3Keeping fit

How to improve your diet

Make sure that you eat a :variety of foods. It is important to eat from all five food groups. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. These contain vital :nutrient and leading dietitians recommend eating at least two serving of fruit and three of vegetables every day. Try to :maintain a healthy weight. Being too thin can cause as many health problems as being :overweight Remember, the correct weight for you depends on many different :factors including your age, height and sex. Eat moderate portions and don't be tempted to order a larger size when eating out. Skipping meals can lead to :overeating as you will be much hungrier later, so be sure to eat regularly if you want to curb yourappetite. You don't need to eliminate all of your favourite foods but do check the :ingredients on food labels and make sure that you reduce your intake of foods that are high in fats, sugar and salt. If you have a food allergy, make sure you avoid any of the ingredients that can trigger an attack.

Match

• very important : vital

• food scientists : dietitians

• neither small nor large : moderate

• servings : portions

• missing out on : skipping

• limit : curb

• desire to eat : appetite

• totally remove : eliminate

• a condition that causes illness if you eat certain foods : allergy

• activate : trigger

• in a fixed pattern : regular

• quickly : briskly

• little by little : gradually

• a strong suggestion : recommendation

• speed : pace

• doing something to excess : overdoing

• get better : recover

• every second one : alternate