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English for Communication | Alvin Bersamin
6. Reading and Writing
Food Types
We’ve had them all – the fiber diet, the Protein diet, the hip and Thigh
diet. And here’s the latest – the pyramid diet. But this isn’t a diet to help
people lose weight. It’s a diet for healthy life. The pyramid diet is a very
simple. Different kinds of food are at different levels of the pyramid. The
higher up the pyramid, the less you should eat. At the bottom of the pyramid
are complex carbohydrates like bread, pasta and potatoes. These provide
fiber and energy, about 50% of your diet should be complex carbohydrates.
At the second level are fruits and vegetables, such as apples and carrots.
These should be 30% of your diet. They provide vitamins and minerals as
well as fiber. Above fruit and vegetables are the protein – rich foods like
meat, fish, beans, and cheese. These also provide a lot of calcium. These
protein – rich foods should be about 18% of your diet. At the top of the
pyramid are fat, oil and sugar. We should eat as little as possible of things
at this level.
(Adapted from Life Lines: Pre-intermediate student’s book, p.64)
A. Read the text. Find the words countable and uncountable.
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