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case of simply avoiding particular food There’s another myth that chewing
groups altogether, though. Not all fats certain raw salad items, such as celery,
are bad for us, for example, and living consumes more energy than it gives
solely on say, fruit and vegetables, you. People eat lots of it, thinking
could mean cutting out vital nutrients. they’re going to lose weight, but I’m
What should we be eating, then? Have sorry to say that this so-called ‘fact’
you seen what I call the food pyramid? simply isn’t true!
It’s basically a diagram in the shape of a Turning to drinks, now … It’s important
triangle, with a wide base and a pointed not to fill up on fizzy drinks which
top, and it gives you an idea of what you contain a ton of sugar. And though we
should eat and in what quantities. It’s tend to think it’s really good for us, juice
divided into four layers, with the foods has a lot of sugar, too, so we shouldn’t
you need most of in the bottom layer, have more than one glass a day. On the
such as potatoes and bread, and those other hand, we think we ought to avoid
you should have a minimal amount of in coffee. However, it contains important
the top layer – like oil and sweets. The chemicals which can help us digest our
food triangle’s a good place to start if food, by taking what our bodies need
you aren’t sure what to cut down or eat from it.
more of. Finally, you hear people saying ‘It
In the middle of the triangle are fruit doesn’t matter what I eat as long as I
and vegetables. You’ve no doubt heard do plenty of exercise’. Well, of course,
that we should eat five portions of these running or playing sports is great for
every day. There are good reasons you – but you shouldn’t rely on them
for eating these – from providing us as the main way you keep healthy. It’s
with much-needed fibre, to protecting good, fresh food which feeds our brains
us against health problems, like high and bodies.
blood pressure. You can have them Narrator: Now listen again.
as juice, or create soups, if you don’t
enjoy eating them whole. I’ve got some 3a 1 to cut down means to eat or drink less of
recipes I can give you afterwards if something
anyone wants them. They’re delicious. 2 to eat up means to finish everything you’ve been
The different vitamins found in fruit given
and vegetables also have important 3 to heat up means to make warm
functions. For example, vitamin A 4 to live on means to eat only a particular food
helps us maintain healthy eyesight,
and is found in orange vegetables 3b Students’ own answers.
like carrots. Vitamin D, on the other 4 Students’ own answers.
hand, strengthens our bones – it’s also
produced in our bodies with the help of
sunlight, so not only should you try to Listening Part 2:2
include it in your diet but get outside 1 Responsibility: duty, task
often, too. Salary: earnings, income
Now I’m going to talk to you a little Job: position, profession
about food myths! There are some Employ: hire, take on
snacks which we’ve been told to believe
are pretty unhealthy for us. I’m not going 2 1 festivals 6 satisfying
to say a packet of crisps is OK – they’re 2 jewellery 7 tourism
fried and covered in salt. But chocolate, 3 nervous 8 determined
you’ll be relieved to find out, is not 4 to-do list 9 backup plan
the worst thing you can eat – though 5 suppliers 10 customer service
large amounts should be avoided, of
course. Certain types are actually OK
for us – the dark variety contains iron, in
fact, which our bodies need for healthy
blood.

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