IS7. Better Health for a Better Life

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Reporter: Better Health for a Better Life, that's Dr.(Sondi) Moore-Waters motto. She's spreading the world through cooking.

Dr: Toufu has actually no flavour by itself.

R: When she realized that her patients weren't getting a message during office visits, she and her husband, who is also a doctor, started a free cooking class to show them

D: We don't try to make you a vegetarian or vegan but to show you that there is different way.

R: She says Americans has the worst diet of all the inductrialized countries.

D: High in fat, high in cholesterol and also high in sugar

R: which can lead to obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease. So, what's on the menu?

D: .. demonstrate our basil-pesto-pizza for you

R: instead of meat and cheese on their pizza, they use a pesto sause, vegetables and .. shrimps. These nachos don't have cheese, instead this spread is made with cachews. And she uses tofu to make these m.... cakes. Lavonda Cates has high blood pressure and thinks this new meals may help

Lavonda: I identify about five differemt things that I thought I could incorporate in my life, so...

D: My motto is "Better health for a better life" and that's what we want them to have - a better quality of life

R: One healthy meal at a time. For today Health minute, I'm Susan Hendricks

Vocabulary

Tofu /ˈtəʊfuː/ - a soft white food made from SOYA BEANs, used in cooking instead of meat

To spread /spred/ - if something spreads or is spread, it becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area

Flavor /ˈfleɪvə(r)/ - the particular taste of a food or drink

Vegan /ˈviːɡən/ - someone who does not eat any animal products at all, such as meat, fish, eggs, cheese, or milk [↪ vegetarian]

Obesity /əʊˈbiːsəti/ - when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy

Cholesterol /kəˈlestərɒl/ - a chemical substance found in your blood. Too much cholesterol in your body may cause heart disease.

Basil /ˈbæzl/ - a strong-smelling and strong-tasting HERB used in cooking

Pesto /ˈpestəʊ/ - a sauce /sɔːs/ made from BASIL, GARLIC, PINE NUTs, OLIVE /ˈɒlɪv/ OIL, and cheese

Shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ - a small sea creature that you can eat, which has ten legs and a soft shell [= prawn /prɔːn/ British English]

Nachos /ˈnɑːtʃəʊz/ - Mexican food consisting of small pieces of TORTILLAs /tɔːˈtiːə/z covered with cheese, beans etc

Tortilla /tɔːˈtiːə/ - a thin Mexican pancake made with corn (maize) flour or wheat flour, usually eaten hot and filled with meat, cheese, etc.

Cashew /ˈkæʃuː/ - a small curved nut

To incorporate /ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪt/ - to include something as part of a group, system, plan etc

Diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ - a medical condition which makes the patient produce a lot of urine and feel very thirsty. There are several types of diabetes.

Comprehension Check

1. What is Dr. Moore-Water’s motto?

2. How does she try to achieve her goal?

3. Why did she start doing it?

4. Who helps her with this?

5. What does she say about the Americans’ diet? Why?

6. What can it lead to?

7. What’s on the menu?

8. How does LaVonda Cates comment on such classes?

Herbs

herb /hɜːb/ - a plant whose leaves, flowers or seeds are used to flavour food, in medicines or for their pleasant smell.

thyme /taɪm/ - тимьян

rosemary /ˈrəʊzməri/ - розмарин

dill /dɪl/ - укроп

tarragon /ˈtærəɡən/ - полынь эстрагон

chives /tʃaɪvz/ - лук-резанец, лук-сибулет, лук-скорода, шнитт-лук - the long thin leaves of a plant with purple flowers. Chives taste like onions and are used to give flavour to food.

coriander (cilantro) /ˌkɒriˈændə(r)/ /sɪˈlæntrəʊ/ - кориандр

bay /beɪ/ - лавр

sage /seɪdʒ/ - шалфей

basil /ˈbæzl/ - базилик

oregano /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/ - орегано, душица

mint /mɪnt/ - мята

parsley /ˈpɑːsli/ - петрушка

marjoram /ˈmɑːdʒərəm/ - майоран

sorrel /ˈsɒrəl/ - щавель

Nuts

cashew BrE /ˈkæʃuː/ ; NAmE /ˈkæʃuː/ ; BrE /kæˈʃuː/ ; NAmE /kæˈʃuː/ - кешью

peanut /ˈpiːnʌt/ - арахис

macadamia /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ - макадамия, австралийский орех

hazelnut (filbert) /ˈheɪzlnʌt/ /ˈfɪlbət/ - фундук

pecan /ˈpiːkən/ - пекан

almond /ˈɑːmənd/ - миндаль

pistachio /pɪˈstæʃiəʊ/ - фисташка

brazil /brəˈzɪl/ - бразильский

walnut /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ - грецкий

chestnut /ˈtʃesnʌt/ - каштан

pine kernel (nut) - кедровый

Spices

cloves /kləʊv/z - гвоздика

black peppercorns /ˈpepəkɔːn/z - черный перец

star anise /ˈænɪs/ - анис звездчатый

cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ - корица

nutmeg /ˈnʌtmeɡ/ - мускатный орех

ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/ - имбирь

saffron /ˈsæfrən/ - шафран

turmeric /ˈtɜːmərɪk/ - куркума

paprika /pəˈpriːkə/ - паприка, красный перец

cumin /ˈkjuːmɪn/ seeds - тмин

coriander /ˌkɒriˈændə(r)/ seeds

cardamom /ˈkɑːdəməm/ - кардамон

Seafood

lobster /ˈlɒbstə(r)/ - лобстер, омар

mussel /ˈmʌsl/ - мидия

oyster /ˈɔɪstə(r)/ - устрица

clam /klæm/ - двустворчатый моллюск

crab /kræb/ - краб

prawn (shrimp) /prɔːn/ /ʃrɪmp/ - креветка

woodlouse BrE /ˈwʊdlaʊs/ - мокрица

(pl. woodlice BrE /ˈwʊdlaɪs/)

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