***FOOD***

1. ***FOOD*** Teacher : A.Petkoska Subject :English Students :Stefani Isajloska,FrosinaBozinoska.Olgica I DraganJakovlevski

2. * Fruits and Vegetables * • Almost Everyone Needs to Eat More Fruits and VegetablesA growing body of research shows that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. To get the amount that's recommended, most people need to increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they currently eat every day. • Fruits and Vegetables Can Protect Your Health Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers

3. Whole Foods or Supplements? Nutrients should come primarily from foods. Foods such as fruits and vegetables contain not only the vitamins and minerals that are often found in supplements, but also other naturally occurring substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases. For some people, fortified foods or supplements can be helpful in getting the nutrients their bodies need. A fortified food contains a nutrient in an amount greater than what is typically found in that food.

4. The Colors of Health Fruits and vegetables come in terrific colors and flavors, but their real beauty lies in what's inside. Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and other natural substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases. To get a healthy variety, think color. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body a wide range of valuable nutrients, like fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C. Some examples include green spinach, orange sweet potatoes, black beans, yellow corn, purple plums, red watermelon, and white onions. For more variety, try new fruits and vegetables regularly.

5. Fruit and vegetable protect your health Tomatoes may help prevent cancer Cancers are rich in vitamins A and C plus the phytochemicallycopene that may help to reduce your risk of certain types of cancer. A healthy diet that includes lycopene-rich foods like tomatoes may help to prevent cancer. Berries for good healt Berries are great sources of vitamins and phytochemicals. Including berries in your diet will help to keep you healthy. Different types of berries include strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, blueberries, loganberries, and bilberries Cranberry juice wil prevent or help treat cystitis Cranberry juice will help treat or prevent bladder infections. Adding this juice to your daily diet will help prevent this painful condition Experts tell us that eating five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day is very important for maintaining our good health. Too many people don't get all of those servings every day…

6. Sources • Pictures slide 2 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://healnh.org/YYFH/FoodNutri/NutriYou/blogphotos/VegFruits.jpg&imgrefurl=http://healnh.org/YYFH/FoodNutri/NutriYou/plant-based-diets/&usg=__ppJU2TrwgE9XurwvhZOryhNV1-8=&h=423&w=900&sz=248&hl=en&start=8&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=BEGL6y0QsK0TFM:&tbnh=69&tbnw=146&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfruits%2Band%2Bvegetables%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rlz%3D1R2ADFA_enMK353%26tbs%3Disch:1 Slide 3,4 http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADFA_enMK353&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=fruits+and+vegetables&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g8g-m2&start=0 Text slide 2,3,4 http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/benefits/index.html Slide 5: http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/Fruits_Vegetables.htm