Grains

Looking Around 2 — Healthy Food. Rice, wheat, and roti-chawal as energy foods are central to Healthy Food in Looking Around 2.

• Grains are seeds of grass plants — rice, wheat, maize.
• They give us energy to play and study.
• Staple foods of India: roti and rice.

Verbal: Grains like rice and wheat give energy — they are the seeds of grass plants we eat every day.

Symbolic: Wheat → roti; rice → dal-chawal; maize → bhutta. Grains = carbohydrate energy.

Level 1 — Energy food

Grains rich in carbohydrates — body's fuel.

Level 1 — Main Indian grains

Level 1 — Whole vs refined (intro)

Brown rice, whole wheat — more fibre.

Level 2 — Farmers

Paddy fields, wheat harvest Baisakhi.

Level 2 — India

Dal-chawal and roti-sabzi — daily meals.

Why do we eat rice or roti every day?

Step 1 — Grains give **energy**.
Step 2 — Body needs energy to run, think, grow.
Step 3 — Rice/roti are main energy source.
Answer: For energy from carbohydrates.

• Roti comes from which grain?
• Name one grain eaten in your home.
• Rice or mango — which gives more quick energy?

Stretch: Why do farmers celebrate harvest festivals like Baisakhi? Name grain in dosa batter.

Revision tip: Trace roti from wheat plant to your plate — say three steps aloud.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Grains.