Unit 3. Healthy Food

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Explain what nutrients are and their importance
- Distinguish between saturated (bad) fats and friendly (good) fats
- Identify sources of healthy and unhealthy fats
- Use Present Simple Tense correctly

Theory

Nutrients are the components of every food that our bodies utilize. Nutrients come in various forms, including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals. Different kinds of food contain different nutrients.

Prior to reducing fat, sugar, and salt intake, we need to understand more about the types of foods that these ingredients may be included in. The largest issue arises when these substances are concealed in other foods, such as meat pies, cookies, crisps, sausages, soft drinks, and so forth.

Fat is necessary for human survival and is a vital component of our food. However, eating a lot of fat is unhealthy. There are different types of fat. Bad fats are the saturated fats, found in animal products like red meat, butter and cheese.

Friendly fats are the unprocessed fats found naturally in foods like nuts and seeds, olives, avocados and oily fish, including tuna.

When food is cooked, its structure changes. It can change the vitamin and nutrient contents of food. Nowadays much of the basic food we eat — meat, fish, fruit and vegetables — is grown using chemicals and additives.

Key Terms

nutrients, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, saturated fats, friendly fats, additives, organically grown, unprocessed fats

Exercise

1. Answer the questions:
1. What are nutrients?
2. What is the difference between bad fats and friendly fats?
3. Where can you find unprocessed (friendly) fats?
4. How is basic food grown nowadays?

2. Match the words with their meanings:
1. Nutrients a. Components of food that the body utilizes
2. Saturated fats b. Fats found in animal products like red meat and butter
3. Additives c. Chemicals used in food production
4. Friendly fats d. Fats naturally found in nuts, seeds, olives, avocados
5. Organically grown e. Food grown without synthetic chemicals

Mini Quiz

1. Bad fats are mainly ________ fats.
a) unsaturated
b) saturated
c) polyunsaturated

2. Friendly fats are found in ________.
a) red meat and butter
b) nuts, seeds, olives and oily fish
c) soft drinks and cookies

3. Nutrients include carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and ________.
a) sugar
b) minerals
c) salt