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Your body also st()rcs lirts lilr extra energy, and to keep
you warm in wintcr. Somc types of meat and fish have a
lot of fats. Dairy products, like butter and cheese,have
fats, too.You can also get fats from plant products like
nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils. Be careful - too many
fats can make you fat!

Vitamins
Your body needsvitamins ro stay healthy and fight
diseases. Vitamin A keepsyour skin healthy.Youcan get
vitamin A from orange fruits and vegetableslike carrots
or pumpkins. Dark green vegetables,like spinach,have
lots of vitamin A, too. Dairy products give you vitamin B
for healthy blood.You can also get vitamin B from meat,
fish, and eggs.Vitamin C helps your body fight diseases.
You can get vitamin C from citrus fruits like oranges
and lemons. 'tr*

Minerals
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Your body also needsminerals.You need calcium for
strong bones and healthy teeth. Dairy products, like
milk and yogurt, are good sourcesof calcium.You also
need iron for healthy blood.You can get iron from red
meat and eggs,or from vegetableslike broccoli and
spinach.Salt is also an important mineral, but be
careful!Too much salty food is bad for you.
Fats
You need to cat s()r-nclirts to grow well and stay healthy.
Your body also st()rcs lirts lilr extra energy, and to keep
you warm in wintcr. Somc types of meat and fish have a
lot of fats. Dairy products, like butter and cheese,have
fats, too.You can also get fats from plant products like
nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils. Be careful - too many
fats can make you fat!

Vitamins
Your body needsvitamins ro stay healthy and fight
diseases. Vitamin A keepsyour skin healthy.Youcan get
vitamin A from orange fruits and vegetableslike carrots
or pumpkins. Dark green vegetables,like spinach,have
lots of vitamin A, too. Dairy products give you vitamin B
for healthy blood.You can also get vitamin B from meat,
fish, and eggs.Vitamin C helps your body fight diseases.
You can get vitamin C from citrus fruits like oranges
and lemons. 'tr*

