L'Alimentation Saine (Healthy Eating)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify healthy foods in French.Use partitive articles (like du (some) [doo], de la (some) [duh la], and des (some) [day]) to talk about food.Use the simple future tense (le futur simple [luh foo-TOOR SAM-pluh]) to describe what you will eat.Use the past tense (le passé composé [luh pah-SAY kom-poh-ZAY]) to describe what you have eaten.Imagine you have a big hockey game this weekend. 🏒 To have lots of energy, you decide to plan some healthy meals. What are you going to eat? In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about it! 🍎🥕Real-World ApplicationsOrdering a healthy meal at a restaurant.Making a grocery list with healthy foods.Discussing your eating habits with French-speaking friends.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExampleun légume (a vegetable) [uhn lay-GOOM]A plant or part of a plant that people eat.Une carotte (A carrot) [oon kah-ROT] est (is) [ay] un légume (a vegetable) [uhn lay-GOOM]. 🥕la nourriture (food) [la noo-ree-TOOR]What people or animals eat to live.La nourriture saine (Healthy food) [la noo-ree-TOOR sen] est importante (is important) [ay-tam-por-TAHNT].sain / saine (healthy) [san / sen]Something that is good for your health.Je mange (I eat) [zhuh mahnzh] un repas sain (a healthy meal) [uhn ruh-PAH san].équilibré / équilibrée (balanced) [ay-kee-lee-BRAY]Contains a good proportion of different foods.Une alimentation équilibrée (A balanced diet) [oon ah-lee-mahn-tah-SYOHn ay-kee-lee-BRAY] contient des légumes et des protéines (contains vegetables and protein...

1. Partitive Articles (du, de la, de l', des)Rule: We use partitive articles to talk about an unspecified amount of food or drink. It's like saying "some" or "any" in English.du [doo] + singular masculine noun: Je mange (I eat) [zhuh mahnzh] du pain (some bread) [doo pan].de la [duh la] + singular feminine noun: Tu veux (Do you want) [too vuh] de la salade (some salad) [duh la sa-LAD]?de l' [duhl] + singular noun starting with a vowel: Il boit (He drinks) [eel bwah] de l'eau (some water) [doh].des [day] + plural noun: Nous achetons (We buy) [noo-zash-TOHN] des carottes (some carrots) [day kah-ROT].2. The Simple Future Tense (Le Futur Simple)Rule: We use the simple future tense to talk about actions that will happen in the future. For verbs ending in -er, you keep the infinitive and add the...