Food Flashcards

1
Q

Children are eating too much j_______ these days.

A

junk food

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2
Q

His Mom was always busy, so he always had r_______ meals as a kid.

A

ready meals

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3
Q

Kids often think n_______ meals are boring.

A

nourishing meals

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4
Q

The new supermarket has excellent fresh p_______.

A

fresh produce

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5
Q

If you want to buy apples, you probably should check out the o_______ food section.

A

organic food section

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6
Q

Substances added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it.

A

food additives

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7
Q

Food that is changed or treated as part of an industrial operation.

A

processed food

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8
Q

Food which goes bad quickly, i.e cheese or fish.

A

perishable food

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9
Q

The milk is expired months ago, you are probably going to get food p_______!

A

food poisoning

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10
Q

Whether you want a l_______ meal or a subs_______ meal, there’s something for you in the Old Port restaurant!

A

light meals

substantial meals

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11
Q

Unusually large and good meal.

[Origin: Slap-bang meal]

A

slap-up meal

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12
Q

Very high-quality meal.

A

gourmet meal

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13
Q

As she set out for North Africa, she’ll probably miss her mom’s tasty h_______-cooked food.

A

home-cooked food

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14
Q

I’m dying of hunger! I need a s_______ meal.

A

square meal

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15
Q

I know you have a h_______ appetite, but you’ve just had a h_______ breakfast 3 hours ago!

A

healthy appetite

hearty breakfast

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16
Q

Don’t eat those right before dinner, snacks will s_______ your appetite!

A

spoil your appetite

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17
Q

Look, this restaurant looks good and the s_______ menu is reasonably p_______. Let’s go in.

A

set menu

reasonably priced

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18
Q

It’s really hot today. I could do with a r_______ drink.

A

refreshing drink

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19
Q

A last alcoholic drink before going to bed.

A

a nightcap

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20
Q

A non-alcoholic fruit drink.

A

a squash

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21
Q

A mixture of beer and lemonade.

A

a shandy

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22
Q

A mixture of wine or spirits and hot water, sugar, lemon, etc.

A

a punch

23
Q

a refreshing non-alcoholic drink, e,g squash, Cola

A

a soft drink

24
Q

A single drink of spirits.

A

a short

25
Q

A mixed alcoholic drink.

A

a cocktail

26
Q

A last drink before driving.

A

one for the road

27
Q

A _______ serves people in a pub.

A

a barman

28
Q

A _______ runs a pub.

A

a publican/ a pub owner

29
Q

A _______ has a drink from time to time.

A

an occasional drinker

30
Q

A _______ only drinks with other people, e.g at parties.

A

a social drinker

31
Q

A _______ doesn’t want people to know he drinks.

A

a secret drinker

32
Q

A _______ drinks a lot.

A

a heavy drinker

33
Q

A _______ is often drunk.

A

a drunkard

34
Q

A _______ never drinks alcohol.

A

a teetotaler

35
Q

A _______ produces beer in large quantities.

A

a brewer

36
Q

A _______ is addicted to alcohol.

A

an alcoholic

37
Q

A _______ is a poor person, often homeless, who drinks anything, anywhere.

A

a wino

38
Q

Let’s open another bottle of wine. Where’s the c_______?

A

corkscrew

39
Q

We went on a bar h_______ last night. This morning I got a terrible h_______.

A

go on a bar-hopping

have a hangover

40
Q

Wine is made from grapes, which are grown in a v_______.

A

vineyard

41
Q

Throw it to me! Oh, I’ve dropped it! I am a b_______!

A

butter-fingers

42
Q

I said I’d paid him today, but my money is in the bank, and they won’t open till tomorrow! I’m in a j_______!

A

in a jam

43
Q

You’ll have to offer her a high salary for an easy job. An excellent editor like her wouldn’t do the job for _______.

A

peanuts

44
Q

He never wants to do anything interesting. He just sits around all day. He’s a bit of a v_______.

A

vegetable

45
Q

It’ll be cold and wet in the mountains. And we’ll have heavy rucksacks to carry. It’ll be _______!

A

no picnic

46
Q

That firm only employs the very best graduates. They only take the _______!

A

the cream

47
Q

I think people who help the old, sick and homeless are _______.

A

the salt of the earth

48
Q

He’s a bit tired and lifeless now, but after a nap he’ll be _______.

A

full of beans

49
Q

She now says she didn’t really want the job that she failed to get, but I think it’s just _______.

A

sour grapes

50
Q

That’s a crazy idea of her. She must be _______!

A

nuts

51
Q

The exam was really easy. It was _______.

A

a piece of cake

52
Q

The singer’s new album is in great demand, it’s selling like h_______!

A

selling like hot cakes

53
Q

As soon as his future employers heard he had a criminal record, they dropped him like a h_______.

A

hot potato