Class 6 Science Fill in the Blanks Chapter 3 – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fill in the Blanks for “Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body” (based on NCERT textbook Curiosity ).

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Fill in the Blanks with Answers for Practice – Chapter 3 – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

This includes Fill in the Blanks normally asked in school exams, tests, and NCERT exercises.

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SET 1 – Fill in the Blanks – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Answer Options:
(carbohydrates, food miles, balanced diet, roughage, iodine)

1. The energy-giving nutrients in our food are called ________.
   Answer: carbohydrates
2. Dietary fibres present in plant-based foods are also known as ________.
   Answer: roughage
3. Common salt mixed with required quantities of ________ salts is called iodised salt.
   Answer: iodine
4. A diet that contains all essential nutrients in the right quantities is called a ________.
   Answer: balanced diet
5. The total distance travelled by a food item from producer to consumer is known as ________.
   Answer: food miles

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SET 2 – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body – Fill in the Blanks

Answer Options:
(vitamins, millets, starch, fat, proteins)

1. Iodine solution turns blue-black in the presence of ________.
   Answer: starch
2. Nutrients that help in body growth and repair are called ________.
   Answer: proteins
3. Nutrients that give stored energy to the body are known as ________.
   Answer: fat
4. Micronutrients that protect our body from diseases are called ________.
   Answer: vitamins
5. Jowar, bajra and ragi are examples of nutrition-rich cereals known as ________.
   Answer: millets

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SET 3 – Fill in the Blanks – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Answer Options:
(Scurvy, glucose, goitre, carbohydrates, rickets)

1. ________ is a disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C.
   Answer: Scurvy
2. A marathon runner drinks ________ water for instant energy.
   Answer: glucose
3. Deficiency of iodine in the diet leads to ________.
   Answer: goitre
4. Wheat, rice and maize are rich sources of ________.
   Answer: carbohydrates
5. Soft and bent bones in children are symptoms of ________.
   Answer: rickets

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Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body – SET 4 – Fill in the Blanks

Answer Options:
(energy-giving, vitamins and minerals, hibernation, sil-batta, dietary fibre)

1. Carbohydrates and fats are also called ________ nutrients.
   Answer: energy-giving
2. Raw plant foods like fruits and vegetables are good sources of ________.
   Answer: dietary fibre
3. Polar bears survive long winter sleep due to fat stored under their skin during ________.
   Answer: hibernation
4. Traditional grinding in earlier times was done using the ________.
   Answer: sil-batta
5. Nutrients that protect the body from diseases are ________.
   Answer: vitamins and minerals

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SET 5 – Fill in the Blanks – Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

Answer Options:
(calcium, chulha, nutrients, digestive system, fortification)

1. Substances in food that provide energy and help growth are called ________.
   Answer: nutrients
2. Earlier, most cooking in homes was done using a ________.
   Answer: chulha
3. Milk, curd and paneer are rich sources of ________.
   Answer: calcium
4. Adding additional nutrients to packaged foods is called ________.
   Answer: fortification
5. Water helps the body absorb nutrients and supports the ________.
   Answer: digestive system

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