Directions: Choose the word that best completes each blank.
Tom and his friend Dave drop by their favorite fast-food restaurant several
times a week for a meal of hamburgers, fries, and shakes. Their parentsAnswerthat
this fast food will not provide the vitamins and minerals needed by growing teenagers.
Their basketball coach insists that their diet of high-fat, high-calorie food willAnswer with
their athletic performance. The boys, who are active and not overweight, see noAnswer
to change their eating habits.
Fast-food meals like Tom’s and Dave’s are the cause of muchAnswer . Diets
that continue to be high in fat may beAnswer with heart disease and certain cancers in
later years. High-calorie diets may result in aAnswer weight gain, which is difficult to
lose once growth has stopped and taste for such foods has formed. AAnswermeal of
a cheeseburger, fries, and a shake provides a whopping 1,000 calories. This kind of
caloricAnswer when you grow older could cause serious weight problems.
If you enjoy fast-food meals once in a while, considerAnswer milk or orange
juice for shakes and sodas. Use the salad bar in place of fries and onion rings. If
youAnswer wise food habits now, they will help you throughout your adult years.