Eating healthily! Cambridge Global English Book 6

1. Eat healthy carbohydrates like

   wholemeal bread, pasta, brown rice, vegetables and beans. You will give your body energy for exercise and freel fuller for longer. 

   Don’t eat too much white bread and sugary food. If you eat these foods, you’ll get a quick energy lift, but later you;ll feel tired more quickly.

2. Eat protein to help your body get stronger.

   Protein repairs your muscles after exercise and helps your blood cells carry nutrients and oxygen to your muscles. Good protein foods are chicken, fish, eggs, milk, green vegetables, and lentils. 

   Drink plenty of mil and eat yoghurt. 

    These foods contain calcium to give you strong bones.

Feel hungry before doing sport? Have a banana or some other fruit!

This food is easy to digest. If you have a lot of food before exercise, you'll probably get a stomach ache! 

Drink lots of water. Your body needs water to stay healthy. If you drink plenty of water, you'll stay cool and hydrated when you do sport.