English Listening B1 Episode 09 - Track 11
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Exercise (Track 11 - Food Groups and Healthy Eating):
Lecturer: Last week I talked about
in food. I explained that there are
main nutrients. The main nutrients, if you remember, are
, protein, vitamins, fats and minerals. This week I'm going to talk about
. Then I'm going to talk about
, that is putting these groups together in a healthy way. Finally, I'm going to ask you to think about your own
.
So, first. What are food groups? Well, you can probably work it out from the
. A food group is, simply, a group of
. There are
main food groups. Some have the same name as the
which they contain, but some are different.
Lecturer: The six main food groups are as follows: Number one:
. Number two:
they're both nutrients of course then three:
, four:
, five:
and six:
.
One food group may need some
. What are dairy products? They are mainly
and the products from milk in other words,
and cheese. English speakers usually include
in dairy products, too.
Lecturer: OK. So what is the
between the six food groups and healthy eating? Scientists say that a healthy diet consists of the correct
between the foods in the different groups. But what is the correct balance? There is quite a lot of
about this. I'm going to give you one idea. It comes from
scientists.
In the USA, food scientists have made a
of the food groups. This pyramid shows the
between the different groups. Fats are at the
of the pyramid. According to the American scientists, we should only have
of fats each day. At the next level of the pyramid, we have
on one side, and meat and fish on the other. The American scientists recommend
of dairy products and
of meat or fish each day. At the third level, there are
on one side and fruit on the other. Apparently we should have
of fruit and
of vegetables. Finally, at the bottom of the pyramid there are the
. The scientists say we should eat
of carbohydrates.
Finally, today. What about your
? Is it balanced? Think about a normal day. Do you have ten portions of carbohydrates that's pieces of bread, pasta, rice,
not chips, of course, because they have
on them. Do you have four portions of vegetables? Make a
of the foods you eat on an average day. Put the foods into the six main
.
Work out a diet
for you. Is it balanced? Or is it
? Or does it stick out in the
? We'll look at some of your food groups next week.
