What are sprouted seeds?
The germination seeds at the initial stages when a white structure has grown out of the seed are called sprouted seeds
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sprouting is a natural process by which seeds or spores germinate and put out shoots.
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Food; Where does it come from
FOOD
All living things need energy to do work and for growth and repair. They get this energy from food.
Sources of Food
Plants and animals are the two sources of our food materials
Milk, egg, meat, chicken, fish, prawn, beef, pork etc. are the food products that we get from animals.
Grain, cereals, vegetables and, fruits come from plants and plants products
We eat leafy vegetable, fruits, and some parts of plants like stem and roots.
Ingredients
The materials required to prepare the dish.
Example
To prepare vegetable curry, we need different kinds of vegetables, salt, spices, oil
Edible
The substances which we can eat.
Some plants have two or more edible (eatable) parts. Seeds of mustard plants give us oil and the leaves are used as a vegetable.
Edible parts of the plant
Almost all parts of the plants such as leaves, stems, roots, fruits, and seeds are considered to be edible parts.
a) Roots: We eat plant roots in the form of carrot, turnip, radish and beetroot.
b) Stem: We eat stems of some plants as in sugarcane, coriander. One form of stem tuber is potato. We also eat underground stem in the form of ginger.
c) Leaves: Many green leaves are the sources of calcium. Some leaves that we eat are spinach, cabbage, curry leaves etc. Onion is also a form leaf which is underground.
d) Flowers: Flowers of pumpkin, cauliflower are edible flowers. Some types of roses are also edible.
e) Fruits: We get edible fruits from many plants. Fruits can be fleshy fruits or dry fruits. e.g. mango, guava, orange, apple, pear, grapes, banana etc. Almonds, cashew nut are used as nuts.
Some fruits are used as vegetables. Some of them are brinjal, tomato, lady's finger, beans, bottle guard, snake gourd, bitter gourd etc.
f) Seeds: Seeds which are edible can be used as grains, pulses and oil seeds.
Grains include rice, wheat, jowar, maize etc.
Pulses include grams, peas, beans etc.
Oil seeds include groundnut, sesame, mustard, coconut, sunflower seed etc.
Sprouted Seeds
The germinating seeds at the initial stages when a white structure has grown out of the seed are called Sprouted seeds
How to prepare them
Take some dry seeds of moong or Chana. Put a small quantity of seeds in a container filled with water and leave this aside for a day. Next day, drain the water completely and leave the seeds in the vessel. Wrap them with a piece of wet cloth and set aside. Next day you will white structure has grown out it. These are sprouted seeds. You can eat them as it is or boil them and eat. They are very healthy.
Animals and their food
Based on food they eat, animals are grouped into three groups namely, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers.
a) Herbivores: Animals which eat only plants are called as herbivores. These are also called as grass-eating animals. e.g. Cow, sheep, goat, deer, buffalo, camel etc.
b) Carnivores: Animals which eat only small animals are called as carnivores. These are also called as flesh-eating animals. e.g. Tiger, lion, jackals, vultures etc.
c) Omnivores: Animals which eat both plants and animals are called as omnivores. e.g. Human being, bear, crow etc.
d) Decomposers: Organisms which feed on dead plants, dead animals and rotten materials for their food are called as decomposers. Examples of decomposers include bacteria, fungi, some insects etc.
e) Scavengers: some animals which eat flesh of dead animals are called scavengers. Vultures, Raccoons, Jackals, and Hyenas are some examples scavengers.
.Nectar and Honey
Honey bees collect nectar (sweet juices) from flowers, convert it into honey and store it in their hive. Flowers and their nectar may be available only for a part of year so, bees store their nectar for their use throughout the year.