Food group : Animal source

(2) Animal sources : Non-Vegetarian food :

It includes meat, chicken, eggs, fish, diary products.

A. Meat/ Beef /Pork:

It includes every edible part of animal body such as muscles, fat, heart, kidney, small intestines, tongue, brain, tiny bones, cartileges etc

Meat: It is the meat from lambs, sheeps and most widely used as food in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Middle East.

Beef: It is the meat from bovines usually domistic cattle such as bull, cow, buffollow etc.
Beef is the principal meats used in Europe, Americain, Austrelia and also in Africa.

Beef is not commonly eaten in India as it is taboo for Hindus and also for Buddhists.

Pork : Pork is the meat from domestic pigs and used as food worldwide.

B Birds:
Such as chicken, duck, turkey, piegeons are used as food.

C Fish :
Fish are important source of human food world over. There are thousands of varieties of edible fish. Fish are either obtained from sea, fresh water or cultivated in ponds.

D Eggs :
Eggs of hens, duck, fish are commonly eaten but eggs of gull, penguin, crocodile, ostrich etc are also eaten.

Birds , animals and fish are cultivated for eggs. Eggs are eaten raw, boiled, cookes, scrambles. They are also part of many delicious sweet dishes such as cakes, puddings, custurds etc.

E Milk & Milk products:
Milk and milk products are important part of human food. Cattles such as cow, buffellow, sheep are domisticated for milk. Milk of Raindeer, also used.

Milk is used most as a drink either as milk or part of tea / coffee.

Milk products such as cream, curd, buttermilk, butter, cheese , ghee are regular part of everyday meals. Milk is also stored as milk powder.