Rational Diet – What and How Should We Eat to Stay Fit and Healthy

UNIT 3. Rational Nutrition

Grammar: Modal Verbs

Task 1. Read and translate the text.

Rational Diet – What and How Should We Eat to Stay Fit and Healthy

Healthy eating doesn’t mean only dietary limitations, when you deprive yourself of the foods you love, eat only certain food stuff and so stay unrealistically thin. Vice versa, it must lead to such a condition when you feel great, have more energy, improve your looks and mood.

We all know that eating right can help you keep a healthy weight and avoid certain health problems, but your diet can also affect your mood. Some researches show that a typical Western diet— takeout food and sugary snacks— leads to higher rates of depression, stress and anxiety. Unhealthy diet may even play an important role in the development of mental health disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, and schizophrenia, and suicide in young people.

So, what eating habits should you develop to keep fit and be in good mood?

• You should cook more meals at home, so that you can see what your food is made of.
• You should avoid eating processed foods and fast food.

• Eat smaller portions. It is hard to lose weight if you eat portions for a sumo champ. If you don't feel satisfied at the end of a meal, have more vegetables or fruit. Stop eating before you feel full. Your brain needs a few minutes to tell your body that it has enough food, so eat slowly.

· Don’t skip breakfast. Without a healthy breakfast in your stomach, you choose unhealthy foods such as sweets and salty snacks when you finally eat. A healthy breakfast can jumpstart your metabolism, and small, healthy meals (rather than the standard three large meals) keep your energy up.

• Avoid eating at night. If you give your digestive system a long break each night it helps to regulate weight.
• Don’t use much sugar and salt in your diet. Use herbs and spices such as garlic, curry powder or black pepper to improve the flavor of meals instead of salt.

• You should drink plenty of water. Water helps clean the body of waste products and toxins. People often mistake thirst for hunger. So if you drink enough water you can make healthier food choices.

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