My name is Mike. I am twelve years old. I am a student. I have a very busy life at school. I have some unhealthy (不健康的) eating habits. Let me tell you about some of the habits.

I never eat breakfast because I often get up late and I don’t have time to eat my breakfast. But I know breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

I eat a lot of junk food (垃圾食品). I love junk food. Junk food is not healthy, although some junk food is delicious. My favorite food is French fries. I love to eat sweet food. I often eat chocolate and ice cream. I love to drink cola. I drink it all the time. When I am thirsty, I don’t drink water. I always choose to drink cola.

My mother doesn’t want me to eat junk food. She wants me to stay away from junk food. She often tells me that junk food is not good for my health. I think it’s time to listen to her.

We know health is important in everyone’s life. Here are some ways to make it easy to keep healthy.

★Eat a balanced diet（平衡的饮食）. Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grains（谷物）and a little meat.

★Exercise twice or three times a week.

★Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours’ sleep a day.

★Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pets, do sports or have a hobby.

★Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but try not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with healthy people.

Have you ever noticed how many calories (卡路里) you eat in a day? There is a special convenience store opened in the Chengdu Youth Palace. If you “shop” there, you can find out how many calories there are in different foods.

The store was opened on May17th, 2022. It’s part of the “Know Your Food” program of the UNICEF. The purpose of the program is to make children and young people know more about foods and help them make healthy choices about their diet.

Instead of real foods, many imitation (仿制) snacks are put on the shelves in the store, including candies, sugary drinks and latiao. People can take them to the self-service counter (柜台) to see how many calories they have. In addition, the store offers many models and cartoons to help people understand which foods are very good for them and which foods they should eat less often.

At present, obesity (肥胖症) has become a serious problem among children. It is shown that nearly 20% of children between 6 and 17 years of age, and over 10% of children under the age of 6 in China are overweight. Experts also point out that the increasing availability of cheap, highly processed foods and drinks can lead to the rapid growth of children who are overweight.

Being overweight is known to have many bad influences, such as having a higher risk of getting disease and a higher risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems. Such a store helps to remind children to care about what they eat. At the same time, similar stores are opened in other cities, such as Weihai in Shandong Province.