M3U2 Healthy Eating

What is health? Health doesn’t only mean to have no disease or weakness, but is also a state of entirely physical, mental, and social well-being. There is nothing more important in life than health. However, in reality, many people forget and even ignore their health condition. When they realise its value, it is too late. There are many ways to keep healthy. It is agreed that the most important is through eating.

Functions of food Satisfy hunger Keep healthy Prevent diseases Maintain life Why do we have to eat every day? Supply energy

cabbage peaches cucumbers grapes peas lemon What do we eat in our daily diet? vegetables & fruits cabbage peppers peaches eggplants cucumbers grapes peas mushroom lemon

spring roll dumplings noodles rice spaghetti

Meat and fish fish What else do we eat in our daily diet? beef chicken mutton pork

dessert ice cream chocolate What do we eat after meal? dessert cake ice cream chocolate

fast food Junk food What do we eat sometimes? hamburger pizza French fries

What do kinds of food contain ? water sugar , protein, fat, fibre, salt vitamin, minerals, etc.

Food Family energy-giving food spaghetti ice cream body-building food cheese tofu protective food cucumber eggplant junk food hamburger coke

It’s OK to eat a little, but too much is not advisable. Junk Food What harm can junk food do to us? Too much fat! It causes people to put on weight and get fat or obese (very fat). Being overweight is a risk to the health of the heart. Too much sugar! That’s what makes them taste so good! But too much sugar makes people fat, rots the teeth, is bad for the blood. Too much salt! People are getting more salt than they need when they eat junk food, which is unhealthy for the heart and may cause cancer. It’s OK to eat a little, but too much is not advisable.

They are not eating properly. They don’t keep a balanced diet. They should attach more attention to their food. They are eating foolishly.

Tip: If we want to be healthy, we should eat a balanced diet which contains three different kinds of foods. They are energy- giving foods, body-building foods and protective foods.

Which food contains more…? Examples of foods Answer sugar chocolate or grapes cakes or bananas fat cream or rice chocolate or chicken fibre peas or nuts pork or cabbage protein potato crisps or ham eggs or cream chocolate cakes cream chocolate peas cabbage ham eggs

diet / food   The doctor put her on a__________.  No sandwich for me. I’m on a _________. The _____ that you buy in supermarkets are high in sugar, fat and salt. Proper _____ and exercise are both important for health. food diet diet diet