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Eat your vegetables

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Welcome to flow English, this is Chris.

This is the mini story for eat your vegetables.

The U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Who displayed even less sense than usual? The U.S federal government, the U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Who displayed less sense than usual? The U.S federal government, and who did the yield to? The U.S federal government yielded to the French fry industry.

They gave in to the French fry industry.

Yielded to means agreed with or gave in to.

The U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Now did the U.S federal government display less sense or more sense? The government displayed less sense, less sense than usual, less sense than normal.

The U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Did the French fry industry yield to the U.S government? No not at all. The French fry industry didn’t yield to the U.S government.

The U.S government yielded to the French fry industry.

The U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

did the U.S government yielded to the French fry industry or the potato industry? The French fry industry.The U.S federal government yielded to the French fry industry.

The U.S federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Frozen French fries_ cut, fried in oil and then packaged have been approved as “fresh vegetables” , by the U.S department of agriculture. ( USDA )

Who approved French fries as “ fresh vegetables “ ? the U.S department of agriculture or the USDA.

Who approved the French fries? The USDA or the U.S department of agriculture.

Frozen French fries_ cut, fried in oil and then packaged.

Were the French fries frozen? Yes the French fries were frozen.

Were the French fries cut? Yes the French fries were cut.

Were they fried in oil? Yes they were fried in oil.

Were they packaged? Yes they were packaged. Yes they were also packaged.

The frozen French fries have been approved as “fresh vegetables”.

Have they been approved as fresh vegetables or frozen vegetables? Fresh, they have been approved as fresh vegetables.

Who approved the French fries been “fresh vegetables” ? The USDA, the U.S department of agriculture.

Did the U.S department of agriculture approve frozen blueberries as “fresh vegetables” ? No, not blueberries.

Frozen French fries, the U.S department of agriculture approved frozen French fries as fresh vegetables.

How about bananas? Did the USDA approve bananas as “fresh vegetables” ? No, not bananas. No, not blueberries.

Frozen French fries_cut fried in oil and then packaged have been approved as “fresh vegetables” by the U.S department of agriculture, the USDA.

The French fry industry has been asking the USDA for years to get this approval.

Who has been asking the USDA to get a approval? The French fry industry, the French fry industry has been asking the USDA.

Did the French fry industry or the blueberry industry ask the USDA to get approval? The French fry industry, not the blueberry industry, not the banana industry, it was the French fry industry.

How long has the French fry industry been asking the USDA to get the approval? For years, many years or a number few years, maybe two or three or four years to get this approval.

Who was the French fry industry asking the USDA? the French fry industry was asking the USDA for years to get this approval.

They said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them. They said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

Who said that their product is similar to cucumbers? The French fry industry, the French fry industry said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

What was similar to cucumbers? The product or their product or the product of the French fry industry.

French fries, French fries are similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

Are cucumbers or French fries being approved by the USDA? French fries, not cucumbers.

French fries are being approved by the USDA as “fresh vegetables” .

They said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

What is similar to the cucumbers? French fries!? Yes French fries are similar to cucumbers.

Hummmmm what kind of cucumbers? Cucumbers that have wax on them, they have a wax coating or a wax polish.

They said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

They argued that they use 100 percent vegetable oil, which is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Who argued? The French fry industry or the potato industry? The potato industry, the potato industry argued that they use.

What?! what did they argue that they use? 100 percent vegetable oil.

Do they use 70 percent vegetable oil? No, not 70 percent.

How much 80 percent? Do they use 80 percent vegetable oil? No, Not 80 percent.

What about 90 percent?

Do they use 90 percent vegetable oil? No, Not 90 percent.

Well how much? 100 percent, they use 100 percent vegetable oil.

What did they argue? What? They argued that 100 percent vegetable oil is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Is the oil healthier or is the wax healthier? The oil, 100 percent vegetable oil is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

What’s healthier? Wax or vegetable oil? 100 percent vegetable oil is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Who argued that vegetable oil is much healthier? The French fry industry, the French fry industry argued that they use 100 percent vegetable oil, which is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Now did the industry use 100 percent vegetable oil or 100 percent French fries? Well they use 100 percent vegetable oil with the French fries.

Did the industry use 100 percent vegetable oil with French fries or with bananas? French fries, they use 100 percent vegetable oil with the French fries.

Which is healthier for consumers? Wax or vegetable oil? Vegetable oil 100 percent vegetable oil.

Now a question about the vegetable oil.

