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.
| On weekends, we have a picnic on a park near my house. |
| We love celebrating our birthdays with a barbecue! |
| My breakfast is orange juice and some fruits. |
| We always eat dinner together and talk about our day. |
| My friend and I love having a cup of tea in the afternoon. |
| I have a salad for lunch. |
| We have lunch together every week on my favorite restaurant. |
| My favorite snack are donuts. |
