We all know that food makes us grow every day, but sometimes it can make us happy when we feel bad. Food such as sea fish, bananas, pumpkins and chicken can help us be happy. How can they affect (影响)our feelings?

People living by the sea look much happier than other people, because the fresh sea air helps them clear their minds and they eat a lot of sea fish. Bananas have much Vitamin B6. Having more bananas can help us make a quick decision, and become more confident (自信). Eating pumpkins can also help people get into a good feeling because it’s rich in Vitamin B6 and iron (铁).

Are you in a bad mood (情绪)? If you are, don’t sit alone. Go to eat such happy food with your friends. Maybe you’ll feel better.

36-year-old Joey Chestnut won the Hot Dog Eating Contest with a world record of eating 75 hot dogs in 10 minutes in Brooklyn, in New York City, on July 4, 2020.

The Hot Dog Eating Contest started by Major League Eating (MLE) has been on for years. There were about 35 million viewers online in the US and Canada this year.

For coronavirus safety, the 5 eaters stood at a nine-meter-long table, compared to the typically 15. All the eaters wore face masks right up to their first bite. At last, Chestnut beat others with great difficulties.

Chestnut started competitive eating in 2005 while he was a university student in California. His first major victory came that spring when he wolfed down three kilograms of fried vegetables in 11 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the right for his first hot dog-eating contest two months later and ate 32 hot dogs.

By 2011, Chestnut began to focus full-time on training, perfecting the skills pausing his fast eating with short drinking of water.

Over the past years, Chestnut has become the greatest competitive eater of all time, breaking 49 records officially recognized by MLE. Among them are 141 hard-boiled eggs in eight minutes and 121 cakes in six minutes.

Chestnut won lots of money from the competitions, and he gave the money to charity programs. Chestnut said, “My biggest goal is to win enough money to build and fix my old primary school. I first discovered I had a talent for eating, so I’d like to give something back.”

Meat can be tasty. It is often good for us and it has been part of our meals for hundreds of thousands of years. However, some organizations, such as the Soil Association, say meat should not be eaten every day, especially in schools. This is because farming animals for meat can be bad for the environment and lead to climate (气候）change. The Soil Association wants schools to have more plant-based meal choices that don’t have meat and that do not cause environmental problems. The Government already advises that schools have one no-meat day each week, but not all schools follow this advice. So what do you think? Should schools be made to have one completely no-meat day each week?

Yes - it’s important to protect the climate

Everyone needs to do their bit to help the planet, and eating less meat is a good start. Although meat can be healthy and is good for us in the right amounts, eating it every day means a lot of animals have to be farmed. This uses up valuable things such as water and land. The animals themselves add to climate change by producing a gas called methane. Besides, it’s not necessary to eat meat every day. There are many ways to get the nourishment we need to be healthy. We could eat foods like beans, nuts, potatoes and so on. What’s more, eating more plant-based foods will save schools’ money because they are cheaper than meat. This money could be used on books and school trips.

No-_____________

Students should be able to decide what they eat - it is a personal choice. Some students, for example, might eat a little bit of meat each day, but less overall. Besides, meat is full of healthy vitamins and nutrients needed for growth. If schools don’t serve meat, they might end up serving chips and junk food instead, which wouldn’t be healthier. It’s right to tell and educate young people about climate change and the results of the farming industry, but they should be encouraged to change their eating habits rather than being told that they have to. Making people change their habits doesn’t always mean people can change their minds.