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What are the 5 components or areas of specialization in Home science?
Fresh Roses Fill Happy Corners
If we deep fry spinach and methi, which vitamin will be lost?
Vitamin A
If fruits are cooked which vitamin will be lost?
Vitamin C
What happens when fish, meat and egg are over cooked?
protein gets coagulated
and the food becomes soft,
the food loses its moisture and
becomes dry and rubbery, and the
food becomes difficult to digest.
Which vitamin is lost when we cook food at high temperature?
Vitamin A
Which two self-employment opportunities are available to youth in the field of interior decoration.
Interior Designer
Furniture Designer
Conducting hobby courses/ class
A method of cooking in which food is put on a tawa or sand. Provide two advanges and 2 disadvantage.
Roasting.
Advantage:
Food is tastier, Roasting adds variety to our food.
Disadvantage:
It is a slow method of cooking, Roasted food is too dry.
Mention any 2 disadvantages of frying
Difficult to digest
Has many calories
Bad for health.
Which vitamin is lost when the food is soaked for a long time or if we used baking soda in cooking?
Vitamin B
Milk is a good source of B2. B2 gets destroyed when milk is exposed to ____________
Sunlight
What is germination?
It is a process in which small shoots come out of the pulses or cereals when these are kept in small amounts of water.
State any two advantages and 1 disadvantage of pressure cooking.
- It kills all microbes.
Saves fuel.
Several food items can be cooked together.
Reduces nutrient loss.
Disadvantage: If cooked for longer, food can get burnt.
Mention any three advantages of steaming.
- Reduces cookin time.
- Nutrients, color and flavour are conserved.
- Light, and easy to digest.
Write any three precautions while boiling food.
Wash raw food items well before boiling.
Cover the raw food item with enough water before boiling.
3. Do not throw away the extra water. Use this to cook some other food.
Food cooks faster with a well-fitting lid.
Do not boil food for too long, as some nutrients may be destroyed.
Which vitamin is lost when is chop vegetables finely, wash after cutting, or if we over cook or cook with soda?
Vitamin C
State any 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of boiling.
Advantage:
It is a safe and simple method of cooking
Food does not get charred. Charred means burnt.
It is suitable for large-scale cooking (cooking in large quantities).
Boiled food is easy to digest.
Disadvantage:
If the water in which food is boiled is thrown away, we lose nutrients.
Boiled food is not tasty.
State 2 advantages and 1 disadvantage of stewing/simmering?
Advantage: It retains the juices, food tastes good, nutrients are conserved.
Disadvantage: It takes longer time to cook.
Mention any 2 advantages of frying.
Fried food has a longer shelf life than food cooked by other methods.
Fried food is very appetising.
Frying is a quick method of cooking.
4 employment opportunities in the field of Human development.
Running a day care.
Starting tuition for children.
Counselling services for children and adults.
Selling educational toys.
Opening an orphanage or old age home.
Is Home Science for both genders? Why?
Both need to excel in today's competitive world.
Both need to share house hold duties.
Both need to manage resources.
Both need to solve problem together.
It provides career opportunities to both genders
It provides skills to enhance living standards
Why it is important to enhance nutritive value of food?
1. To meet our nutritional requirements.
2. Provides opportunity for proper selection and preparation.
3. It provides balanced diet.
4. It improved flavour and texture.
5. Adds variety to our food.
6. Prevents deficiency diseases.
7. Develops good eating habits.
Write any 5 ways to conserve nutrients during cooking.
Wash vegetables before cutting them.
Scrape the peel of vegetables as thin as possible because vitamins and minerals are found just below the skin.
Cut vegetables into big pieces just before cooking.
If we want to boil vegetables, first boil the water and then put the vegetables in the boiling water.
Use just enough water for cooking.
Do not use baking soda while cooking
Mentiona any 5 precautions to take while frying.
Food should be cut into the same sizes and shapes.
The ghee or oil should be well heated, then the flame should be reduced.
A few pieces of food should be put in one at a time.
Fried food should be placed on a clean, absorbent kitchen napkin or brown paper.
Food should be fried to a golden brown colour on both sides by turning over the food.
Your friend passed 12th. Provide him with various sources of imformation he can use for career guidance.
Career Counselling Centres
School or College Career Guidance Cell
Career Portals and Government Websites
Newspapers and Magazine
Internet and Educational App
Importance of Home science
It helps in :
- Developing interpersonal skills
- Managing resources
- Improve economic condition
- Enhance traditional knowledge from elders
- Science and technology equip us to deal with challenges of the 21st century.
- It provides us with job opportunities.