Scientists say there are seven kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑橘类) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes, other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and food made from milk, like cheese and ice-cream; (6) bread or cereal (谷类)   (rice is also in this kind of food) ; (7) butter or something like butter with fat (脂肪) .

People in different countries in the world eat different kinds of things. In some places, people eat once or twice a day; in other countries, people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that these differences are not important. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at 11 o’clock at night. The important thing is that every day a person must eat something from each of the seven kinds of food. The most important thing is that we must find some ways to help the hungry people and make the people have right kinds of food, make them strong and healthy.

Different foods help your body in different ways. It’s easy to know what foods are good for you. 【小题1】 You need to eat the foods in different groups every day.

You need six to eleven servings (份) from the grain (谷物) group every day. Rice and bread are in this group. Foods like them give you energy (力量).

Eat three to five servings of vegetables each day. 【小题2】 You also need some fruit each day. Keep fruit where you can see it. That way you’ll eat more. You can eat a banana or a pear. 【小题3】

Try to drink milk each day. Drink one in the morning and the other at night. 【小题4】 Egg, fish, chicken and beef are in this group. You need two to three servings a day to have strong muscles (肌肉).

Try not to eat many candies. They may taste good. 【小题5】