A photographer's creative project

江西萍乡市芦溪中学 倪文婕

美国著名摄影师Gregg Segal发起了一项活动以展示人们所吃的食物和制造的垃圾，并通过拍摄记录不同国家人们一周的不同饮食，最后以摄影作品的形式，向人们讲述了一个关于人类饮食健康的故事。

题材 体裁 文章词数 建议用时饮食健康 说明文 约440 8分钟

难词探意

1. diabetes /,daɪə'biːtiːz/ n. 糖尿病

2. colon cancer 结肠癌

3. calcium /'kælsiəm/ n. 钙

4. carbohydrate /,kɑːbəʊ'haɪdreɪt/ n. 碳水化合物

As a photographer, I'm interested in all kinds of consumption.What we consume in diet tells a story about our health. There's a lot of talk and a growing awareness about the healthy eating, and that's why I start a project called “Daily Bread”. I've asked kids and parents to keep a journal of everything they eat in a week. Once the week is over, I copy the meals and take photos of the child with the food. This project tries to make people focus more on their way of eating, and serves as a promoter for the diet revolution.

Food is a central part of our lives, however, we're often too busy to give much thought to what we eat or how it affects our health. The food nowadays has created the increasing of obesity,diabetes, heart disease,colon cancerand other health problems, and the main factor is empty calories—high energy foods with little nutritional value, mainly in junk foods.If we want to live a high-quality life, we'd better learn to make the right choices about what to eat and how we eat.

When it comes to what to eat, we'd better think whether the food will give us the nutrients we need. Some nutrients help build our body. Protein, for example, is good for our muscles, like fish,meat and beans.Calcium, which is found in eggs, milk and other dairy products, is good for our bones and teeth. We should also eatcarbohydrates, the main fuel for our body, which are mainly from bread, rice and noodles. Other nutrients, such as fibre and minerals, help keep our body working well.Vitamins, which we can get from vegetables, fruits, fish and milk, help our body fight diseases.

Because we have so much to choose from, how to eat properly becomes quite important. Follow the advice below to start eating properly. Firstly, eat fewer unhealthy fats and empty calories, which are mainly found in chips, animal fats, and many frozen foods. Next, eat the right amount. Eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full, and avoid eating too much. Last, avoid “crash diets”. These types of diets may produce obvious effects at first, but it's unlikely to be something you can follow in the long run.

It's obvious that food has become more important to people.In the beginning, it was for energy that people relied on food, but now it has become one of the signs of human progress, and thus more attention has been paid to the differences in diets and habits between different cultures.

Reading Check

1. Why does the author set up “Daily Bread”?

A. To become famous as a photographer.

B. To raise people's awareness of healthy eating.

C. To collect pictures about tasty food.

D. To study the impacts of bread on people.

2. Which of the following is good for muscles according to the text?

A. Protein. B. Calcium. C. Carbohydrates. D. Minerals.

3. What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The importance of eating. B. Influences of animal fats.

C. Ways to avoid “crash diets”. D. Advice on how to eat properly.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

In the beginning, it was for energy that people relied on food, but now it has become one of the signs of human progress.

【信息提取】句中it was for energy that people relied on food 为“it was + 被强调的内容+that...”构成的强调句，for energy为被强调的内容，强调人们一开始依赖食物是为了储存能量。

【句式仿写】塑造我们生活的不是我们偶尔做的事，而是我们一直做的事。