Is your food healthy?
Eating habits
The food pyramid
What does the food pyramid show? Can you place the food groups correctly?
cereals, pasta, potatoes, bread, rice
fruits and vegetables
milk, cheese, yogurt, butter
meat, fish, eggs
fats and sweets
The food pyramid
The food pyramid shows the
quantities and the varieties of
foods to eat. The foods at the
bottom are the ones you need in
bigger quantities while the foods
at the top are the ones you need
in smaller quantities.
fats and sweets
meat, fish, eggs
milk, cheese, yogurt, butter
fruits and vegetables
cereals, pasta, potatoes, bread, rice
Do you follow the doctors' advice?
• Which advice do you follow?
Drink a lot of water
Eat with your family
Do exercise
Eat at the same time every day
Tell about your country.
• What are eating habits like in your country?
• Are there any time limits to have meals?
• At what time do people have breakfast, lunch and dinner in Russia?
• At what time do you usually have meals?
Nutrient(s), nutritious or nutrition?
Read the sentences, then match the words in bold to their definitions.
Good nutrition is essential if patients are to make a quick recovery.
Home-cooked burgers make a nutritious meal.
A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients.
1. a substance that provides nourishment essential for the maintenance of life and for growth.
2. efficient as food; nourishing.
3. food or nourishment.
1. nutrient
2. nutritious
3. nutrition
Nutrient(s), nutritious or nutrition?
1. Eat a healthy diet and get all the necessary .................................!
2. The breakfast was very ............................ : we had an egg, bacon and mushrooms, beans, bread,
jam and a cup of tea with a glass of orange juice.
3. Carbohydrates, fats, fibre, proteins, vitamins and minerals are all different ...................... that we
get from food.
4. Her ........................... is very poor, she doesn't eat enough food.
5. This diet may be good if you want to lose weight quickly but it's not ................................ at all.
6. Many people like to have a ............................ meal in the evening instead of eating it in the
morning.
7. I really like this diet, it is high in protein, a ........................... that helps our body grow.
8. What ................................................ do you need to keep your teeth healthy?
Nutrient(s), nutritious or nutrition?
1. Eat a healthy diet and get all the necessary nutrients!
2. The breakfast was very nutritious : we had an egg, bacon and mushrooms, beans, bread, jam and
a cup of tea with a glass of orange juice.
3. Carbohydrates, fats, fibre, proteins, vitamins and minerals are all different nutrients that we get
from food.
4. Her nutrition is very poor, she doesn't eat enough food.
5. This diet may be good if you want to lose weight quickly but it's not nutritious at all.
6. Many people like to have a nutritious meal in the evening instead of eating it in the morning.
7. I really like this diet, it is high in protein, a nutrient that helps our body grow.
8. What nutrition/nutrient do you need to keep your teeth healthy?
Remember the last time you had a nutritious meal. What did it consist of?