follow. For example, in the late “70s and 80s in the U.S., salads were the
“in” food for the yuppie crowd (the young, upwardly-mobile group). Salad
bars (restaurants where salad is the primary food) sprang up everywhere.
There were so many types of salads, garnishes, and salad dressings that
were invented, it was impossible to keep up with them all.
Of course many people ate salads because they were on diets. Thin was
“in” and so everyone who was “in” or aspiring to be “in” wanted to lose
weight. Actually, throughout most of the ’80s and 90s there has been an
obsession with dieting. Now, however, dieting is not a politically correct
word. There are so many schemes and foods out in the stores for people to
use lose weight; there are even substances that promise if you take them
you can eat all you want and still lose weight.
Aside form diets and salads, there are the foods that people eat because
their favorite athlete, musician, or actor eats that brand or kind for
food. The cultural icons over the last several years have been exploited to
promote the sale of different foods or food substitutes. Whatever Michael
Jordan, Mel Gibson, or Oprah Winfrey drink and eat, the ardent fans,
wannabes and admirers worldwide try to eat and drink. People don’t always
pay attention to how truly nutritious something is; if the in-crowed or the
cultural icon they aspire to be like eat it, they will get it. Pop culture
is a powerful force.
Food is the Staff of life.18
Regardless of how you view food, you need it to live. You need the right
kinds of food in the right amounts to have a healthy life. Your needs for
different kinds of food change as grow and mature. Everyone needs the three
key nutrients that provide the body with energy and the necessary building
blocks: carbohydrates (sugar and starch), fat, and protein. Unfortunately,
in our world today, not every one has access to all of these all the time.
World hanger is a global problem that needs to be addressed by all nations.
The right type and kind of foods the body needs to grow, develop, and
stay healthy are not known by everyone. A good, daily, balanced diet is key
to a healthy life. Do you have a balanced diet? Do you know what you eat
every
day? Why do you think you eat the foods you eat? Eating the right food
everyday not only nourishes our bodies, but it also nourishes our spirits,
our creativity and thinking, and our language and interaction with other
people.
What Counts as a serving?19
The amount of food that counts as a serving is listed. If you eat a large
portion, count it as more than one serving. For example, Ѕ cup of cooked
pasta counts as one serving in the bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group. If
you eat 1 cup of pasta that would be 2 servings. If you eat less than Ѕ
cup, count it as part of a serving.
For mixed foods, do the best you can to decide the food groups and to
estimate the servings of the main ingredients. Pizza would count in the
Bread Group (crust), the Milk Group (cheese), and the Vegetable Group
(tomato). Beef stew would count in the Meat Group and Vegetable Group.
|Bread, Cereal, | | |Natural cheddar |1 Ѕ oz |
|Rice, and Pasta | | |cheese | |
|Group | | |Processed cheese|2 oz |
|Bread |1 slice |1 | |1 Ѕ oz |
|Hamburger roll, |1 |2 |Mozzarella, part| |
|bagel, English | | |skim |Ѕ cup |
|muffin | | |Ricotta, part |Ѕ cup |
|Tortilla |1 |1 |skim | |
|Rice, pasta, |Ѕ cup |1 |Cottage cheese, |Ѕ cup |
|cooked |3-4 |1 |4 % fat |Ѕ cup |
|Pain crackers, |1oz |1 |Ice cream |Ѕ cup |
|small |2 |2 |Ice milk | |
|Breakfast cereal| | |Frozen yogurt | |
| |1 large(2oz)|2 |Meat, Poultry, | |
|Pancakes, 4-in | |2 |Fish, Dry Beans,| |
|diameter |1medium |2 |Eggs, and Nuts |3 oz |
|Croissant |(2oz) |1 |Group | |
|Doughnut |1medium |1 |Lean meat, |3 oz |
|Danish |(2oz) |2 |poultry, fish, | |
|Cake, Frosted |1 average | |cooked |3 oz |
|Cookies |slice |1 |Ground beef, |2 slices (1 oz)|
|Pie, fruit, |2 medium |1 |cooked | |
|2-crust |1 average | |Chicken, with |1 (1 oz) |
|Vegetable Group |slice |1 |skin | |
|Vegetables, | |1 |Bologna |2 Tbsp (1 oz) |
|cooked |2 medium | |Dry beans and |1/3 cup (1 oz) |
|Vegetables, |Ѕ cup |1 |peas, cooked | |
|leafy, raw | |1 |Peanut butter | |
|Vegetables, |1cup |1 |Nuts |1 tsp |
|nonleafy raw, |Ѕ cup | |Fats, oils, and |1 Tbsp |
