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¹___ Millions of people celebrate World Food Day every year on 16 October in over 150 different countries. They take part in events, give money and talk about ways of helping hungry people around the world.

Most people believe that the right to food is a basic human right. ²___ Who is this situation the worst for? 60% of hungry people in the world are women. 70% of these people live in the countryside in Africa, Asia and South America.

70% of these people live in the countryside in Africa, Asia and South America. Many of them are family farmers. The USA is one of the richest countries in the world, but food is still too expensive for many. ³___

⁴___ When you are hungry, you are sick more often and live a shorter life. Almost five million children under the age of five die every year because they are not getting the right food into their bodies.

What can we do? First, let’s plan our meals better so we don’t use too much food. And don’t throw away food! Save it for the next meal. ⁵___ That means buy winter vegetables, like carrots, in winter and buy summer food items, like tomatoes, in the summer. We should also give money to charities like Oxfam that work in poorer countries. And finally, give food donations to food banks. If everyone gives a little bit, together we can make a big difference.

A Celebrity chefs are the new rock and roll! People are used to thinking of singers and actors as celebrities, but more and more kitchen chefs are becoming famous. In South Korea, they even have a special name for them – ‘cheftainers’.

B Celebrity chefs become famous names when they make popular TV shows. They also write bestselling cookbooks. Some supermarkets use chefs to sell special food items and many chefs open chains of restaurants. Cooking is big money. UK chef Jamie Oliver and his wife are on the UK ‘Rich List’.

C Celebrity chefs don’t just make money. They can make important changes to the way we think about food and the food we buy. Jamie Oliver is famous for his work on ‘food education’ and for helping to put healthy food on UK school menus. Jamie wants all school children to be able to have a hot, healthy meal during the day. He thinks it’s good for their health and also that good food helps children to learn better.

D He also wants to change the way that adults eat. He understands that many people are ‘time poor’. A lot of parents work and don’t have time to cook big meals at the end of the day. His TV show 15-Minute Meals helps people prepare fresh, healthy meals in a small amount of time.

E Not everyone is very keen on celebrity chefs though. Some people say that their food is actually less healthy than ready meals from supermarkets. For example, famous UK chef Nigella Lawson regularly uses much more butter and sugar than the cakes we find in shops. So choose your celebrity chef carefully – some of their food can be bad for you!