Nutrients in food

Health Quiz

1. Which of these would you eat?

a. frog’s legs b. horse steak c. caviar d. snails

e. blood pudding f. sheep’s eyes g. brain

2. Which of these do you think is luxury food?

a. oysters b. lobster c. truffles d. pheasant

3. Which of these do you eat most of?

a. potatoes b. rice c. pasta d. beans

4. How many meals do you eat every day?

a. two b. three c. four d. five

5. Which of these do you like eating best?

a. French food b. Chinese food c. Indian food

d. Italian food e. home cooking

6. How often do you eat out?

a. every day b. once or twice a week c. several times a month

d. occasionally e. seldom f. never

7. If you have ever tried to slim, did you …

a. give it up after a few days?

b. try for a few weeks and give up in the end?

c. continue until you were successful?

8. Do you think you eat …

a. a little? b. enough? c. quite a lot? d. definitely too much?

1.23. a) What does our food consist of? What elements are vital for human bodies? Read the passage below and discuss your menu with a partner.

Foods give us proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals.

1. Proteins build and repair body cells. Meat, fish, eggs, milk, beans, grains, and nuts are rich in proteins.

2 . Carbohydrates provide energy for rapid use. They include sugars in fruits, sugar cane, and sugar beet; starches in potatoes, bread, cereals such as wheat, rice, maize, oats, and barley, and vegetables.

3. Fats are concentrated stores of energy, found in butter, margarine, edible oils, meat, eggs, etc.

4. Vitamins in tiny quantities help regulate chemical processes inside the body. Different vitamins occur in fats and oils, fresh fruits and vegetables, liver, kidney, cereals, eggs, and yeast.

5. Minerals are necessary for the chemical activities of the body and for the construction of tissues. Minerals of certain kinds abound in milk, cheese, fish, and some green
vegetables.

b) Study the daily food intake for the Western and non-Western worlds. How is the consumption different? Which type do Russians belong to?

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