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