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JUNK FOOD
VS
HEALTHY FOOD
JUNK FOOD… what is it?
The microbiologist Michael Jacobson, introduced
the term “junk food” in 1972. • Junk food is a slang word for food with limited
nutritional value.
• High in salt, sugar, fat or calories and low
nutrient content.
Junk Food examples:
• Chips
• Candy
• Soft drinks
• Fired fast food
• Chocolates
• Cookies
• Cake
• Sugar
• Butter
Why is junk food so appealing ?
• The Time Factor
• They are easy to prepare and are very tasty.
Junk foods such as potato wafers do not even need
cooking or heating.
• We prefer to eat them when we watch TV. We
save our self a lot of hassles and time when we are
in a hurry eating pizzas and burgers as they are
served at our door tep hot and ready to eat.
• The Taste Factor
• Junk foods are very good in taste. Junk foods get
their taste owing to lavish usage of oil, salts and
sugar.
• Junk Food Advertising
•Media plays a vital role in the selling of junk food.
Harmful Effects
• Obesity
• Tooth decay
• Lack of energy
• Heart diseases
• Liver failure
• Vitamin deficiencies
Healthy Food… A Good Habit
it helps to
keep well or improve general health.
Benefits Of Eating Healthy Food
• Effective weight loss solution
• Increase energy level
• Reduce health care costs
• Better rest and sleep
• More nutrients on the body
Pay attention !
Obese children are becoming alarmingly
more frequent in Italy because they lead
more sedentary lives than previous
generations and eat more packaged
snacks
What nutrients does the following food give us?
Protein:
Fish
Meat
Beans
Calcium:Eggs
Milk
Dairy products
Carbohydrate: Bread Rice pasta
Vitamin and minerals
Vegetables
fruit
The Mediterranean diet
Many experts consider the Mediterranean diet to be one of the healthiest in
the world. Indeed the people living in the Mediterranean Coastal Region,
from Spain to the middle east, tends to be healthy and have long lives.
The Mediterranean diet is largely based on vegetables, fruit, olive, olives oil,
whole grains and fish, a little milk and wine.
It includes a pleasant lunch and physical activity. The Mediterranean diet
provides a daily intake of vegetables and carbohydrates from cereals, 7-10
servings of fruit and vegetables, plus two fish dishes a week, with more fish
and poultry than red meat, a handful of nuts a day, products with little animal
fat, less than 4 eggs a week , and plenty of water.
In this way, people do not increase the cholesterol levels. The preparation
methods are simple.The Mediterranean diet is now included among
UNESCO's cultural heritages. It promotes social interaction and it
exchanges culture, respects environment and biodiversity
The Healthy Mediterranean Food pyramid
CLIL Activity
Progetto interdisciplinare svolto dagli studenti della 2 A della Scuola Secondaria
dell’Istituto Comprensivo di Uggiano La Chiesa. A.S. 2016,2017
Prodotto multimediale realizzato da Caterina De Benedetto e coordinato dalle
prof.sse Maria Addolorata Merico e Rosella Ferpozzi