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  • French Learning Activity. Hirson October 2018:

    BALANCED DIET & HEALTHY FOOD. TIPS TO A GREAT PLATE:

    1. Balance Calories
    2. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables
    3. Avoid oversized portions
    4. Foods to eat more often
    5. Drink water instead of sugary drinks
    6. Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk
    7. Make half your grains whole grains
    8. Foods to eat less often
    9. Compare sodium in foods
    10. Enjoy your food, but eat less
     
     
     
    Watch the video and fill in with the suitable information about food.
    What 200 calories look like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_tgyVM_eOY
    What´s the amount you can have to reach 200 calories in an ordinary intake of:
     
    Pizza
     
    Meat
     
    Chocolate cookies
     
    Burger
     
    Eggs
     
    Cereals
     
    Hot Dog
     
    Salmon
     
    Gummy bears
     
    Apples
     
    Duck
     
    Pop corn
     
    Bananas
     
    Shrimps
     
    Milk
     
    Peaches
     
    Pork
     
    Yogurt
     
    Cherries
     
    Chicken
     
    Cheese
     
    Grapes
     
    Blueberry muffin
     
    Cream
     
    Tomatoes
     
    Chocolate cake
     
    Sugar
     
    (Baby) carrots
     
    Croissant
     
    Coffee
     
    Celery
     
    Donoughts
     
    Cola/soda drinks
     
    Potatoes
     
    Bagels
     
    Wine
     
    Bacon
     
    Peanunts
     
    Beer
     
    Fried chicken
     
    Almonds
     
    Tea
     
    Fries (Chips)
     
    Pecans
     
    Smoothies
     
    Fried onion
     
    Peanut butter
     
     
     
     
     
     
    ¡  Take the quiz : Are you a fast food junkie?
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3546641.stm
    ¡  Calculate your body mass index:
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
     
    Write a short composition about “Eating habits in teenagers”.
    This is an outline for a cause-and-effect essay about fast food – how it has become so popular and effects on teenagers, comparing to key elements of a healthy diet. It uses 4 paragraphs and a 3-7-7-3 layout (three sentences in the introduction, seven in the causes paragraph, seven in the effects paragraph, and three in the conclusion).
     
    Introduction:
    • Past
    • Present 
    • Thesis (Main idea or purpose of essay)
    • people used to eat 
    • what people eat now 
    • this change has had many effects
    Causes
    There are many reasons why fast food has become so popular…
    • Cause 1: Lifestyle 
    • Cause 2: More money 
    • Cause 3: Modern Life
    • Many people working long hours, no time
    • Women working
       
    • Young people have money to spend,
    • More eating outside the home
       
    • Advertising
    • Less time with family
    • New things, desire for change
    Effects
    These changes have had serious effects…
    • Effect 1: Health 
    • Effect 2: Families 
    • Effect 3: Economic effects
    • Obesity
    • Heart Disease
    • Diabetes
    • Less energy
       
    • Family not eating together
    • Family not talking over a meal
       
    • Waste of money
    • Multinational companies own fast food chains
    • New things, desire for change
    Conclusion: Three Sentences
    • Both sides:
    • Future
    • Fast food is tasty but….
    • …fast food also has a downside
    • We need to look after our health in future
     
    SURVEY: A HEALTHY DIET
     
    Fill in and answer the questionnaire prepared by some students.

    You´ll have to compare the results and draw conclusions for the next learning mobility in France. Take the survey online and use the graphs for the analysis.