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As a child, I was always told to “eat my greens”. These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on ...
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As a child, I was always told to “eat my greens”. These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate. Peas, and green beans, all looked and tasted _______. Let’s face it, when there were so many other delicious treats to _______, why eat boring vegetables?
Since then my taste buds have _______ and I’m also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables. But we still need _______ of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us. In the UK, a campaign has been _______ for several years to encourage us to eat our “5 A Day”—five portions of fruit and vegetables. That’s _______ evidence has shown there are significant health _______ to getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.
But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily _______, partly because I have a sweet _______ and vegetables are, well, tasteless. Researchers have been ________ how to make eating vegetables more ________. They analysed the psychology behind our food ________ and found that most of us are ________ by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that “studies show that people ________ to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason.”
In Europe, a project called VeggieEAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to ________ more vegetables. Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in ________ encouraging people into eating the right things. One idea has been to put a ________ of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ________ about buying something from the fruit store. She says, “Choice is a really ________ thing. But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales.”
Certainly, eating “twisted citrus-glazed carrots” does sound tempting, even if it just ________ like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health.
1.A. delicious B. disgusting C. ripen D. sweet
2.A. buy B. prepare C. enjoy D. offer
3.A. developed B. appeared C. existed D. shrank
4.A. talking B. informing C. reminding D. warning
5.A. planning B. running C. aiming D. intending
6.A. why B. how C. when D. because
7.A. needs B. issues C. benefits D. risks
8.A. diet B. education C. work D. exercise
9.A. tendency B. tooth C. preference D. appetite
10.A. showing B. discovering C. reporting D. studying
11.A. attractive B. appropriate C. beneficial D. independent
12.A. wastes B. values C. choices D. judgments
13.A. confused B. disturbed C. challenged D. motivated
14.A. manage B. tend C. agree D. decide
15.A. grow B. harvest C. store D. eat
16.A. suddenly B. slowly C. firmly D. seriously
17.A. picture B. lot C. variety D. number
18.A. sign B. concern C. hint D. clue
19.A. complex B. easy C. quick D. casual
20.A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes
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