Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 18 · The Color of Your Lunch
Audio track 18
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Nao: Your lunch is very colorful.
Lina: I have a red tomato, green vegetables, and an orange.
Nao: Does every healthy meal need many colors?
Lina: Not always. Color is only one easy way to see variety.
A balanced plate can include a grain, a protein food, vegetables, and fruit. No single food does every job. Different foods give the body different things it needs.
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Nao: Your lunch is very colorful.
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Lina: I have a red tomato, green vegetables, and an orange.
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Nao: Does every healthy meal need many colors?
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Lina: Not always.
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Color is only one easy way to see variety.
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A balanced plate can include a grain, a protein food, vegetables, and fruit.
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No single food does every job.
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Different foods give the body different things it needs.
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Chinese translation
**Nao：**你的午餐颜色真丰富。
**Lina：**有红色的番茄、绿色的蔬菜，还有一个橙子。
**Nao：**健康的一餐是不是每次都要有很多颜色？
**Lina：**也不是。颜色只是判断食物是否多样的一种简单办法。
均衡的一餐可以包括谷物、富含蛋白质的食物、蔬菜和水果。没有哪一种食物能包办所有营养需求。不同的食物能为身体提供不同的东西。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- colorful
- 色彩丰富的；五颜六色的。
- vegetable
- 蔬菜。
- meal
- 一餐饭；如早餐、午餐或晚餐。
- variety
- 多样性；种类丰富。
- balanced
- 均衡的。
- plate
- 盘子；也可指盘中的一餐。
- grain
- 谷物，如大米、小麦或燕麦。
- protein
- 蛋白质。
- include
- 包含；包括。
- fruit
- 水果；泛指水果时也可用作不可数名词。
Background notes (Chinese)
用颜色提醒自己吃不同种类的食物是个办法，但‘颜色多’并不一定等于‘健康’。还要看整餐的搭配。适合的食物和分量也会因年龄及活动量而异。
资料来源：USDA MyPlate 食物类别指导资料。