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Your body also needsminerals.You need calcium for
strong bones and healthy teeth. Dairy products, like
milk and yogurt, are good sourcesof calcium.You also
need iron for healthy blood.You can get iron from red
meat and eggs,or from vegetableslike broccoli and
spinach.Salt is also an important mineral, but be
careful!Too much salty food is bad for you.
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artificiat not realor natural
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berry @luralberries) a smat[fruit that
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cart a smatl,light boxwith wheelsthat you
pushor pu[[,oftenby hand
cemetery a placeoutside,wherewe put
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fruit with a largeseed
chiti pepper a smatt,greenor red
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coconut a largefruit with mitkyjuicethat
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corn a ptantthat is grownfor its grain,atso
catledmaize
crop a plantthat we growin large
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crush to breakby pressingor squeezing
hard
curry a dishwith hot spices,ofteneaten
with rice
customer someonewho buyssomething
dairy product milk,andfoodsmade
from mitk
delicate not strong,easyto break
dessert a sweetfood
diet what you eat anddrinkregularly
dig to makea hole in the ground
digest you do this whenyou eat foodand
your bodyusesit
diseasea medicalproblemthat makesyotr
very sick
energy we needenergyto moveandgrow,
and machinesneedenergyto work
explorer a personwho travelsto new
ptacesto discovernew things
field an areaof land wherewe grow crops
or keepanimals
fingernail the thin, hard[ayeron the end ol
yourfinger
fire this is producedwhensomething
burns;it's very hot
fresh not old (forfood)
garlic a vegetabte with a verystrongsmelt
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tiquidthick
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healthy not sick
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joke somethingyou sayor do that is funny
tay eggs to produceeggs(birds,insects,
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lentil a small,roundputsethat can be
green,orange,or brown
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it's not madeby people s ap t h e t i qu idi n a pl a nto r t r ee
net it's madeof stringor wire;it's usedto sauce a thick tiquidthat you eat with food
catchfish savory(orsavoury)havinga tastethat is
nutrient somethingthat we get fromfood salty,not sweet
to live and grow seafood seaanimatsthat we caneat,for
oil a fatty tiquidthat we usefor cooking;it example,fish andprawns
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pan a containerusedfor cooking;it's often s he t t f i sha n a ni m a w I i t h a sh e llt h a t live s
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paste a soft,wet mixture a n a n im a o I r a pl an t
pasture an areaof land coveredwith grass; sour havinga taste[ikea lemonor a fruit
animalsfeedon it that is not readyto eat
peach a round,soft fruit with red and source wheresomethingcomesfrom
yellowskin sow to olantseeds
pick to take flowersor fruit from the ptant spice seedsor powderfrom ptantsthat we
or treewherethey aregrowing useto givetasteto food
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ancestor someonein yourfamilywho lived
a l o n gtim e ago
archaeologistsomeonewho studies
history,by tookingat ancientobjects
artificiat not realor natural
bean the seedor seedpodof a climbing
ptantthat we eat as a vegetable
berry @luralberries) a smat[fruit that
growson bushesor trees
b l e n d e r a m ac hinefor m i xingtiquidsand
softfoods[ikefruitsor vegetabtes
blood the red tiquidin yourbody
bone the hardpartof yourbodythat forms
yoursketeton
bright strongandeasyto see(forcotors)
broccoli a vegetablewith manylargegreen
or purpteflowerheads
cabbage a vegetablewith large,green
Ieaves
cart a smatl,light boxwith wheelsthat you
pushor pu[[,oftenby hand
cemetery a placeoutside,wherewe put
the bodiesof deadpeoplein tombs
cherry @luralcherries)a smalt,roundred
fruit with a largeseed
chiti pepper a smatt,greenor red
vegetablewhichgivesa hot, spicytaste
coast the landbesidethe seaor ocean
coconut a largefruit with mitkyjuicethat
we ca nd r ink
corn a ptantthat is grownfor its grain,atso
catledmaize
crop a plantthat we growin large
quantities
crush to breakby pressingor squeezing
hard
curry a dishwith hot spices,ofteneaten
with rice
customer someonewho buyssomething
dairy product milk,andfoodsmade
from mitk
delicate not strong,easyto break
dessert a sweetfood
diet what you eat anddrinkregularly
dig to makea hole in the ground
digest you do this whenyou eat foodand
your bodyusesit
diseasea medicalproblemthat makesyotr
very sick
energy we needenergyto moveandgrow,
and machinesneedenergyto work
explorer a personwho travelsto new
ptacesto discovernew things
field an areaof landwherewe grow crops
or keepanimals
fingernail the thin, hard[ayeron the end ol
yourfinger
fire this is producedwhensomething
burns;it's very hot
fresh not old (forfood)
garlic a vegetabte with a verystrongsmelt
andtaste;it breaksinto sma[[parts
gelatine it's usedin cookingto makea
tiquidthick
grain the smalt,hardseedsof foodplants
like wheator rice
grow to get bigger
harvest the time of yearwhen cropsare
ready
healthy not sick
hole a spacein something
industry the productionof things,
especialtyfrom factories
ingredient one of the foodsusedto make
a dish
irrigationsystem an artificiaIway of
wateringcrops
joke somethingyou sayor do that is funny
tay eggs to produceeggs(birds,insects,
andfish do this)
lentil a small,roundputsethat can be
green,orange,or brown
mango a tropicaIfruit that is yellowor red
on the outsideandorangeon the inside
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muscte a part of your bodythat you or [esstired
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net it's madeof stringor wire;it's usedto sauce a thick tiquidthat you eat with food
catchfish savory(orsavoury)havinga tastethat is
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to live and grow seafood seaanimatsthat we caneat,for
oil a fatty tiquidthat we usefor cooking;it example,fish andprawns
comesfrom plantsor animats seed the smat[,hardpartof a plant;a new
onion a roundvegetablewith manythin ptantcan growfromthis
layersand a strongsmetl;peoplecry seedling a sma[[,youngplantthat grows
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pan a containerusedfor cooking;it's often shett fi shan anim aIw it h a shellt hat lives
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paste a soft,wet mixture an ani m aIor a pl ant
pasture an areaof land coveredwith grass; sour havinga taste[ikea lemonor a fruit
animalsfeedon it that is not readyto eat
peach a round,soft fruit with red and source wheresomethingcomesfrom
yellowskin sow to olantseeds
pick to take flowersor fruit from the ptant spice seedsor powderfrom ptantsthat we
or treewherethey aregrowing useto givetasteto food
pineapplea tropica[fruit that is hardand spinach a darkgreenvegetablewith big
roughoutsideandyeltowinside Ieaves
plow (or plough) to dig a fietdor land squeezeto pressandget tiquidout of
pod a [ong,thin casewith seedsinside som et hi ng
pond a smatlareaof water sta[[ a tableor a smat[shopwith an open
port a ptacewhereshipsarriveand leave frontwherepeoplesetlthings
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produce to growor makesomething t hick not thi n
protect to makesurethat someoneor tomb the placewherewe put the bodyof a
somethingis not in danger deadoer son
pulp the soft,insidepartof somefruitsand turkey a [argebirdthat that we caneat
vegetables vegetable a plantor partof a plantthat we
pulses the seedsof someptantsthat we eat as food
caneat,for exampte,lentilsand beans vendor a personwho se[[sthings,usually
pumpkin a [arge,roundvegetablewith in the street
thick,orangeskin yard an areaoutside,usua[[ywith a watl
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