There is a good proverb There is a good proverb that I like very much: that I like very much: “We eat to live, but do “We eat to live, but do not live to eat.” I think not live to eat.” I think

this is true because food this is true because food is something that we is something that we

need to stay alive. Food need to stay alive. Food is a source of energy. is a source of energy.

Nevertheless I like Nevertheless I like eating tasty food even eating tasty food even though I am not much though I am not much

into it. So, for some into it. So, for some people food is a source people food is a source of pleasure, too. But the of pleasure, too. But the food that we eat should food that we eat should

also be healthy.also be healthy.

I eat similar food every day. It is I eat similar food every day. It is usually very simple. My daily meal usually very simple. My daily meal consists of light breakfast, lunch (at consists of light breakfast, lunch (at school), dinner and supper.school), dinner and supper.

In the morning I usually have some In the morning I usually have some tea with cheeseburgers or tea with cheeseburgers or hamburgers, some porridge or hamburgers, some porridge or cottage cheese with sugar or jam.cottage cheese with sugar or jam.

I like tea with toast and home-made I like tea with toast and home-made jam. I have a sweet tooth, so I like jam. I have a sweet tooth, so I like chocolate and different cakes, sweets chocolate and different cakes, sweets very much.very much.

I usually have lunch at school – it’s I usually have lunch at school – it’s juice or tea and sandwiches that I juice or tea and sandwiches that I take from home. I can also go to a take from home. I can also go to a canteen.canteen.

For dinner when I come home I have vegetable For dinner when I come home I have vegetable soup. Actually I don’t like soup. But I have to eat soup. Actually I don’t like soup. But I have to eat it because it’s healthy. But when I come to my it because it’s healthy. But when I come to my granny I can’t stop trying her specialty - borsch or granny I can’t stop trying her specialty - borsch or shi. Soup with meat balls that my mom cooks is shi. Soup with meat balls that my mom cooks is my favourite. I can also have a salad or fried fish. my favourite. I can also have a salad or fried fish. I usually do not have desserts. Maybe some I usually do not have desserts. Maybe some green or black tea with lemon.green or black tea with lemon.For supper we usually have different kinds of For supper we usually have different kinds of potato dishes or pasta. I like meat very much. But potato dishes or pasta. I like meat very much. But I also like fish and other sea products – shrimps, I also like fish and other sea products – shrimps, squids, salmon and mackerel.squids, salmon and mackerel.Vegetables are also what I love! Different Vegetables are also what I love! Different vegetables are always on our dinner table. My vegetables are always on our dinner table. My mom makes tasty salads. I love different salads mom makes tasty salads. I love different salads with dressings. I don’t eat much mayonnaise. Our with dressings. I don’t eat much mayonnaise. Our salads usually have olive oil or sour cream as a salads usually have olive oil or sour cream as a dressing. We buy different fruits as well. My dressing. We buy different fruits as well. My favourite fruits are bananas and tangerines.favourite fruits are bananas and tangerines.

I also love all kinds of dairy products like I also love all kinds of dairy products like milk, yoghurt, kefir, cottage cheese and milk, yoghurt, kefir, cottage cheese and cheese.cheese.

While eating I usually drink juice or tea.While eating I usually drink juice or tea.

I think fast food (like McDonalds) is very I think fast food (like McDonalds) is very bad for our health. Ready-made food like bad for our health. Ready-made food like pelmeni, hamburgers and so on is also not pelmeni, hamburgers and so on is also not very good. So, we try to cook at home. It is very good. So, we try to cook at home. It is better to spend some time cooking, than to better to spend some time cooking, than to have health problems.have health problems.

Well, of course, my family likes to try Well, of course, my family likes to try new dishes. So my mom always new dishes. So my mom always invents a new salad or cooks a new invents a new salad or cooks a new an interesting recipe if she has time an interesting recipe if she has time on weekends.on weekends.

I try not to eat just before I go to bedI try not to eat just before I go to bed