Exercise 3: Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

                                                    put         home-cooked            vitamins         weight
                                                       growing        unhealthy         like               diet

Good nutrition is especially important for (1) ___________ teenagers. Unfortunately
many teenagers have an unbalanced (2) ___________. They buy (3) ___________ takeaway
food every day or even a few times a day. If you eat fast food regularly, you are more likely to
(4) ___________ on weight than if you eat fast food only occasionally. About nine in ten
teenagers eat junk food every day. This might be fizzy drinks and snacks (5) ___________
potato chips. Compared to (6) ___________ food, junk food is almost always: higher in fat,
particularly saturated fat; higher in salt; higher in sugar; lower in fibre; lower in nutrients, such
as (7) ___________ and minerals.
Junk food is poor fuel for your body. A poor diet can cause (8) ___________ gain, high
blood pressure, fatigue and concentration problems.