|chopped | |1 |Sweets |1 Tbsp |
|Potatoes, |Ѕ cup | |Butter, |1 Tbsp |
|scalloped |Ѕ cup |1 |margarine | |
|Potato salad |10 |1 |Mayonnaise |2 Tbsp |
|French fries | | |Salad dressing |1 tsp |
|Fruit Group |1 medium |1 |Reduced calorie |12 fl oz |
|Whole fruit: | | |salad dressing |12 fl oz |
|apple, orange. |Ѕ cup | |Sour cream |1 tsp |
|Banana |ѕ cup |1 |Sugar, jam, |Ѕ cup |
|Fruit, raw or | |1 |jelly |1 tsp |
|canned |ј whole |1 |Cola |1 tsp |
|Fruit juice, | |1 |Fruit drink, ade| |
|unsweetened | | | | |
|Avocado |1 cup |1 |Chocolate bar | |
|Milk, yogurt, |1 cup | |Sherbet | |
|and cheese Group|1 cup |1 |Fruit sorbet | |
| |1 cup | |Gelatin dessert | |
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|Lowfat milk 2 % |8 oz | | | |
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Plan a healthy Diet
Using the food Guide Pyramid and “What Counts as a Serving?” plan a full
day’s diet that contains the recommended number of servings for each food
group. Be sure that the meals you create are ones you would actually eat.
Food Items How Number of Total
number
Much servings of serving
|Bread Group | | | | |
|Vegetable Group | | | | |
|Fruit Group | | | | |
|Milk Group | | | | |
|Meat Group | | | | |
|Fats, Oils, and | | | | |
|Sweets | | | | |
Food Guide Pyramid.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid is an outline for
making daily food choices for a healthful diet. Researchers now know that
eating a healthful diet reduces the risk of heart disease, high blood
pressure, stroke, certain cancers, and the most common type of diabetes.
The pyramid shape is related to the recommended daily amounts of food
from each of five major groups and from a sixth grouping of “extras”. Most
people should eat more servings of foods from groups closer to the base and
fewer servings of food from groups closer to the trip.
For good health you need foods from the five major food groups shown in
the Food Guide Pyramid. At the base of the Pyramid is the Bread Group,
which includes bread, cereal, rice, and paste. On the next level are the
Vegetable Group – including yellow, root, and green leafy vegetables – and
the Fruit Group. On the third level are the Milk Group – which includes
milk, yogurt, and cheese – and the Meat Group, which includes meat,
poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts. The sixth grouping – Fats, Oils,
and Sweets – is shown at the tip of the Pyramid; these extras are grouped
together because they each should be used sparingly.
The knowledge of this theme “Food” makes these practical and theoretical
valuable for those who wanted to grow thin or to grow fat.
Also material of this report is incased knowledge and enriched this
theme. It is the help for English teachers and students who want to know
more than they have in their books.
Bibliography
. The magazine “Forum” volume 36 number 4 Oct-Dec 1998
. The book “Brush your English” E.D. Mihailova and A.Y. Romanovich, Moscow.
2001
. The book “ 1000 English topics” V. Kaverina and V. Boiko, Moscow, 2000
. The book “ Happy English reader”
. The book “American Studies” V.M. Pavlotskei, St. Peterburg, 1997
. The book “The USA history and the present” L. Khalilova, 1999
. The book “Kazakh in brief” G.H. Molkha, Astana
. The book “English for students” I.A. Klapalchenko, Mpscow, 1997
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[1] From the magazine “Forum”.
[2] From the magazine “Forum”.
[3] From the magazine “Forum”.
[4] From the magazine “Forum”.
[5] From the magazine “Forum”.
[6] From the magazine “Forum”.
[7] From the magazine “English”.
[8] From the book “Brush up your English” E. D. Mihailova and A. Y.
Romanovich
[9] From the book “100 English topics” Kaverina V. And Boiko V.
[10] From the site “www. English for everyone.ru”
11 From the book “Happy English reader”
12 From the book “ American Studies” Pavlotskei V. M. , St. Petersburg,
1997
[11] From the book “ The USA history and the present” L. Khalilova
[12] From the book “The USA history and the present” L. Khalilova
14 From the book “The USA history and the present” L. Khalilova.
15 From the book “Kazakhstan in brief” G. H. Molkha, Astana, 2002.
16 From the magazine “English”.
17 From the magazine “forum”.
18 From the book “English for students” I. A. Klepalchenko.
19 From the magazine “Forum”
