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In this unit, students are able to:
 ask and give health advice
 write email for health advice
 describe health problems and advice

Do you know these vegetables? How much calorie do they have? Discuss with friends which nutritional fact
matches which vegetables.
[ mushroom ] It is often used for a healthy diet for replacing meat due to its
chewy texture. It has low calories which are about 15 calories
in every 70 grams.
[ ] It becomes the daily consuming vegetable of some people. It
commonly used in salad, burger, and others. It has only ten
calories in 72 g.
[ ] The common one has 116 calories, and the sweet one has 114
calories. Moreover, the mashed one can increase its calories
until 250 cals, and also the baked sweet one has 180 cals.
[ ] Though it includes as green vegetables, unlike spinach or
green broccoli this bean has high calories. It has about 177
calories in each cup serving.
[ ] This nutritious root is included as high calories vegetables as
well. It has higher calories than sweet corn which is about 177
calories per cup.
[ ] This aquatic plant becomes one of the lowest calories
vegetables. It only contains four calories in each cup or 34 g.
[ ] It is trusted as one of the healthiest food over the world due to
its great nutrition. It contains 33 calories in each cup of 67 g.
[ ] It is one of the cabbage family with fewer calories; that is
about 31 calories in each cup. Besides, it also has the great
source of fiber, vitamin C, and protein.
[ ] It becomes people favorite vegetables for its sweetness. But,
be careful due to its high calories. For each cup serving, it has
about 132 calories.

Now that you match every picture with its correct nutritional fact, consider their calorie counts and put them
under the following categories.

Vegetables you should eat to lose weight: Vegetables you should eat to gain weight:

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