Food: a recipe for disaster

Question 1

wholesome

Answer 1

good for you

Question 2

additives

Answer 2

substance added to food to improve its taste or appearence or to preserve it

Question 3

wholefoods

Answer 3

foods that have not had any of their natural features taken away or any artificial substances added

Question 4

free-range

Answer 4

produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages or stalls

Question 5

gluten-free

Answer 5

not containing a protein which is contained in wheat and some other grains

Question 6

preservatives

Answer 6

chemicals used to stop food from decaying

Question 7

allergies

Answer 7

condition that makes a person become ill or develop skin ir breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near substances

Question 8

vegans

Answer 8

person who does not eat or use any animal products, such as meat, fish, eggs or cheese

Question 9

unprocessed

Answer 9

whiwh have not been treated with chemicals that preserve them or give them extra taste or colour

Question 10

animal welfare

Answer 10

taking care of animals

Question 11

battery-farming

Answer 11

system of producing a large quantity of eggs or meat cheaply by keeping a lot of birds in rows of small cages

Question 12

conveniece foods

Answer 12

foods that are almost ready to eat or are quick to prepare

Question 13

nutrition labels

Answer 13

labels that indicate how the food influences your health

Question 14

traffic-light labelling

Answer 14

labels with colours like traffic lights that give information on nutrition

Question 15

fair trade

Answer 15

a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the original producer receives a fair price

Question 16

recipe for (disaster)

Answer 16

situation sure to lead to

Question 17

cooked up as tory

Answer 17

made up, invented

Question 18

all the ingredients of

Answer 18

all the necessary characteristic

Question 19

stew

Answer 19

worry or suffer, especially about something you think is that person’s fault; you can also say stew in your own juice

Question 20

(not) my cup of tea

Answer 20

(not) the type of thing that I like

Question 21

grilled

Answer 21

asked a lot of questions

Question 22

half-baked

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unrealistic or not thought through properly

Question 23

spice up

Answer 23

make more lively

Question 24

unsavoury

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unpleasant, morally offensive

Question 25

turned sour

Answer 25

went wrong

Question 26

juicy

Answer 26

exciting and interesting