Unit-6, Lesson-2
Question no. 1 (B)
1. Read the passage and answer question B.
A plate of hot French fries and a huge burger with hot cheese oozing out of it, with a carbonated drink, looks like a treat! This calorie-rich junk food does look mouth-watering but is known to be nutritionally poor. Junk food or fast food has become an increasingly popular food choice. Ideally, junk foods are defined as processed foods with negligible nutrient value and are often high in salt, sugar and fat. But we often confuse fast foods with junk foods. How are they different? Or what is junk food really?
Junk foods are processed foods consisting of high calories, but that is considered only a broad umbrella. These foods are prepared in a way that they look appealing and are enjoyable so you are chemically programmed to ask for more. According to Dr. Sunali Sharma, a dietician and Nutritionist, “Commercial products including salted snack foods, chewing gum, candy, sugary desserts, fried fast food and sweetened carbonated beverages that have little or no nutritional value but are high in calories, salt and fats may be considered junk foods. Though not all fast foods are junk foods, a great number of them are. For instance, a salad may be fast food but is definitely not junk food. Some foods like burgers, pizzas and tacos may alternate between junk and healthy categories depending on the ingredients, calories and process of manufacturing.”
B. Answer the following questions.
(a) What types of foods may be part of a treat? Why?
Ans: Foods like hot French fries, huge burgers with hot cheese and carbonated drinks may be part of a treat. Thy may be part of a treat because they are calorie-rich and look mouth-watering.
(b) Which foods are considered junk foods?
Ans: The foods that are generally identified as processed foods are considered junk foods. They have negligible nutrient value and they are often high in salt, sugar and fat. Moreover, they contain high calories.
(c) Why do people want to enjoy some foods more?
Ans: People want to enjoy some foods more because these foods are prepared in a way that they look appealing and become more enjoyable. Actually, people are chemically programmed to ask for more as the foods look attracting.
(d) Give some examples of junk foods.
Ans: Some junk foods are commercial products including salted snack foods, chewing gum, candy, sugary desserts, fried fast food and sweetened carbonated beverages. They have little or no nutritional value but are high in calories, salt and fats.
(e) How are foods categorized as fast foods or junk foods?
Ans: Foods are categorized as fast foods or junk foods according to the ingredients, calories and process of manufacturing. For example, some foods like burgers, pizzas and tacos may alternate between junk and healthy categories.
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