Making vegetables more appealing 让蔬菜看起来更加美味诱人_BBC

Making vegetables more appealing 让蔬菜看起来更加美味诱人

随身英语 Making vegetables more appealing 让蔬菜看起来更加美味诱人

蔬菜对健康有益 — 这是一个众人皆知的道理。然而，我们有时候会因为偏爱其它食物的口味而对吃青菜感到很不情愿。本集《随身英语》探讨一项旨在提倡人们多吃青菜的研究，并介绍一些商家用来吸引顾客购买蔬菜的销售技巧。

课文内容 Vocabulary: food 词汇: 食物 As a child, I was always told to 'eat my greens'. These were the unappealing vegetables that sat on the edge of my plate. Peas, broccoli and green beans, all looked and tasted disgusting. Let's face it, when there were so many other edible treats to enjoy, why eat boring veg?

Since then my taste buds have developed and I'm also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables. But we still need reminding of the amazing goodness these green superfoods give us. In the UK, a campaign based on advice from the World Health Organization has been running for several years to encourage us to eat our '5 A Day' – five portions of fruit and vegetables. That's because evidence has shown there are significant health benefits to getting at least five 80g portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day.

But I struggle trying to fit these five portions into my daily diet, partly because I have a sweet tooth and vegetables are, well, tasteless. Researchers have been looking at how to make eating vegetables more attractive. They analysed the psychology behind our food choices and found that most of us are motivated by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that "studies show that people tend to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason."