【ASKanygroupofteenagersintheUKwhattheymostliketoeatandfoodslikepizzascurriespastaburgersandchipsareboundtogetamention–andmanyyoungpeoplewouldprobablyalsolisthangingoutatthelocalfast-foodrestaur】
ASKanygroupofteenagersintheUKwhattheymostliketoeatandfoodslikepizzascurriespastaburgersandchipsareboundtogetamention–andmanyyoungpeoplewouldprobablyalsolisthangingoutatthelocalfast-foodrestaurantasoneoftheirfavoritepastimes.
Butwhatteenagersliketoeatisnotnecessarilywhattheyshouldbeeating.AccordingtotheNationalDietandNutritionSurveyfartoomanyyoungpeopleintheUKbetweentheagesoffourand18consumetoomuchfatsugarandsaltintheirdietandtakeintoomanycalories.Meanwhiletheirintakeofstarchycarbohydrates(淀粉类碳水化合物)fibreironvitaminsandcalciumistoolow.
Foragrowingbodyeatingfoodscontainingplentyofcalciumsuchasmilkyoghurtandcheeseisparticularlyimportantascalciumisessentialforthedevelopmentofhealthystrongbones.Similarlyfoodsthatarerichinironaregoodforyoungrapidlydevelopingbodiessoredmeatbreadgreenvegetablesdriedfruitandfortified(强化的)breakfastcereals(谷类食物)arealsorecommended.
Itisduringourteenageyearsthatlifestylehabitscanbecomeentrenched(根深蒂固的)soitisimportantthatyoungpeopleareeducatedaboutwhatfoodsaregoodforthem.In2005inanattempttochangeeatinghabitsandopenteenagers’mindstonewflavorsandnewtastescelebritychefJamieOliverlauncheda‘FeedMeBetter’campaign.Aspartofatelevisionseries‘Jamie’sSchoolDinners’heworkedwithteachersandcooksinanumberofschoolsacrosstheUKtoprovidemorehealthynutritiousschoolmealoptions.Althoughthecampaignwasratherresistedatthebeginningitwasgenerallyregardedasahugesuccessandhelpedtoinfluencegovernmentalpolicyonnutritionalstandardsforschoolmeals.
Nooneexpectstoendtheteenageloveaffairwithfastandjunkfoodbuthopefullyifprojectslike‘FeedMeBetter’andtheGovernment'sown‘Change4Life’campaigncontinuetogiveouttherightmessagesmoreyoungpeoplewillunderstandtheimportanceofbalancingoccasionaltreatswithhealthierfoodoptions.
【小题1】Whatcanweconcludefromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Britishteenagerseattoomuchjunkfood.B.Britishteenagersneedtotakeinmorecalcium.C.WhatBritishteenagersliketoeatisproba