On holidays you’re likely to eat and overeat between family gatherings, office parties and celebrating with friends. Studies show it is easier to put on a few pounds this time of year. Here are some tips to help you enjoy holiday food without completely changing your diet:
●Switch(转换) to small plates.
Not only do smaller dished fill up faster, but the same size helps look like more food when it’s on a small dish.
●Measure out (按量配给)snacks
Your favorite holiday movie is on. Take a minute to check the nutrition label (营养标签)and measure out a serving to keep calories (卡路里)in check. Take one popular brand of buttered microwave popcorn for example,
●Split an entree (主菜).
Many restaurants serve far more food than one person needs in a single meal.
●Stop eating when you feel satisfied.
You don’t have to feel too full, or force yourself to clean your plate before putting down your fork.
A.Share a main dish with a friend. |
B.Eat slowly and pay attention to feelings of hunger. |
C.Enjoy an entree slowly by yourself. |
D.So you’ll be likely to serve yourself less. |
E.One serving (一份食物)is about 4 cups popped with 170 calories. |
2 . Everybody wants to be healthy. But how to keep healthy?
Eat healthy foods.
Be happy!
After that, you will feel better.
In a word, we can keep healthy when we have good living habits. Let's have a try!
A.Doing sports with friends or family will be more helpful. |
B.When you are unhappy, try to make many friends. |
C.Here are some useful ways to help you. |
D.Do more exercise. |
E.There are many different kinds of healthy food. |
Healthy eating doesn’t just mean what you eat, but how you eat. Here is some advice on healthy eating.
Eat with others.
Listen to your body. Ask yourself if you are really hungry. Have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty — sometimes you are just thirsty. You need no food. Stop eating before you feel full.
Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. After you don’t eat for the past ten hours, your body needs food to get you going, so you must eat something for breakfast.
Eat healthy snacks(小吃、零食) like fruits, yogurt(酸奶) or cheese. We all need snacks sometimes. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks between your three meals. This doesn’t mean that
A.Don’t eat dinner late. |
B.You will be smarter after eating breakfast. |
C.It can help you to see others’ healthy eating habits. |
D.you can eat a bag of chips instead of a meal. |
E.Healthy eating is very important for us. |
A 17-year-old boy loses(失去)his sight(视力)because he only eats junk food for a long time.
Experts(专家)think students should have healthy eating habits.
A.They should have vegetables, fruit, eggs and chicken. |
B.Now he lacks(缺乏)vitamins(维生素). |
C.Experts say that fussy(挑剔的)eating is unhealthy for students. |
D.The boy's eating habits are really unhealthy. |
E.Students don't like French fires. |
Lots of kids want to keep healthy by eating well. Here’s something kids can do to eat healthily:
The U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute asks kids to start thinking about whether (是否)foods are Go foods, Slow foods or Whoa foods.
Go foods
Slow foods
We should eat these foods sometimes. We shouldn’t eat them every day. At most (至多),eat them a few times a week.
Whoa foods
These foods should make you say that —whoa! Should I eat that? Whoa foods are the least healthy. Examples: ice cream, cakes and candy.
Now you know the difference between Go, Slow and Whoa foods. You can choose what to eat.
A.Learn the difference between Go, Slow and Whoa foods. |
B.Which foods do you like? |
C.Be sure to tell your parents about the three groups. |
D.These foods are good to eat almost anytime. |
E.Examples:100% fruit juice, sports drinks and pancakes. |