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Salad Days

pre-intermediate (A2) reading II

Salads rival Big Macs for fat.
Answers on page 45
1 Pre-reading
Match the food (1 to 6) to the images (a-f).
1. Hamburger
2. Fries
3. Salad
4. Chicken nuggets
5. Soft drink
6. Mayonnaise

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re you concerned about what you eat? If Recommended
you are, then you should be reading the
daily intake
information on food labels carefully... very Men - calories: 2500,
d carefully. fat: 95g
f
2 Reading I Just imagine the scene. You’re in a supermarket.
The article is about some salads that contain more fat than You’re looking for something light and healthy. So,
hamburgers. Read the article once and find evidence for you ignore all the fried food, TV dinners and fatty
this. goods and go for a pre-packed salad. But is that
really the best option? According to a recent report,
3 Reading II some supermarket salads have more calories and fat Women - calories:
2000, fat: 70g
Read the article again and say what the numbers refer to. than a Big Mac and fries.
1. 20
2. 855 Researchers from Which? magazine looked at 20
3. 40g salads. At least two had more fat than a standard
4. 760 calories McDonald’s meal. In fact, many of them had
5. 275 calories more than the recommended daily intake of fat.
One salad, the Atlantic Prawn Marie Rose Salad,
4 Language focus Adjectives contained 855 calories and 66.3g of fat – nearly half GLOSSARY
and prepositions of a woman’s recommended daily energy intake of a food label n
a piece of paper on a food product
Look at this extract from the article, calories and nearly all of the fat. In comparison, a Big with information about the food
“...the same ingredients as mayonnaise!” Mac and medium fries contains 820 calories and 40g fried food n
food that has been cooked in oil
Notice how we say “the same as”. What prepositions do we of the fat. Another salad, the Pasta with Tomato & TV dinners n
pre-prepared food that you put in
use with these adjectives? Basil Chicken, contained 760 calories and 46g of fat. the microwave and eat (in front of
1. It is different the other one. the TV if you want)
go for something exp
2. It is similar Part of the problem is the misleading food labels. One
that one. to choose something
3. This number is equal salad claimed to have no mayonnaise. However, the pre-packed adj
food that has been prepared and
that one. salad dressing in the product contained egg yolk, put into a container before it is sold
in a shop
oil and white wine vinegar – the same ingredients as fries n US
5 Discussion mayonnaise! Another salad – the Tuna Layered Salad pieces of fried potato
an intake of something exp
1. Do you ever eat pre-packed salads? Which – only appeared to have 275 calories and 20.5g of fat, an amount of something that you
ones? Why? but this information was only referring to half the pack. consume/drink/eat, etc.
misleading adj
2. Do you eat out at fast food restaurants So, next time you’re looking for something light and confusing
salad dressing n
much? Where? How often? healthy, remember to read the food information label... a sauce that you put on salad and that
3. What’s your favourite fast food restaurant? and then read it again, just to make sure. is made of oil and vinegar, eggs, etc.

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