1. Don't Eat That! Food and Health EnglishCornerCafe.com

2. Find Someone Who... Is younger than 20 Eats only vegetarian food (no meat) Wants to gain weight Is happy with their weight Eats a very healthy diet Doesn’t eat grains Eats very little sugar Doesn’t eat processed foods Eats according to a religious diet Believes that proper food is the best way to health EnglishCornerCafe.com

3. Blessed Be the Aged Who is the oldest person you know? Who is the oldest healthy person you know? How do you think they were able to stay healthy? How have they lived their life? What foods have they eaten? How old would you like to live to be? Do you think you'll live that long? EnglishCornerCafe.com

4. People trying to be healthier Match these religions and diets… Christianity Buddhism Islam Judaism Rastafarianism Vegan Diet Atkins Diet Paleo Diet Vegetarian Diet … to the foods they cannot eat 1.Chemically modified foods, pork, shellfish 2.High carbohydrate foods 3.Any meat 4.Nothing 5.Pork, animals that aren’t killed, wine, blood 6.Grains, sugars, processed foods 7.Beef (meatless diet encouraged) 8.Meat, eggs, milk, fish – any animal product 9.Pork, shellfish, blood, rabbits, carnivores, bugs 4 7 5 9 1 8 2 6 3 EnglishCornerCafe.com

5. Preffered Diet Discussion What do you think is the most enjoyable way to eat? Why? What do you think is the healthiest way to eat? Why? What are your favorite foods? How would you like to eat? Are there any foods you try not to eat? Why? What do you think are the least healthy foods? EnglishCornerCafe.com

6. Dangerous Foods - True or False? http://www.rodale.com/food-ingredients-avoid http://www.rodale.com/food-ingredients-avoid Which of the following foods should you avoid eating? Butter flavored popcorn Swordfish Food dye Corn Ice cream sundaes Diet soda Strawberries McDonalds Tomatoes Hamburger meat Wheat All of them! Well, not really. Organic strawberries are okay; canned tomatoes, modern corn and industrial hamburger are not EnglishCornerCafe.com

7. Swordfish - high in heavy metals - fishing kills turtles, seabirds and sharks - eat snake fish! EnglishCornerCafe.com

8. Non-organic strawberries - hazmat suits to grow them - go organic! EnglishCornerCafe.com

9. Diet soda and artificial sweeteners - weight gain, neurological diseases, joint pain, digestive problems, headaches, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, chemical toxicity, and cancer - try natural sweeteners/ stevia ! EnglishCornerCafe.com

10. McDonalds - genetically engineered corn, food dyes, artificial sweeteners, and other bad actors in the food supply - harmful chemicals that not only threaten human health, but also soil health - try cooking at home! EnglishCornerCafe.com

11. Canned tomatoes - BPA causes heart disease, diabetes, obesity - decreases sperm count, causes chromosomal damage - buy in jars or boxes! EnglishCornerCafe.com

12. Wheat - modern wheat is heavily modified for production - acid reflux, obesity, asthma, and skin disorders - try quinoa, buckwheat, millet, and wild rice! - eat less than 1/2 cup (120 cc) at a time to avoid high blood glucose EnglishCornerCafe.com

13. Industrially Produced Hamburger - filthy conditions - full of growth hormone - diet of genetically modified corn - 50 cows in one hamburger block - 50% have harmful bacteria - try grass fed or butcher ground EnglishCornerCafe.com

14. Modern corn - genetically modified - kills honey bees - uncertain long-term effects on human health - try avoiding high-fructose corn syrup - try to find certified non- gmo corn EnglishCornerCafe.com

15. White chocolate - all the sugar - none of the benefits - try organic dark chocolate EnglishCornerCafe.com

16. Butter- flavored Popcorn - fake butter flavoring - diacetyl causes lung problems for factory workers - try putting popcorn in a paper lunch bag and adding butter EnglishCornerCafe.com

17. Food dye - cause cancer, hyper- activity - read the labels EnglishCornerCafe.com

18. Restaurant Ice Cream Sundaes - lots of extra ingredients - corn syrup, cellulose gum, and vegetable shortening - large portions to make you fat - try making your own EnglishCornerCafe.com

19. Dangerous Foods What do you think about these dangerous foods? Which one surprises you most? Why? Do you like any of the foods discussed? Which? Do you often eat any of these foods? Which? Will you stop eating these foods after today? Why or why not? EnglishCornerCafe.com

20. Long live living long... At age 45 – 1000 jumping jacks – 1000 pull-ups – Less than 1 hour At age 60 – Swam 2km – With tied hands – Towing a 450kg boat At age 70 – Swam 1.5km – Towing 70 boats American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero” Lived for 96 years Opened his first health club (gym) in 1936 EnglishCornerCafe.com

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