B2 – Upper Intermediate
Have you ever heard of the phrase ” You are what you eat”? When we celebrate many special festivities like Christmas, New Year, and even Three kings or Los Reyes Magos in Spain, food has been, of course, one of the highlights of these events. However, not many of us care about the effects of food on our brain.
Let’s watch the video below to further understand better brain health.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyQY8a-ng6g
Discussion Questions:
- What are the effects of food on our brain?
- Do you agree with the statement “You are what you eat”?
- Do you pay attention to what you eat? How important is it to pay attention on the food we eat?
- Are you following a strict diet? How easy/difficult it is to follow a strict diet?
- Can you describe your country’s food culture?
2 replies on “Better Brain Health”
• What are the effects of food on our brain?
The food we eat impact on our functioning, mood, energy and development.
• Do you agree with the statement “You are what you eat”?
Yes, I agree. We are what we eat.
• Do you pay attention to what you eat?
It depends on my mood. Good mood, good eating. Bad mood, bad eating.
• How important is it to pay attention on the food we eat?
I think the best way to prevent dementia is to pay attention the food we eat.
• Are you following a strict diet? How easy/difficult it is to follow a strict diet?
It is really difficult to follow a strict diet because the mood you have makes easier or more difficult to follow it.
• Can you describe your country’s food culture?
I think there is a huge food culture in Spain. We celebrate everything eating and drinking. There are differents regions with differents foods in Spain. The mediterranean coast, the coast of andalusia, the inner regions (montains, valleys), the cantabric coast…
You did well in answering our questions for this lesson. Good job!
Just a minor correction here:
It is really difficult to follow a strict diet because the mood you have makes easier or more difficult to follow it.