Recently three kinds of foods are very popular in the United States．
Convenience Foods
Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans buy many more convenience foods．These are foods which are ready partly or completely prepared．There are also many canned convenience foods, such as soups and vegetables．
Convenience foods save time and trouble．They are popular with people who are busy or who don’t like to cook or wash dishes．But they often cost more money than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain man-made additives．Also they don’t taste as good as home-cooked foods．
Health Foods
In the 1960s, a “back to-the-earth” movement was started by young people in the United States．The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology．Many people now prefer natural and organic foods to the prepared foods sold in food stores．
Diet foods
These days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight．American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods such as soft drinks, diet candy, and diet salad dressings．Each year dozens of new diets are popularized．However, some of the diet foods are unbelievable．There are tricks in their advertisements．
| Three popular foods in the United States | |||
| Kinds of foods | Convenience foods | Health foods | Diet foods |
| People who like the foods | Those who are（1）________．Those who don’t like to cook or wash dishes | Those who are against the （2） ____effects of technology． | Those who are more concerned with their （3）_______． |
| Advantages | Save（4）_______and trouble | Be good for one’s health | Help people to （5）_______weight |
| （6）_________ | Cost more （7）____ May contain （8）_______additives Not （9）________ as good as home-made foods | Unknown | （10）_______ all of the diet foods are believable |