Eating a healthy diet is not about strict limitations, staying abnormally thin, or rid yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, improving your health, and raising your mood. So healthy eating doesn’t mean you have to cook tough food.

If you feel confused by all the conflicting nutrition and diet advice out there, you’re not alone. It seems that for every expert who tells you a certain food is good for you, you’ll find another saying exactly the opposite. So think more when facing that. The truth is that while some specific foods or nutrients have been shown to have a beneficial effect on mood, it’s your overall eating pattern that is most important. The cornerstone of a healthy diet should be to replace processed food with real food whenever possible. Eating food that is as close as possible to the way nature made it can make a huge difference to the way you think, look, and feel.

While some extreme diets may suggest otherwise, we all need a balance of protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals in our diets to remain a healthy body. You don’t need to eliminate certain food from your diet, but rather select the healthiest options from each category. Besides, you should change your dieting habit.

Switching to a healthy diet doesn’t have to be an all or nothing proposition. You don’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to change everything all at once. A better approach is to make a few small changes at a time, Think of planning a healthy diet as a number of small, manageable steps-like adding a salad to your diet once a day. As your small changes become habits, you can continue to add more healthy choices.

【小题1】Which of the following is a real healthy diet?

A．One that helps you stay thin.	B．One full of most nutrition.
C．One with strict cooking rules.	D．One that makes you energetic.

【小题2】What should you do when facing the masters’ advice on health?

A．Be careful about it.	B．Try it with your family.
C．Follow it completely.	D．See if it satisfies you.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Pick.

B．Benefit.

C．Remove.

D．Improve.

【小题4】What may help you become a healthy eater?

A．Trying to seek for perfection.	B．Learning from an expert at cooking.
C．Changing your eating habit gradually.	D．Cooking with only vegetables and fruit.