Sweet Food and Healthy Food
- English level
- Level 1
- Topic
- Food
- Estimated reading time
- 1 min
Do you like sweet food?
Many people love cake, candy, and cookies.
These foods have a lot of sugar.
Sugar tastes good.
But too much sugar is not good for you.
It can hurt your teeth.
Sweet food does not give you much energy.
You feel tired after eating too much sugar.
Fruits and vegetables are healthy foods.
They give your body energy.
Rice and bread are healthy too.
Healthy food helps you grow.
It also helps you stay strong.
Eating sweet food is okay sometimes.
But healthy food is very important every day.
Key Vocabulary
Energy (n) The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.UK: ˈenədʒiUS: ˈenərdʒiLearn more
Healthy (adj) In a good physical or mental condition; in good health.UK: ˈhelθiUS: ˈhelθiLearn more
Sugar (n) A sweet substance, often in white crystals, used to make food and drinks taste sweetUK: ˈʃʊɡə(r)US: ˈʃʊɡərLearn more
Sweet (n) Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.UK: swiːtUS: swiːtLearn more
Teeth (n) Each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.UK: tiːθUS: tiːθLearn more
Vegetables (n) Vegetables (plants used to eat (as) food; potatoes, beans, onions...)UK: ˈvedʒtəbəlzUS: ˈvedʒtəbəlzLearn more
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