Food Sources

• Food that comes from plants includes fruits, vegetables, and grains.
• Food that comes from animals includes milk, eggs, meat, and honey.
• Rice and wheat are plant foods that give us energy.
• Milk is an animal food that helps build strong bones.

Level 1 — Core idea

Verbal: Every food we eat comes from either a plant or an animal.

Symbolic: Plant food → fruit, vegetable, grain; Animal food → milk, egg, meat, honey.

Visual: Draw two baskets — one labelled 'From Plants' and one labelled 'From Animals' — and sort foods into them.

Level 2 — Going deeper

Some foods, like bread, are made using plant grains (wheat), showing how one plant source can become many different foods.

NCERT anchor

NCERT Looking Around 3 has lessons on where our food comes from, connecting farms and animals to our meals.

You drink a glass of milk. Where does this food come from?

Step 1 — Milk is given by animals such as cows
Step 2 — So milk is an **animal** food source
Answer: Milk comes from **animals** ✓

You eat an apple. Where does this food come from?

Step 1 — Apple grows on a tree
Step 2 — Trees are **plants**
Answer: Apple comes from a **plant** ✓

• Name two foods that come from plants.
• Name two foods that come from animals.
• Is honey a plant food or an animal food?
• Stretch: Why might a farmer grow both crops and keep animals?

Revision tip: Look at your lunch and sort each food as 'from plant' or 'from animal'.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Food Sources.