78 Diet

1. Do put yourself on the diet, otherwise you will be too fat.

2. I can’t bear eating less.

3. But I think I eat it too much.

4. Are you on the diet now?

5. You need diet.

6. You got to eat the things on the list.

7. I eat my diet at lunch time.

8. The doctor put her on the diet.

9. Do you think going on the diet is a good way to keep fit?

Dialogue 1:

Oh dear, my weight has gone up again.

I am not supprised, you eat too much.

And I suppose sitting at the desk all day in the office doesn’t help.

No, I wouldn’t think so.

I do wish I could lose weight.

Well, why don’t you go on the diet?

I’ve tried diets before but they’ve never worked.

Perhaps you should excerise more. Why don’t you go to an exercise class.

Yes, maybe I should.

Dialogue 2:

Hi Jane, you look great.

You too. Have you lost some weight?

Yes, I took off 4 kilos. I am glad you notice it.

Not some crazy diet fat I hope.

No no, I just changed my eating habits. I eat a balance meal. and I eat less than before.

Good for you, keep it up.

Dialogue 3:

Peter, how often do you exercise?

Well, I swim and run every day.

Now, tell me, what do you eat?

Well, I don’t eat any meat, but I do eat fish and eggs.

Do you eat a lot of vegetables?

Oh yes, and fruit, I love fruit.

What do you drink?

Well, I never drink alcohol, coffee or tea. They are very bad for you.

What do you drink?

I drink a lot of milk. It’s very good for you. I have milk and sugar with my cereal every morning. In order to stay healthy, it’s important to help balance the diet. In other words, food that contains something from each of the 3 main groups of food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate and fat. Proteins are very important for building our bodies. They help us to build new cells as old ones die. Meat and made products are major source of protein, but not the only ones. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans. Carbohydrate and fat are important to enable us to store energy. They provide fuel for the body. Carbohydrate are found in sugar and then cereal such as rice, maize and wheat. Fat are found in vegetable oil in butter and nuts. Our bodies also need minerals, such as island calcium and vitamines.

Fish, vegetables and milk contain most of the minerals we need. Vetamines are found in fresh vegetables and fruits.

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