Was the vegetable oil 70 percent or 100 percent vegetable oil? 100 percent, it was 100 percent vegetable oil.

Were the French fries cooked in 100 percent vegetable oil? Well, they were fried in vegetable oil and fried is a type of cooking.

The French fries or fried in oil, they were cooked in oil.

Were the French fries packaged then fried in oil than cut? No they weren’t packaged fried and cut, they were cut fried then packaged.

The frozen French fries or cut_fried in oil then packaged.

What were they approved as? The French fries were approved as “fresh vegetables” .

What type of vegetable oil were they cooked than? 100 percent or 60 percent vegetable oil? No it wasn’t 60 percent, it was 100 percent vegetable oil.

Was the oil banana oil? No, not banana oil.

Was the oil blueberry oil? No, it wasn’t blueberry oil. Was a potato oil?

How about potato oil? No, not potato oil, it was vegetable oil, 100 percent vegetable oil.

The French fry industry has been asking the USDA for years to get this approval.

They said their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

They argued that they use 100 percent vegetable oil, which is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Most consumers, of course, beg to differ.

Who, who begged to differ? Did consumers or did the French fry industry beg to differ? Consumers or most consumers, Most consumers of cours begged to differ.

“You must be jokeying” , said Annie, 50.

What did Annie say? You must be jokeying.

What was her name? Her name is Annie.

How old is Annie? Is Annie 70 years old or 50 years old? Annie is 50. Annie is not 70 years old.

Did the industry or did consumers beg to differ? Consumers, citizens.

People who buy vegetables beg to differ.

Beg to differ means: disagree.

They disagree. The consumers disagree.

Annie is a consumer and she begs to differ.

She said: “you must be jokeying” .

Who differed? Who beg to differ? Annie!? Consumers!? Or the French fry industry? Consumers, or most consumers, most consumers of course beg to differ.

“ You must be jokeying ” said Annie 50.

How can you think a product that’s deep_ fried in oil is a fresh vegetable?

Did Annie say how can you think a product that’s deep_ fried in oil is a fresh vegetable? Or did consumers say it? Annie, Annie said, how can you think a product that’s deep_ fried in oil is a fresh vegetable.

Did she say cucumbers deep_ fried in oil? No, not cucumbers.

Did she say bananas? No, not bananas.

What about blueberries? Blueberries deep_fried in oil? No, not blueberries either.

What? What’s deep_fried in oil? A product, a product that’s deep_fried in oil.

How can you think a product that’s deep_fried in oil is a fresh vegetable?

Who said how can you think a product that’s deep_fried in oil is a fresh vegetable? Annie, Annie said that.

How old was Annie? 50 years old, Annie was 50 years old.

“You must be jokeying” said Annie 50.

How can you think a product that’s deep_fried in oil is a fresh vegetable, even if I cooked broccoli, I could no longer call it fresh broccoli. Even if I cooked broccoli, I could no longer call it fresh broccoli_It’s cooked, even if I cooked broccoli I could no longer call it fresh broccoli_it’s cooked.

What is cooked fresh broccoli? or French fries? Fresh broccoli. The fresh broccoli is cooked.

Could she still call it fresh broccoli? No she couldn’t call it fresh broccoli. She said I could no longer call it fresh broccoli_it’s cooked. She could not call it fresh broccoli, she couldn’t call it fresh broccoli any more.

No longer could she call it fresh broccoli.

Why? Because it’s cooked_It’s cooked broccoli.

I wish I were a big company, so my congressman would help me.

Who wished she was a big company? Annie, Annie wished she was a big company.

Why? So her congressman would help her.

Who, who would help her? Who would help Annie? A big company or the USDA? Neither her congressman would help her. Her congressman would help Annie.

Even if I cooked broccoli, I could no longer call it fresh broccoli, it’s cooked. I wish a i were a big company, so my congressman would help me. Unfortunately I’m only a citizen.

Who was a citizen? Was Annie a citizen or was the USDA a citizen? Annie, Annie was the citizen.

Was Annie fortunate or was she unfortunate? Unfortunate, she was unfortunate. She said : unfortunately I’m only a citizen.

Was Annie a congressman or was she a citizen? Well she was a citizen. She was only a citizen.

Unfortunately I’m only a citizen. I wish I were a big company, so my congressman would help me. Unfortunately I’m only a citizen.

The USDA defended its decision and said that potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

The USDA defended its decision and said that potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

Was the decision deniable or undeniable? Undeniable.

