1 Study the meanings of the new vocabulary items.
| balanced | containing an equal amount of things |
| nutrient | a substance that helps living creatures to grow |
| proportion | a part or amount considered in relation to a whole |
| nutrition | the process of taking in and using food |
| lean | containing little fat |
| whole grains | grains the outer layer of which has not been taken away |
| mineral | an element that is essential to the nutrition of humans |
| fibre | a part of food that cannot be digested to produce energy |
| prone to | likely to suffer from something unpleasant |
| at the core of | the most important part of something |
| consumption | the amount that someone eats or drinks |
| refined | made pure by removing other substances from it |
2 Write the word or expression in the box next to their definitions.
| containing an equal amount of things | |
| a substance that helps living creatures to grow | |
| a part or amount considered in relation to a whole | |
| the process of taking in and using food | |
| containing little fat | |
| grains the outer layer of which has not been taken away | |
| an element that is essential to the nutrition of humans | |
| part of food that cannot be digested to produce energy | |
| likely to suffer from something unpleasant | |
| the most important part of something | |
| the amount that someone eats or drinks | |
| made pure by removing other substances from it |
