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Our bodies need lots of energy to keep us going throughout the day.
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And do you know where we get that energy?
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That's right, from the food we eat!
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And all kinds of different people enjoy different kinds of food!
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But whether your favorite meal includes noodles or nectarines, tortillas or tofu, most types of food have some of what our bodies need to stay healthy.
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You might already know that we can put different kinds of food into different groups.
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We call these, you guessed it, food groups.
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But let's check out each group and see what kind of food belongs where.
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Let's start with the fruit group.
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You gotta love sweet, delicious fruit!
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This group includes things like apples and pears, oranges and strawberries.
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Fresh fruit is the best for you, but fruit that's canned or frozen counts, too.
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After all, many fruits are hard to find in the winter, and some fruits only grow in certain parts of the world.
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But don't forget about fruit that's been dried!
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Raisins are just dried grapes, and prunes are dried up plums.
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And even juice is part of the fruit group, but only if it's all fruit juice and doesn't have added sugar.
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Next comes the grain group!
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Grains are plants, like oats, wheat, and barley.
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If a food is made from one of these plants, or any other grain plant, it belongs here.
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That means things made of flour, like bread and noodles, breakfast foods like oatmeal and cereal, and even rice are all part of this group.
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Next up, the vegetable group.
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I bet you already figured out what goes here.
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Vegetables come from plants, too, but unlike grains, they're either the roots, stems, or leaves of certain plants that we can eat.
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Carrots, for example, are the sweet, orange roots of the carrot plant.
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A head of lettuce is just a bunch of crunchy leaves.
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And asparagus is actually a stem of the tasty asparagus plant.
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There are so many kinds of veggies out there that we can actually split this group into smaller groups.
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For example, there are dark green veggies, like spinach, and starchy vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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Then there are red and orange veggies, like beets and carrots, just to name a few.
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Now, what other foods can you think of?
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What about the stuff that's inside your sandwich?
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Meats like chicken or hamburger belong to the protein group, and so do fish, like tuna.
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And eggs, made any way you like.
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But not all members of this group come from animals.
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Other foods like beans, peanut butter, and tofu, which is made from soybeans, are full of protein.
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So they're also proud members of the protein group.
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And that leaves us with the last food group, dairy.
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If a food is made from cow milk or soy milk, it's in the dairy group.
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So this is where you find things like yogurt and all kinds of cheeses, as well as your usual glass of milk.
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And do you know what else fits in this group?
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Ice cream!
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But that reminds me, sweet treats like candy don't fit into any of our groups.
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That's because they're made of mostly sugar, and don't have any of the things that our bodies need to stay healthy.
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So it's okay to enjoy these foods from time to time, but just not a lot of the time.
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Now do you think you can put a food into the right group?
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Let's take a tasty food quiz and see how well we know our food groups!
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We'll start with a slice of pineapple.
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What group do you think it goes in?
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Squeak says the fruit group.
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Good job, Squeaks!
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Yes, pineapple belongs in the fruit group.
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What about this hard -boiled egg?
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What group do you think this fits into?
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That's right, the protein group.
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Eggs are a good source of protein.
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Here's one more.
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We'll end our game with a food that fits into two groups, macaroni and cheese.
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Let's look at each part separately.
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The cheese from the mac and cheese fits into the dairy group, because it's made from milk.
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But what about the macaroni noodles?
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Well, we learned earlier that noodles are made of flour, from grain, so that means macaroni belongs to the grain group.
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That's right!
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Macaroni and cheese contains foods that are in the dairy group and the grain group.
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Whew!
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All this guessing has made me hungry!
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Hey Squeaks, let's make a snack!
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And remember, the next time you're hungry and head to the pantry or fridge,
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choose something healthy and see if you can guess what group your food fits into!
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Thanks for joining us on SciShow Kids!
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Is there something you'd like to learn more about?
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Get help from a grown up and let us know in the comments below
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or send us an email at kids at the SciShow dot com
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And we'll see you next time

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Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
grain sostantivo/ɡɹeɪn/seme
dairy sostantivo/ˈdɛə.ɹi/latticini
leaf sostantivo/lif/foglia
vegetable sostantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura
carrot sostantivo/ˈkæɹət/carota
egg sostantivo/ɛɡ/uovo
hungry aggettivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/affamato, avere fame
juice sostantivo/d͡ʒuːs/succo
stem sostantivo/stɛm/ceppo, ramo
potato sostantivo/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/patata, pomo di terra
flour sostantivo/ˈflaʊ.ə/farina
pineapple sostantivo/ˈpaɪnəpəl/ananas, ananasso
meal sostantivo/ˈmiːl/pasto
butter sostantivo/ˈbʌtɚ/burro, butirro
remind verbo/ɹəˈmaɪnd/ricordare

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
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Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • That’s right…from the food we eat!
  • What about the stuff that’s inside your sandwich?
  • What group do you think it goes in?
  • What group do you think this fits into?
  • Is there something you’d like to learn more about?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fabeen dried · are just dried · is made
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessothat's been dried · have added · has made
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneWe'll start · We'll end · we'll see

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 13 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, they're, we'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: macaroni /ˌmæk.əˈɹoʊ.ni/, asparagus /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, hamburger /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/, whew /hwjuː/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: leaf /lif/, carrot /ˈkæɹət/, egg /ɛɡ/, juice /d͡ʒuːs/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: carrot /ˈkæɹət/, candy /ˈkæn.di/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, snack /snæk/, macaroni /ˌmæk.əˈɹoʊ.ni/

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