Beneficial Foods for Our Bodies
We all know that a diet containing a variety of foods ____ our bodies healthy.
But sometimes we are not sure which foods are good for which body ____.
____, however, gives us a big clue.
____ at the following examples.
Each of these foods not only looks like a ____ body part but is also good for that body part.
Tomato
____ open a tomato and compare it with the human heart.
You will ____ that they look similar.
They both have multiple hollow spaces and are ____.
____ say that the chemicals that make tomatoes red are good for your heart and blood.
In ____, eating tomatoes can lower your risk of heart disease.
____ at the shape of a walnut.
Do you notice ____?
Yes, it’s very similar to the ____ of the human brain!
A walnut is ____ into two parts, just like the brain.
____ also have wrinkles, which the brain has too.
Studies ____ that walnuts help our brains stay healthy and active.
They are also good for preventing ____ disease.
Carrot
A slice of carrot looks like the human ____.
Carrots ____ some chemicals that can make vitamin A, which improves your vision.
It ____ your eyes process light and send a clear image to the brain.
So if you want ____ eyes, eat carrots.
Cutting ____ is not fun because it makes you cry.
But ____ slicing one anyway.
You can see that the inside looks a little ____ a human cell.
Scientists say that onions ____ vitamin B, which helps make new, healthy cells.
Ginger
Now, let’s ____ on to ginger.
What body part comes to mind when ____ see it?
____ it look like a stomach?
You may not like ginger’s strong ____ or smell, but these come from a special chemical that prevents you from feeling sick and throwing up.
For this reason, ginger can be ____ for your stomach.
Isn’t it ____ that some foods mirror the body parts that they are good for?
Interestingly, there are ____ other such foods.
Find as many as ____ can and try to eat a variety of them.