Important materials in your food

Important materials in your food

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Foods contain different materials that help your body to stay strong and healthy. The most important of these are known to be proteins. They are absolutely necessary for building and repairing our bodies. Proteins consist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and other elements, such as phosphorus and sulphur. Proteins are built up of smaller units, the amino-acids, The richest sources of proteins are such animal foods as meat, fish, cheese, eggs, milk, and such vegetable foods as soya beans, bread, peas.

Sugars and starches, known as carbohydrates, are digestedrather quickly and supply energy for the body. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Foods rich in carbohydrates are fruit, honey, bread, cakes, potatoes, rice, macaroni.

fats are also made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Fatty foods are considered to be good sources of energy, but people who eat too much of them become overweight. Fats are found in butter, cream, milk, oily fish, meat, olive oil, sunflowerseed oil. Your body also needs other materials called vitamins and MINERALS. They are present in small amounts but we know them to be extremely important for the proper functioning and growth of the body.

· Compare; 1 g of fat produces 9.3 calories; 1 g of sugar produces only 4.1 calories.

hydrogen [hαІdridg∂n] – водород

oxygen [oksidg∂n]– кислород

nitrogen [naitridg∂n]- азот

phosphorus [fosf∂r∂s]- фосфор

sulphur [s٨lf∂]- сера

amino-acids [æmin∂ æsІd]- аминокислоты

to digest [di'dgest] - переваривать (пищу), усваивать

carbohydrates [kα:bohαІdrit]- углевод

fat [fæt]– жир

nutrition [njutri∫n]- питание

nutritionist [njutri∫nist]– диетолог

1) Исходя из содержания текста, назовите пять основных составляющих пищевых продуктов.

2) Назовите, какие элементы входят в указанные составляющие:

Carbohydrates Proteins Fats

сonsist of

carbon nitrogen oxygen sulphur phosphorus

3) Составьте правильные утверждения из предлагаемых слов и словосочетаний, перечислив как можно больше продуктов.

			butter
			cream
			meat
			fish
	proteins		cheese
Foods rich in	fats	are	eggs
	carbohydrates		milk
			olive oil
			honey
			bread
			potatoes
			rice
			soya beans
			fruit

4) Составьте предложения и переведите их на русский язык

а) For example: Cooking is known to be a very ancient art.

Известно, что приготовление пищи – очень древнее искусство.

Proteins	are said	to be digested quickly.
Fats	turned out	to be the best sources of energy.
Carbohydrates	are considered	to be the most important materials in food.
Fatty foods	are known	to consist of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
	appear	to be built up of aminoacids.

b) For example: We know the word “salt” to mean many chemical compounds

Мы знаем, что слово “соль” обозначает многие химические соединения

We know	animal food	to be very important
Nutritionists found	proteins	to be the best source of proteins
We consider	the richest sources of proteins	to supply energy for the body
People believe	vitamins	to be meat, fish, milk, bread, peas.
Doctors noted	carbohydrates	to be body-builders.
Experiments showed		to help our body to stay healthy.