c) fried food (✔)
D. Match the following:
1. pulses c. pressure cooker
2. idli d. steamer
3. cake e. oven
4. chappati b. griddle (tawa)
5. eggs a. a metal bowl
D. Answer the following questions in brief.
1. In what form, early man used to eat food?
Answer – Early man used to eat food in raw form.
2. Name any three different methods of cooking food.
Answer – Three different methods of cooking food are by boiling, steaming and baking.
3. List the methods of cooking which require water.
Answer – Steaming and boiling are the cooking method which require water.
4. Name the oldest method of cooking known to man.
Answer – Direct heating is the oldest method of cooking known to man.
5. How is baking done?
Answer – Baking is usually done in an oven with or without using oil.
E. Answer the following questions.
1. Write two benefits of eating cooked food.
Answer – Two benefits of eating cooked food are
Cooking makes food soft, lastly and easily digestible.
It makes food germ free and safe to eat.
2. What can happen to vegetables when they are over cooked?
Answer – Overcooking can destroy many nutrients of vegetables.
3. Differentiate between boiling and frying.
Answer – Boiling
Food is cooked by boiling it in water for sometimes
It is a healthy method of cooking.
Frying
Food is cooked by frying ingredients in hot oil.
It is non healthy method of cooking.
Value Based Question
Tanya was invited to Mahima’s birthday party. She was excited to meet her friends there. Mahima’s mother arranged many food items like sprouts, french fries, burgers, upma, idli and cutlets.
After the cake was cut, Tanya helped Mahima in serving the food. While doing so she observed that most of her friends took french fries, cutlets and burgers. But Tanya avoided all such foods and opted for upma and idli.
1. Name the healthy food items served in the party.
Answer – The healthy food items served in party are upma and idlli.
2. What do you think about the choice of Tanya’s friends?
Answer – Tanya’s friend chose unhealthy junk foods which were deep fried and these foods basically advised to avoid.
3. How do you help your friend at his/her birthday party?
Answer – I can help my friend to serve the food, for decorations and for inviting friends.
4. What food items would you serve at your birthday party?
Answer – We will serve healthy food items like upma, fruit salad, juice and sandwiches.
Something to Do
1. Fill the crossword using the hints given below:
ACROSS
(a) It is usually done in an oven.
(b) Pulses are usually made by using this method of cooking.
DOWN
(a) Lot of oil is used in this method of cooking.
(b) Food, cooked by this method, is generally easy to digest.
2. Write the usual method of cooking of each of the item listed below:
1. Cake – Baking
2. Chappati – Roasting
3. Jalebi – Frying
4. Dhokla – Steaming
5. Dal – Boiling
3. Be a Chef: Pen down a recipe of your favourite dish and write down the method of cooking used by you.
Answer – Students will do this at their own.
4. Prepare a chart listing the various methods of cooking; the food items that are usually cooked by each of these methods, and the advantages and disadvantages of using each method.
Answer – Various methods of cooking are –
Boiling
Poaching
Steaming
Stewing
Braising
Frying
Boiling
Rice, Dal and so many food items are usually cooked by these methods.
Advantages –
• Digestible.
• Appropriate for large-scale cooking and economic to fuel.
• Nutritious, well-flavored stock can be produced.
Disadvantages –
• Flavours and colour of food in cooking liquid.
• Loss of water-soluble vitamins and nutrients.
Poaching
Poaching is the cooking of food in the required amount of liquid at just below boiling point. Eggs items are usually cooked by these methods.
Advantages of Poaching
• Food with delicate texture is cooked without breaking up.
• Poached foods are easy to digest.
• Addition of fat is not required (Good for health conscious).
Disadvantages of Poaching
• Not suitable for large pieces of food.
• Some flavour and nutrients are lost in cooking liquid.
• Little development in colour and flavour.
Other methods of cooking will be done by the students as a homework.