Healthy Eating

Read, write and learn the following words:

to avoid – уникати

at least – щонайменше, принаймні

nutritious – поживний

to dice - нарізати кубиками

to mean – означати

to pour - лити(ся), наливати

to boil - варити, кипіти

to enjoy - насолоджуватись

flavour - смак, приємний аромат

teaspoon - чайна ложка
dairy products - молочні продукти

ripe - спілий

Match two parts of the sentences.

1. To eat is a necessity, ….                                            a) not live to eat.

2. You are ….                                                                    b) for the brain. 

3. One should eat to live …                                         c) but to eat intelligently is an art.

4. An apple a day…                                                        d) what you eat.

5. Eating carrots is…                                                       e)  if we want to stay healthy.

6. Warm milk helps you …                                                f)  good for your eyes.

7. It is important to eat fruit and vegetables …              g) to sleep.

8. Eat at pleasure,    ...                                                         h) from catching cold.   

9. Garlic keeps you  ...                                                         i) drink with measure.

10. Fish is good ...                                              h) keeps a doctor away.

Text for reading:

GET BACK TO THE PLEASURE OF HEALTHY EATING

1) Your natural wisdom about whole foods is a lot more reliable than you think. If you lose sight of the big picture and choose foods by their calorie and fat content, your judgment about what’s good for you and what isn’t gets less clear. Fat-free snacks and treats start to look just as good for you as apples or carrot sticks. Diet soda seems like a much better ‘deal’ than low-fat milk.

2) Fact is, low-fat food can look great on paper but is not positive to your diet. And some foods you have avoided because of their high fat content (for example, cheese, avocado, peanut butter) can be good and nutritious. It is better to eat six or more servings of grains a day (bread, cereal, rice, pasta), two or more servings of fruit, at least three of vegetables, two or three servings of milk products and two of protein-rich meat, fish, eggs or dried beans. Always choose foods you like. Do that, and the grams and milligrams will take care of themselves.

3) If you think that eating healthy means trying to consume a little less than you’d like to, ask yourself how well that really works. Eating less than you want is uncomfortable, and as anyone who has ever dieted knows, you can’t undereat without overeating. It is better not to stop your appetite. You’ll find that you enjoy your meals more, that you spend less time thinking about food between meals. And, as a result, you will not gain weight.

4) Life is too short to change really wonderful foods for alternatives that don’t offer the same satisfaction. Of course, you’ll find there are some light foods you can eat instead of the real thing and still feel happily satisfied. But think twice about the food you choose. If you don’t really like it or if it’s not what you want, it’s not worth it.

5) You may think cutting out certain foods is the fastest way to a healthy diet. It’s not. To improve your diet in a meaningful way, it’s better to concentrate on the foods you need to eat.

According to a recent survey, most people need to eat twice as much fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and eat an extra serving or two of grains each day. If you’re looking for ways to make your diet healthier, that’s where to start. (The next step: Cut down a bit on sweet and added fats — butter, oil, salad dressing — and you’ll be doing very well indeed.) Besides good nutrition, variety means more pleasure in every bite. If you have a little of everything it satisfies your desire to crunch into a juicy apple, to enjoy a perfectly ripe peach and the cool pleasure of half-melting ice cream.

Choose the correct answer.

1.  What does the writer try to make clear in paragraph 1?

a) Fat-free snacks are better than some vegetables and fruit.

b) It’s good to count calories in foods.

c) It’s better to think in terms of whole foods.

2.  What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

a) It’s necessary to eat various kinds of food.

b) Food with a small number of calories is good for your diet.

c) Eat more cereal, bread, rice and pasta and you’ll be healthy.

3.  What is necessary to do according to paragraph 3?

a) To eat a bit less than you want to.

b) To let your body decide how much you’ll eat.

c) To eat a bit more between meals.

4.  What is the typical mistake according to paragraph 4?

a) People choose foods that give them satisfaction.

b) People allow themselves to eat more than they need.

c) People eat certain foods just because they are fat-free.

5.  What does it mean to eat healthy according to paragraph 5?

a) To avoid certain foods.

b) To start eating twice a day.

c) To have a balanced and varied diet.

6.  What does ‘It’ in paragraph 5 refer to?

a) Eating less.

b) Eating healthier.

a) Cutting food in small pieces.

Read the text below. For questions (1-10) choose the correct answers (a, b, c, d).

 EAT TO LIVE AND NOT LIVE TO EAT

An argument, a rainy Sunday afternoon that stretches on and on. It doesn't 1__ much to get depressed. And when you do not 2 ___ a hundred percent, you often cheer yourself up with a few salty or sweet delights.      

The familiar taste of your favorite candy, a handful of chips, a chocolate bar, or a 3__ of coke are the simple pleasure you can 4 ___ yourself by opening the treasure chest of the pantry or the fridge.   

By 5 ____ your stomach, you momentarily chase away the feeling of emptiness and sadness that’s come 6 ____ you. And by consuming sugar - the slow sugar in starches or the 7___ sugar in candy – you give your brain the pick-me-up it craves when you're a little tired.

But beware! As Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's Almanack, "Eat to live, and not live to eat!" If you snack too much, your brain can no longer 8 ____ the difference between a genuine need to eat to “9 ____ your batteries” and when you’re being plain greedy. You end up having the feeling that you're always a little hungry and 10 ___ the ability to regulate your appetite. It's best beware of the extra calories.

1. a) take                        b) cost            c) mean           d) have

2. a) do                           b) make          c) sense          d) feel

3. a) jar                           b) pan            c) can              d) bowl

4. a) offer                        b) suggest     c) treat            d) afford

5. a) supplying                b) packing     c) filling         d) feeding

6. a) over                        b) above         c) onto           d) around

7. a) fast                          b) rapid         c) quick          d) swift

8. a) say                          b) tell             c) show          d) point

9. a) stuff                        b) switch       c) turn             d) charge

10. a) lose                       b) forget        c) fail              d) drop

Put the words in each sentence in the correct order.

1.  diet / on/ I’m/ a/ now/.

2. Korean/ very/ for/ can / be / spicy/ food/ foreigners.

3. Each / of / its / region/ Ukraine / has / borsch / own/ recipe.

4. What/ you/ vegetables/ put/ in your/ do/ usually/ soup?

5. How/ to prepare/ long/ does/ it / take / the Chicken Soup? 

Fill in the gaps with the words, there is one extra word that you don't need to use:  course consists specialties cornflakes

cuisine occasion stew includes

1. The price … lunch.

2. We had fish for the main … .

3. The buffet here … of several different Chinese dishes.

4. The … from Mexico are really incredible in this restaurant.

5. Vegetarian … is very popular nowadays.

6. Thanksgiving is a really big … in the States.

7. To … apples means to cook them slowly in liquid.