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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 ___________. At that time, all I thought was that “when there were so many other delicious treats to_________, why should I 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 “5A 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 analyzed 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 Veggie EAT 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 is to put a ____________of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a ____________ about buying something from the fruit section. 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. offer C. enjoy D. prepare
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. benefits B. issues C. needs D. risks
8.A. diet B. education C. work D. exercise
9.A. ear B. tooth C. knee D. head
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. challenged C. disturbed 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. hint C. concern D. clue
19.A. complex B. easy C. quick D. casual
20.A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes
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