Healthy Indian Street Food

健康的印度街頭美食


Introduction

People are making samosas and kathi rolls healthier. These foods have fewer calories now.

人們正讓 Samosas 和 Kathi rolls 變得更健康,這些食物現在的卡路里更低。

Main Body

Cooks do not use white flour. They use whole-wheat flour instead. This is better for the body.

廚師不用白麵粉,而是用全麥麵粉代替,這對身體較好。

They use low-fat cheese, soya, and sprouts. These foods give the body protein. They do not fry the food in oil. They bake the food or use an air-fryer.

他們使用低脂起司、大豆和豆芽。這些食物能為身體提供蛋白質。他們不用油炸,而是用烘烤或氣炸鍋。

The food still looks the same. It has many vegetables like carrots and peas. People use mint sauce instead of heavy sauces to lose weight.

食物看起來依然相同,含有許多蔬菜,如紅蘿蔔和豌豆。人們使用薄荷醬代替濃稠醬汁以達到減重效果。

Conclusion

Now people can eat traditional tastes and stay healthy.

現在人們可以享受傳統口味同時保持健康。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Instead' Switch

When we want to change one thing for something better, we use instead. It helps us show a choice.

How it works:

  • White flour \rightarrow Whole-wheat flour instead.
  • Heavy sauces \rightarrow Mint sauce instead.

Action Words for Cooking

Notice how the text describes making food. These are basic A2 verbs:

  1. Bake (Use heat in an oven)
  2. Fry (Use hot oil)
  3. Use (Put an ingredient in the food)

Example: They do not fry \rightarrow They bake.

Vocabulary Learning

calories (n.)
The amount of energy in food
Example:Apples have fewer calories than cookies.
whole-wheat (adj.)
Made from the whole grain of wheat
Example:Whole-wheat bread is healthier than white bread.
sprouts (n.)
Very young plants that have just started to grow
Example:I like to put fresh sprouts in my salad.
protein (n.)
Something in food that helps the body grow and be strong
Example:Eggs and meat give us a lot of protein.
traditional (adj.)
Something that has been done in the same way for a long time
Example:Samosas are a traditional Indian snack.
Practice A2 words in a crossword
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