The Nutrition Revolution

Read the text below and say if the nutrition revolution has taken place in our country.

Reading

Complete the texts with the words in the box below.

Match the words in the box with their definitions given below.

Match the words, then ask and answer in pairs.

Find the odd word out in the following groups of words.

Example: apples, veal, peaches, apricots.

1. Milk, yoghurt, sour, cream, tea.

2. Sausage, meat, steak, lobster.

3. Shrimp, oyster, chips, lobster.

4. Grapes, water-melon, strawberry, shamrock.

5. Pork, cow, mutton, veal.

6. Egg, bread, cake, biscuit.

7. Salmon, cod, veal, herring.

8. Nutrition, diet, feeding, breeding.

A: bar, cup, handful, pot, tin, pinch, packet, clove, slice

B: yoghurt, nuts, chocolate, coffee, garlic, spaghetti, cheese, tomatoes, salt.

A: How much chocolate do we need? B: One bar will be enough.

9.5 How do you like to eat the following food: eggs, potatoes, vegetables, fish, chicken, lamb, beef, rice? Ask and answer.

Keys: fried, baked, boiled, grilled, roasted, scrambled, mashed, steamed.

A: How do you like your eggs – boiled or fried?

B: Actually, I prefer them scrambled.

Nutrition, supplement, feed, diet, vitamin, nutrient, meal.

1. A natural substance found in food that is necessary for good health.

2. Something that you add to your food to make it complete and well balanced.

3. The kind of food that you eat each day.

4. The process of giving or getting the right kind of food for good health and growth.

5. Food for animals.

6. A chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow.

7. An occasion when you eat food, for example, breakfast or lunch.

Food, process, vegetarians, organic, tinned, pet, additives

A.

… food is “natural” …. This means that pesticides or … are not used in the production …. And it’s not for … only. Organic food includes cheese, meat, wine, … food, even … food.

Animals, disease, feeding, overweight, deficiencies, lack, obesity (2)

B. While nutritional … are uncommon today, problems commonly occur in … that are overfed or over supplemented. The most common nutritional … today is obesity.

Veterinarians have estimated that between 25 to 40 per cent of animals are ….

There are various causes of … in pets. … table scraps and high calorie diets may lead to …. As in people, … of exercise also plays a role.

Since the 1970’s eating habits in Britain have undergone a change. People have been encouraged by doctors, health experts and government advertisements to eat less fat and more fibre. Experts believe that fat is one of the main causes of obesity and heart disease. 40 per cent of adults in Britain are overweight, and Britain has one of the highest death rates due to cardiovascular diseases in the world. High fibre foods and low fat foods can now be found in all shops and supermarkets.

British people have also become more aware of calories, the energy value of food. Some people count the number of calories they eat every day, so that they can try to take in fewer calories and lose weight. This is called a calorie-controlled diet. Manufacturers are increasingly producing special foods with fewer calories for slimmers. One of the fastest-growing sectors of the food market in Britain today is slimming foods.

Food manufacturers have started to help the general public to make more informed choices about what they eat. Most food packaging gives information about the content of the food, and the ingredients are listed by law. This complex information service has made British people more aware of what they are putting in their mouths.

9.9 Read the text again and find the English for:

Традиции в питании (еде); продукты с высоким содержанием клетчатки; продукты с низким содержанием жира; специалисты в области здравоохранения; заболевания сердечно-сосудистой системы; лучше осознать что-либо; энергетическая ценность пищи; сидеть на диете с целью похудеть; диета, ограничивающая потребление лишних калорий; более осознанно (квалифицированно) подходить к выбору продуктов питания; список ингредиентов, допускаемых при производстве продуктов питания, ограничен законом.

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