Reading Task1. Read the text
Healthy Diet : Food Pyramid
Have you ever heard of the Food Pyramid? No, it's not a giant pile of food in Egypt
The Food Pyramid is a cleaver chart to show the five groups of foods that have all the
nutrients that keep your body healthy and make you grow. It includes the different foods
from all five groups and how much of each type of food should eat.
The foods that make up the widest part of the pyramid's base breads, cereals,
rice and pasta should be the biggest part of your diet, followed by several servings of
fresh fruits and vegetables every day. And as you "climb up the pyramid you get to
diary products (milk, cheese, yogurt) and meat, fish, beans, nuts and eggs. And finally,
fats, oils, and sweets are at the very top of the pyramid - which means that you should
eat very little of these foods!
Remember that it's very important to eat these good foods, and also exercise
regularly. And one of the most important meals of the day is breakfast! If you eat
healthy breakfast before leaving for school you're sure to have better grades, pay more
attention at school, and stay healthier than those kids who don't eat breakfast! Leam
more about the food Guide Pyramid for kids or the Food Pyramid for Adults
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Read the text again and write answers.
1. Is the food pyramid a diagrammatical representation of recommended portions
of basic food groups?
2. Should you eat more cereals that fruit?
3. Are fats, oils and sweets the most important foods in your diet? Why?​