Have you ever noticed how many calories（卡路里） you eat in a day?There is a special store opened in the Chengdu Youth Palace. If you "shop"there, you can find out how many calories there are in different foods. The store was opened on May 17th, 2022. It's part of the "Know Your Food"program of the UNICEF. The purpose of the program is to make children and young people know more about foods, and help them make healthy choices about what to eat.
Instead of real foods, many imitation（仿制） snacks are put on the shelves in the store. including candies, sugary drinks and many packets of latiao. People can take them to the self-service counter（柜台） to see how many calories （A） they have. In addition, the store offers many models and cartoons to help people understand which foods are very good for them and which foods they should eat less often. "I didn't expect that I would have to climb 70 floors to burn off the calories, "says Liang, a local fifth-grader, after checking out her chosen food.
（ B） At present, being too heavy has become a serious problem among children.It is shown that nearly 20%of children between 6 and 17 years of age, and over 10%of children under the age of 6 in China are overweight. Experts also point out that the cheap, highly processed foods and drinks can lead to the rapid growth of children who are overweight.
Being overweight is known to have many bad influences, such as having a higher risk of getting illness and a higher risk of developing problems with feelings and behavior. Such a store helps to remind children to care about what they eat. At the same time, similar stores are opened in other cities, such as Weihai in Shangdong Province and Enshi in Hubei Province.
