“ I’d like to be at a healthier weight , ” a friend told me . “ But we just don’t have the money to buy expensive diet foods and there isn’t enough money to join a gym .” Many people feel that way—that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reach because of their high cost . Don’t lose hope ! We’ll be looking at ways to make healthy choices without spending too much money .
First you don’t need to buy the expensive pre-prepared “ diet foods . ” Back in the early 1970s when I started housekeeping , 90% of the food I bought was ingredients . Very few things were preprocessed(预处理的). Now 90% of the food you find in the store is quick food . That’s a bad thing .
Quick foods like boxed “ just add hamburger ” meals have had the fiber removed to make them faster to prepare . Take a look at the label on that box . It often has low numbers listed under “ fiber ” because fiber takes longer to digest . If the low fiber meal is digested , the result is that your body begins to store fat . Besides , your body is short of nutrients(营养物质). You will be driven to eat more to try to make up for the low quality of the food you are eating .
And then there are the chemicals the producers add to the quick meals to make them palatable . If not , the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn’t enjoy it . However , these chemicals certainly aren’t good for your health .
What’s the answer ? Buy whole ingredients and give up the expensive , low nutrition , processed foods . Do the cooking yourself and you will have control over what is in your food —and it will cost less , too .People who find it hard to get a healthier weight think .
A.they had too much diet foods |
B.they didn’t make a detailed plan |
C.they have no time to do exercise in gym |
D.they can’t afford diet foods and to exercise in gym |
The author doesn’t like quick food mainly because .
A.it contains too much fat | B.it makes people eat less |
C.it has low fiber | D.it takes longer to digest |
The underlined word “ palatable ” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.
A.fresh | B.delicious | C.healthy | D.simple |
The author suggests in the text that people should .
A.control the amount of food |
B.eat more processed foods |
C.cook food for themselves |
D.choose cheap ingredients |
Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ? (①="Paragraph" 1,
②="Paragraph" 2 ,…⑤="Paragraph" 5)
A.①/②③④/⑤ | B.①②/③④/⑤ | C.①②③/④/⑤ | D.①/②③/④⑤ |