Question

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words. [5]



Just by the use of colours, you can balance your diet. All you need to do is to pay a little

attention to the food you eat. Nutrition experts strongly recommend adding colours to your

diet. Sweets and candy bars are generally colourful but remember they do not contain natural

colours and hence are not healthy. The key is a variety of naturally coloured foods. Deeper the

colour, greater the benefits. Getting more colours in your diet does not mean you have to

drastically change your current eating habits.

Have a glass of 100% juice in the morning. Keep a mix of dried fruits on hand for a quick

snack. Grab an apple or banana on your way out. Include at least two vegetables in your dinner.

Get into the habit of starting your dinner with a salad. Eat fruit for dessert. Always add greens

to sandwiches.

Most red fruits and vegetables contain an antioxidant, which offers protection against

ultraviolet rays and cancer, and helps to prevent urinary tract infections and diseases related to

the circulatory system. Green vegetables not only look great but also possess excellent

antioxidant properties that protect your eyes by keeping the retina in good condition and

reduce the risk of cancerous tumours. Orange and yellow group fruits contain beta-carotene,

an antioxidant that improves cell communication and thereby helps to stop the spread of

cancer. Blue and the purple group not only adds richness to your plate but also has an

influence on the pineal gland (the third eye) and the nervous system. The white group contains

sulphur compounds that protect DNA and also contain flavonoids, the antioxidants that protect

cell membranes.

Therefore, the more colourful the diet is (all natural colours, of course), the better equipped

your immune system is to cope with diseases.

1) What can balance one’s diet?

2) Adding which foods in one’s diet can prevent cancerously?

3) How do antioxidants help?

4) What do the antioxidant properties of green vegetable do for us?

5) What should our daily diet contain?

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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Just by the use of colours, you can balance your diet.

1. Most red fruits and vegetables contain an antioxidant, which offers protection against ultraviolet rays and cancer, and helps to prevent urinary tract infections.

1. an antioxidant that improves cell communication and thereby helps to stop the spread of cancer.

1. Green vegetables not only look great but also possess excellent antioxidant properties that protect your eyes by keeping the retina in good condition and reduce the risk of cancerous tumours.

1. plenty of colourful vegetables, legumes/beans.
2. fruit.
3. grain (cereal) foods – mostly wholegrain and high fibre varieties.
4. lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds.
5. milk, yoghurt, cheese or their alternatives, mostly reduced fat. ...
6. Drink plenty of water.