Eating Healthy

Eating healthy
Meg: Hey, Todd. Are you healthy? Do you eat lots of fruits and vegetables?
Todd: I guess I am healthy. I do eat lots of fruits and vegetables, but I also eat
junk food, sadly. But I try to eat lots of fruits especially to stay healthy.
Meg: What kind of fruits do you like to eat?
Todd: Well, I like all fruits. I love all fruits except pineapple. I hate pineapple. I
don't know why. I just don't like pineapple. I don't like the taste. I don't like
to chew it. It just feels funny. But I love apples, I love bananas, I love oranges.
I usually have an apple every morning for breakfast. It's very easy to eat. And I
just love apples because you can take them to school. You can eat them
quickly. They're very easy to eat.
I also like oranges, and I love orange juice. So sometimes, I make fresh orange
juice in my kitchen. So oranges are great. But my favorite fruits are bananas
and strawberries. I love bananas and strawberries. And I love to eat bananas
and strawberries together, so my favorite snack is to cut up some banana and
then cut up some strawberry and mix them together, and then eat them.
Meg: Well, it sounds like you really a lot of fruits.
Todd: Oh yeah, I do.
Meg: What about vegetables? Do you eat vegetables every day?
Todd: I do. I try to have a salad every day, and I have a special salad I make
and I call it my chunky, crunchy salad. And it's carrots, cucumbers and
tomatoes, and I cut the carrots and cucumbers into small little squares. And
then I cut up the tomatoes and I mix together. And the carrots, tomatoes and
cucumbers mixed together, the colors are really pretty. And when you eat the
salad, it's very crunchy and it's very chunky because it's all little squares. So I
call it my crunchy, chunky salad.
Meg: That sounds delicious. Do you ever share it with someone else?
Todd: No, I don't but I want to because I really, I like it so much and I can't
cook. So when I go to somebody's house and I need to bring food, I think, "Oh, I
should bring chunky, crunchy salad."
Meg: Hmm, that's a good idea. Another idea is to cook some vegetables. Do
you cook vegetables?
Todd: Not too much. I do cook asparagus. Asparagus is probably my favorite
vegetable, and it's very easy to cook because asparagus, you just have to cut
up into small pieces. And then you can put the asparagus in a bowl with some
water in the microwave, and you can cook asparagus in about 30 seconds. So I
eat asparagus a lot.
Also, I eat broccoli. I love broccoli. Sometimes I have broccoli and lettuce
together for my salad. And then sometimes, I cook eggplant. I like to cook
eggplant because I like the taste and it's easy to cook.
Meg: I don't really like eggplant.
Todd: Really?
Meg: I don't.
Todd: Oh no. Why not?
Meg: It has a strange flavor to me, so I prefer not to eat eggplant.
Todd: Well, as long as you eat your veggies.
Meg: Yes.
feel funny
It just feels funny.
When something feels funny, it feels awkward or strange. Notice that it does not
mean it makes you laugh. Notice the following:
1. This chair feels funny. Something is wrong with it.

2. The room felt funny because everyone was so quiet.
chunky
It's very chunky because it's all little squares.
When something is chunky it is broken into chunks, or pieces that are still fairly
big. Notice the following:
1. I ate a big chunk of chocolate.

2. The cereal is very chunky.
crunchy
So I call it my crunchy, chunky salad.
When something is crunchy, it makes a lot of noise when you eat it. Notice the
following:
1. These potato chips are very crunchy.

2. Breakfast cereal is usually crunchy.
prefer not to
so I prefer not to eat eggplant.
We use the phrase prefer not to when discussing things we do not like doing,
but we still do sometimes. Notice the following:
1. I prefer not to work on Saturday.

2. She prefers not to work outside.
as long as
Well, as long as you eat your veggies.
Here, the phrase as long as means that if you do something, you will not have
a problem. If you do not do it, you will have a problem. Notice the following:
1. We can arrive on time as long as we leave now.

2. I am happy to help as long as you pay me.
veggies
Eat your veggies.
Veggies just means vegetables. We often use the phrases only when talking
about eating vegetables. Notice the following:
1. I really need to eat more veggies.

2. I do not eat as much veggies as I should.
Vocabulary Quiz
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
feels funny • chunk • crunchy

prefer • veggies • as long as
1. You will win you play your best.
2. Remember to eat your .
3. He ate a big of cheese.
4. I not to work at night.
5. This shirt . It makes me itch.
6. Cabbage is very .
1. Does Todd consider himself to be healthy?

2. What does Todd try to eat in order to stay healthy?
3. What kind of fruits does Todd like?
4. What fruit does Todd not like?
5. Why does Todd not like pineapple?
6. What fruit does Todd think it is easy to eat?
7. What juice does Todd like to make?
8. How does Todd prepare his favorite snack?
9. Does Todd eat vegetables every day?
10. What kind of salad does Todd like to prepare?
11. How does Todd prepare his chunky crunchy salad?
12. What is Todd’s favorite vegetable?
13. How does Todd prepare his favorite vegetable?
14. Are there any other vegetables Todd likes to cook?
15. Why does Todd like to cook eggplant?
16. Does Meg also like eggplant?
17. Why doesn’t Meg like to eat eggplant?

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Meg: What kind of fruits do you like to eat?

Meg: Well, it sounds like you really a lot of fruits.

Todd: Oh yeah, I do.

Meg: What about vegetables? Do you eat vegetables every day?

Meg: I don't really like eggplant.

Todd: Oh no. Why not?

Meg: It has a strange flavor to me, so I prefer not to eat eggplant.

Todd: Well, as long as you eat your veggies.

1. This chair feels funny. Something is wrong with it.

It's very chunky because it's all little squares.

1. I ate a big chunk of chocolate.

So I call it my crunchy, chunky salad.

1. These potato chips are very crunchy.

so I prefer not to eat eggplant.

1. I prefer not to work on Saturday.

Well, as long as you eat your veggies.

1. We can arrive on time as long as we leave now.

1. I really need to eat more veggies.

feels funny • chunk • crunchy

1. You will win you play your best.

2. Remember to eat your .

3. He ate a big of cheese.

4. I not to work at night.

5. This shirt . It makes me itch.

1. Does Todd consider himself to be healthy?

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