Food Parts You Should Never Throw Away in the Garbage

    Pineapple Core

    When you carve out the core of a pineapple, don't throw it in the garbage. You can use the pineapple core for all kinds of recipes, and there are tons of vitamins and minerals hiding within. To use the pineapple core: chop it and add it to fruit salad, blend it into smoothies, cut it into cubes and freeze for later use, or simply add it to water or even tea to improve flavor.

    Kiwi Skin

    If you never thought you could eat kiwi in the way you eat a peach think again. That skin really is good for you and contains a lot of vitamin C, and in fact, it's also higher in fiber than the rest of the fruit. Of course, that rough, ugly skin isn't for everyone, so if you don't like it, try adding a whole kiwi to a smoothie to hide the taste of the skin.

    Banana Peel

    Most of us eat the banana without giving the soft peel a second thought. Here's why that's a mistake: banana peel contains tryptophan(色氨酸), which increases "the happiness hormone" to help with mood regulation and nerve system. There are a few creative ways to use the peel. Cook or boil for at least 10 minutes to soften. You can add it to smoothies, stir-fries, or soups. And, for a treat, simply slice and bake a banana with the skin on.

    Watermelon Skin and Seed

    The delicious, red inside makes for a refreshing snack or juice, but you're able to get some powerful nutrients in the skin and seeds as well. Cut out the white part under the green outside and use it in your cooking. It has vitamin C and B6, to keep you healthy. As for the seeds, you can roast them in the oven. Then add them to salads or to nut snacks.

    Britons are well known for the amount of tea that they drink. The average person in the UK consumes around 1.9 kg of tea yearly. That's around 876 cups of tea. Tea is drunk by all sections of society. But tea is not native to Britain. Most tea is grown in India and China. So, how did it become an important part of British culture?

    Tea arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the richer sections of society.

    At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased gradually. Black tea arrived at this time. At first people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic.

    In the 1800s tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have "afternoon tea". This involves drinking tea with a snack around 4 pm to avoid feeling hungry between lunch and dinner. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

    In the late 1800s, the price of tea decreased sharply as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms — shops where you could buy and drink tea — started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and socialising (交际) in these places. At the start of the 20th century, Britons began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. Kettles became necessary in every kitchen.

    Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their drinks in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U.S, they've created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.

    This tradition — if that's what you want to call it — dates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already common for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macy's to treat yourself to a block of ice?

    Putting ice in the drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne（香槟酒）and sip at their iced drinks at high-class parties But, like any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive. And even once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well， Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks.

    So, next time you travel overseas, don't feel offended(冒犯)when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.

    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, and green beans, all looked and tasted 1. At that time, all I thought was that "when there were so many other delicious treats to2, why should I eat boring vegetables?"

    Since then my taste buds have3and I'm also fully aware of the health benefits of eating fresh vegetables. But we still need4 of the amazing goodness these green super foods give us. In the UK, a campaign has been5for several years to encourage us to eat our "5A Day"—five portions of fruit and vegetables. That's6evidence has shown there are significant health7to 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 daily8, partly because I have a sweet9and vegetables are, well, tasteless. Researchers have been10 how to make eating vegetables more11. They analyzed the psychology behind our food 12 and found that most of us are13by taste. Brad Turnwald from Stanford University says that "studies show that people14 to think of healthier options as less tasty for some reason."

    In Europe, a project called Veggie EAT has also been trying to find ways to get people to 15more vegetables. Project leader, Professor Heather Hartwell believes in 16 encouraging people into eating the right things. One idea is to put a 17of a tasty looking fruit on a supermarket trolley as a 18 about buying something from the fruit section. She says, "Choice is a really19thing. But making vegetables look attractive will increase their sales."

    Certainly, eating "twisted citrus-glazed carrots" does sound tempting, even if it just 20like a carrot, but if it makes us eat more vegetables then that can only be a good thing for our health.

    It is reported that next year, Singapore will treat sugary drinks in the way that other countries treat cigarettes — no advertisements. The plan aims  (reduce) the high rate of sugar which may cause diabetes (糖尿病)and heart diseases. Thanks to its economic . (develop) and income growth, Asians have access to more and  (good) food than ever. However, Asian eaters,  have become richer, gradually begin to change their traditional diets to the food rich in fat and sugar. As result, extra calories make them heavier. The effects of  (eat) unhealthily are serious. In the past twenty years, countries in the region  (see) the world's largest increases in premature deaths because  the diseases related to sugar. Faced with  (it) serious situation, Singapore^'s plan is  (certain) reasonable.

1）中国人对饮食的理解；

2）经典中国美食推荐。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。