Comidas saludables: Vocabulario Temático

1- Healthy meals: Food Pyramid

The food pyramid is an eating guide that helps you make healthy choices. To eat healthy, our bodies need the correct amount of nutrients:

– Protein.
– Fat.
– Carbohydrates.
– Vitamins.
– Minerals.

Food that contain the same type of nutrients are grouped together in each part of the pyramid. According to scientists, the most important groups are vegetables, legumes, grains and fruits, that is why they are the basis of the pyramid. 

Another important group are milk, yogurt, eggs, meat, chicken, this group contains high amounts of protein and calcium, this group is called dairy. Finally, on the top of the pyramid, there are foods high in salt and sugar, eating this type of food is recommended on a maximum of once or twice a week.   

You can use this pyramid to plan your meals in a healthy way, choosing the correct ingredients is essential for your body’s health. It is also important to understand and know which are the nutrients that our body needs and eat accordingly. 

1.1- Let’s check some key words: 

Una de las formas más sencillas de asociar el significado de las palabras es relacionarlas con una imagen, presta atención a las siguientes categorías:

Fruits and vegetables

Apple

Potato

Onion

Grapes

Tomato

Garlic

Orange

Carrot

Mushroom

Avocado

Cucumber

Lettuce

Drinks

Juice

Smoothie

Milk

Soda

Food

Hamburger

Chicken

French fries

Meat

Sandwich

Salad

Sausage

Pasta

Other keywords to talk about food: 

The following list indicates expressions to refer to an item’s serve (porción).

A bottle of: “una botella de” puede ser utilizada con líquidos. (Milk, Juice, etc.)

A  piece of: “un pedazo” puede ser utilizada con alimentos. (pizza, cake, etc.)

A glass of: “un vaso de” puede ser utilizada con líquidos. (water, juice, milk, etc.)

A cup of: “una taza de”, se utiliza como unidad de medida (sugar, flour, etc.) y para líquidos (tea, coffee, etc.)

Meals of the day:

Do you know the words for the meals that we eat during the day?

Breakfast: First meal of the day, usually you drink milk, tea or coffee with some bread or fruits.

Lunch: Second meal of the day, usually you eat rice, pasta, chicken or meat with some salad. 

Dinner: Last meal of the day is similar to lunch, but you eat in the evening.

More food:

Barbecue:  “asado”, usually you grill meat and it is done outside.  

Snacks: Every food you eat between meals (candies, sandwich, drinks, etc.)

Picnic: outing where people prepare and bring food to eat it on the ground (with a blanket), usually in a park.