Daily Life - Health Food (C0216)

John: Ok darling, got some pizzas, potato chips, hot dogs and lots of cheese!
Kelly: Oh John, I thought we said we would start eating right! Remember? Our new healthy lifestyle? That’s all junk food!
John: Hrumph! Right, so what did you get?
Kelly: Well, healthy food , of course! I got some whole wheat bread, skimmed milk, fresh fish and organic carrots….
John: Organic? What’s organic? Do we need organic carrots…?
Kelly: They were grown without using any chemicals that are harmful to our health. And yes, John, we need organic carrots….
John: Oh, so organic vegetables are the ‘green’ option, right?
Kelly: Yup, better for the environment and better for us!
John: Wait a minute, that? …Doughnuts? they organic doughnuts, Kelly?
Kelly: …. I like doughnuts.

Key Vocabulary

eat right have healthy food
lifestyle the way people live
junk food a high-calorie food and low in nutritional value
organic without using any chemicals
green healthy to the body
doughnut small ring-shaped friedcakes

Supplementary Vocabulary

Consciousness To be aware of something
Health Nut Someone concerned with living a healthy lifestyle
Enviromentalist Someone who is concerned with the enviroment
Support to be of help
Resolution The commitment to do something differently or begin to do something

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