You will read a text about the facts and myths of food. Before you read take a look at following ideas. Do you think they are true or false?
Coffee and tea are bad for you
There are good foods and bad foods.
Vegetarian food is always healthy.
Fruit juice is good for you.
Carrots help you see in the dark.
It's okay not to eat breakfast.
Now read the text and match the ideas to the numbered paragraphs
Food facts and myths
1 ______
True and false. Natural fruit juice is good for you, but it can be bad for your teeth. Natural fruit juice is good for you, with your brakfast or lunch, but don't drink any juice between meals. Try water instead. Up to eight glasses of water a day is good for you and water hasn't got any calories
2 ______
False. When you sleep you don't eat for a long time and in the morning it's important to start the day with a good breakfast. Without breakfast you often feel hungry later in the morning and start eating biscuits or chocolate. These sugary snacks are not a good idea. If you want a healthy snack, try some nuts or melon
3 ______
True and false. People drink coffee when they are tired, but it isn't very healthy so don't have more than two cups a day and don't drink any coffee before you go to bed. Tea is generally good for you but drink it with lemon and don't put any milk or sugar in it! Green tea is especially healthy.
4 ______
False. Vegetarian dishes often contain a lot of cheese and oil and these can be very fattening. It's important to eat some vegetables every day (doctors say five portions of vegetables and/or fruit). We need the viamins and minerals, especially from green vegetables.
5 ______
False. Carrots have a lot of vitamin A and vitamin A is good for your eyes, but nobody can really see in the dark!
6 ______
False. There are good and bad diets. For example, real chocolate contains vitamins and minerals and can help you when you are tired. ut it also has a lot of sugar, so don't eat it often. Eat a balanced diet with some rice, pasta, bread or noodles and lots of vegetables and fruit. You also need protein, from meat, grilled fish, cheese or nuts. And you need oil: olive oil and fish oil are particularly good