What was the decision about? Potatoes or bananas? The decision was about potatoes. Not bananas.

What did the USDA defend? The USDA defended its decision, the USDA defended its decision and said, what, what did the USDA say? They said that potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

They said that potatoes are vegetables. Who said it? Was it Annie? No, not Annie. Was a consumers? No it wasn’t consumers. Was a the French fry industry? No, not the French fry industry. It was the USDA.

The USDA defended its decision and said that potatoes are undeniably vegetables. Potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

Although French fries are fried in oil, they are still potatoes.

What are potatoes? French fries.

What are they fried in? Oil

Although French fries or fried in oil they are still potatoes.

If you let them sit on your counter for a “couple of weeks”, a USDA spokesman said, The fries will rot just like all other vegetables.

What were rot? Fries or other vegetables? The fries, the fries were rot just like all other fresh vegetables.

Who said the fries were rot just like all other fresh vegetables? A spokesman, a USDA spokesman. A worker for the USDA and employee of the USDA.

A USDA spokesman said the fries were rot just like all other fresh vegetables.

What were rot? The fries, the fries were rot.

What were the fries rot like? Blueberries? No, not blueberries. Bananas? No, definitely not bananas. How about other fresh vegetables? Yes just like all other fresh vegetables.

The USDA defended its decision and said that potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

Potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

What was undeniably vegetable? Potatoes, potatoes were undeniably vegetables. Potatoes definitely are vegetables.

Although French fries are fried in oil, they are still potatoes.

What are the French fries still? Are they still bananas? Not bananas. Are they still potatoes? Yes. Although French fries are fried in oil, they are still potatoes.

If you let them sit on your counter for a “couple of weeks”, a USDA spokesman said, The fries will rot just like all other fresh vegetables.

Were would you let them sit according to the USDA spokesman? On your table? Or on your counter? On your counter, not on your table. If you let them sit on your counter for a “couple of weeks” , the fries will rot just like all other fresh vegetables.

Consumers said: that the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

Who lost touch with the public? Consumers or the USDA? The USDA, the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

Consumer said the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

Who said the USDA totally lost touch? Consumers said the USDA totally lost touch.

Consumers said the USDA totally lost touch with who? with the public. The USDA totally lost touch with the public.

Was a consumers or was the USDA the lost touch? The USDA.

Who did the USDA lose touch with? They lost touch with the public. The USDA totally lost touch with the public. The USDA completely lost touch with the public.

they’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to, said one consumer.

Who said they’d probably say? Said one consumer. One consumer said they’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to.

What would they say about eggshells? Or they healthy or unhealthy? Healthy, they’d probably say that eggshells are healthy.

Who would say that eggshells were healthy? The USDA.

And who would ask the USDA to say that eggshells are healthy? A company.

If a company asked them to, asked them to!? Asked who to? Asked the USDA to? Asked the USDA to say that eggshells are healthy.

Consumer said that the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

Who did the USDA lose touch with? The public or consumers? The public, the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

They’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to, said one consumer.

who said it? one consumer. What did the consumer say? The consumer said they’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to.

What would they say about eggshells? They’d say eggshells are healthy.

Who would say it? The USDA would say it.

The USDA would say eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to.

So consumer said the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

They’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to, said one consumer.

Ok that’s it for eat your vegetables.

But do the final read through for the past tense.

Eat Your Vegetables. (past)

The U.S. federal government displayed even less sense than usual and yielded to the French fry industry.

Frozen French fries—cut, fried in oil, and then packaged— have been approved as “fresh vegetables” by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The French fry industry has been asking the USDA for years to get this approval.

They said that their product is similar to cucumbers that have wax on them.

They argued that they use 100 percent vegetable oil, which is much healthier for consumers than plain wax.

Most consumers, of course, beg to differ.

“You must be joking,” said Annie, 50.

“How can you think a product that’s deep-fried in oil is a fresh vegetable?

Even if I cooked broccoli, I could no longer call it fresh broccoli—it’s cooked!

I wish I were a big company, so my congressman would help me.

Unfortunately, I’m only a citizen.”

The USDA defended its decision and said that potatoes undeniably are vegetables.

Although French fries are fried in oil, they are still potatoes.

“If you let them sit on your counter for a couple of weeks,” a USDA spokesman said, “the fries will rot just like all other fresh vegetables”.

Consumers said the USDA totally lost touch with the public.

“They’d probably say that eggshells are healthy if a company asked them to,” said one consumer.