The period of 1986 1990 saw great changes in the diet of the Chinese. Grain, which used to be the main food of most people in China, is now playing a less important role. On the other hand, the meat and fish has increased rapidly. The changes in diet can be accounted for by a number of factors. First, people are much wealthier than before. With higher income,they can afford to buy good foods. Another factor is that people have realized the importance of a balanced diet to their health. Lack of certain amount of meat or milk,for example, will result in poor health. Finally, owing to the eeonomic reform, meat, chicken, fish and milk, which were scarce in the past, are produced in large quantities. For all these reasons, what was formerly called the basket of vegetables has. To sum up, insignificant as those changes may seem, they are the signs of the improved economic condition in China. We believe that as long as the effort continuous in reform and opening to the outside world, there will be greater changes in people's diet in the future.

　　在人们的饮食变化China 1.1986 - 1990年期间中国人饮食的巨大变化。2。饮食变化的原因。3。总之在1986-1990年期间，看到了中国饮食的巨大变化。粮食，这曾是在中国大多数人的主要食物，而现在，同样重要的作用。另一方面，肉和鱼的迅速增加。饮食习惯的变化，可以比重由许多因素。首先，人们比以前更富有。由于收入较高，他们可以买得起的食品。另一个因素是，人们已经认识到均衡饮食的重要性，对他们的健康。缺乏对肉类或奶类一定数额，例如，会导致健康不佳。最后，由于eeonomic改革，肉，鸡，鱼和牛奶，这已是过去稀少，是大批量生产。由于所有这些原因，是原称为 蔬菜篮子 的。总括来说，无关紧要，这些变化看起来，他们是在中国改善经济状况的迹象。我们相信，只要不断努力，改革开放和对外开放，将在人们的饮食习惯，今后更大的变化。

　　In the past five years there have been many changes in people’s diet. From the table listed above, we can find that people consume more milk and meat than they used to. On the other hand, they eat less grain, fruit and vegetables today than in the past.

　　What has caused these changes? There are mainly two reasons. In the first place, with the development of economy people have more money. The price of meat and milk is much higher than that of grain; therefore, in the old days people couldn’t afford them. But now they have enough money to buy both meat and milk. In the second place, more and more people think that diet is very important to their health. As a result, they change their eating habits eating more nutritious food such as milk and meat.

　　I think that milk and meat are important to one’s health. But if people eat too much rich food, some problems will be caused. In conclusion, people should keep a balance in their diet. Not only should they consume a lot of meat and milk but they should also eat enough grain, fruit and vegetables for the sake of their health.