People believe that each food has its own 1) ______ of yin and yang. Yin foods are thin, cool and low in calories. Yang foods are rich, spicy, warming and high in calories. At the same time different cooking methods may 2) ______ the food's characteristics of yin and yang. Boiling makes food more yin; frying makes it more yang.Chinese people believe we should have balanced diet both in ingredients and in flavors 3) ______ the influence of the yin-yang balance. That is to say, we can't 4) ______ ourselves in some particular foods and eat no other foods. Traditional Chinese 5) ______ involves much more plant ingredients than meat ingredients, taking grains as a staple food and others 6) ______. People should pay attention to the balance of meat and vegetables, and the balance of different flavors. If not, people's body might be 7) ______. There is a saying in Huangdi Neijing which goes "The five grains provide nourishment. The five fruits provide support. The five domestic animals provide enrichment. The five vegetables provide filling." According to the saying, a balanced diet where food is 8) ______ in appropriate combinations based on their characteristics and flavors, supplements the essential elements that the human body needs.

The Chinese philosophy of yin and yang influences every aspect of food cooking and taste. People believe that each food has its own 1) ______ of yin and yang. Yin foods are thin, cool and low in calories. Yang foods are rich, spicy, warming and high in calories. At the same time different cooking methods may 2) ______ the food's characteristics of yin and yang. Boiling makes food more yin; frying makes it more yang. Chinese people believe we should have balanced diet both in ingredients and in flavors 3) ______ the influence of the yin-yang balance. That is to say, we can't 4) ______ ourselves in some particular foods and eat no other foods. Traditional Chinese 5) ______ involves much more plant ingredients than meat ingredients, taking grains as a staple food and others 6) ______. People should pay attention to the balance of meat and vegetables, and the balance of different flavors. If not, people's body might be 7) ______. There is a saying in Huangdi Neijing which goes "The five grains provide nourishment. The five fruits provide support. The five domestic animals provide enrichment. The five vegetables provide filling." According to the saying, a balanced diet where food is 8) ______ in appropriate combinations based on their characteristics and flavors, supplements the essential elements that the human body needs.