Food&cooking vocabulary Flashcards
Nutritious
(of food) very good for you; containing many of the substances which help the body to grow
Nutritionist
a scientist who explains you what to eat to be healthy
Nourish, malnourished
to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc., unhealthy because of not eating enough or not eating enough of some specific food
Protein
a substance, found within all living things, that forms the structure of muscles, organs, etc. There are many different proteins and they are an essential part of what humans and animals eat to help them grow and stay healthy
Carbohydrate (short - carb)
a substance such as sugar or starch that consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Carbohydrates in food provide the body with energy and heat
Fat
a solid or liquid substance from animals or plants, treated so that it becomes pure for use in cooking
Be rich on sth
have lots of sth, f.e. pasta is rich on carbs
Calories
units measuring how much energy you
get from food
Minerals
natural substances found in some foods
that you need for good health
Vitamines
natural substances found in food that are
necessary to keep your body healthy.
Each one is given a name using a letter of
the alphabet
Fibre
the parts of fruit, vegetables and grain that
your body cannot digest
Cholesterol
a substance in your blood that can cause
heart disease if you have too much of it
Femine
extreme lack of food which causes lots of people to get ill and/or die
Obesity
a condition in which someone is too fat, in
a way that is dangerous for their health
Be allergic to sth
to have an allergy to sth
Organic food
food produced or practised without using artificial chemicals
Processed food
food that has been altered from its natural state
Genetically modified (GM) food
food produced by altering the composition of cells to change certain characteristics
Harvest
the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops
Basic foods
plain food containing all the necessary elements
Balanced diet
healthy diet which involves consuming all the necessary elements
Diet also can be sugar-/salt-free, high/low protein, high/low fibre, gluten-free, low-calorie, low-fat, vegetarian etc.
Eat a diet/live on a diet
to follow a diet
Digest
when you digest food, or it digests, it is changed into substances that your body can use
Junk food
processed food quick and easy to cook (burgers, fries, fizzy drinks, pizza etc)
Pre-cooked meal
processed food which requires short cooking procedure (frozen pizza, fish sticks, frozen veggies etc)
Ready-to-eat food
food which doesn`t require any cooking procedure (fresh fruits and veggies, chocolate bars, nuts, chips etc)
Take-aways
food prepared in a cafe which you take home to eat there
Cut down on sth/cut sth out
to restrict consuming of some types of food/to quit consuming some type of food completely
I tried to cut down on chocolate, but it didn`t help me lose weight, so I cut out all the sugar.
Be prone to addiction
be likely to get addicted to sth
I know I`m prone to addiction, so I try not to drink any alcohol.
Resist temptation
to refuse sth you want because it`s bad for you
Gain/lose weight
to become havier/lighter
Feeling of being full
the feeling you have when you`ve eaten enough and you are not hungry anymore
I was totally full after the first piece of cake.
Grab a bite
to have a quick snack, often unhealthy
I have a minute, wanna grab a bite?
Delicacy/speciality
a type of food considered to be very special in a particular place
Argentinian steaks are considered to be a local delicacy.
Survive on a diet of sth
to stick to an unhealthy diet, yet feel ok
All my university years I`ve been surviving on a diet of coffee and tobacco.
Picky/fussy eater
a person who is very careful about their food and won`t eat just anything
Seasoning
salt, pepper, dressing which are required to accompany the natural flavour of products
Follow/stick to traditional/original recipe
cook sth according to the instruction
Sweet tooth, have/be a sweet tooth
a person who mostly enjoys sweet things
Dine out
to go to a restaurant to eat and have a good time
Fine dining
restaurant concept involving high style traditional menu, black tie, certain standart of service and rather high prices
Mouth-watering
looking or sounding very delicious, so that it make you drool
Rich sause
creamy and thick sauce
Paultry
farm birds grown for being eaten (chicken, duck, turkey etc)
Candle-lit dinner
a traditional dinner date with candles
Wining and dining
entertainment that includes food but isn`t limited on it
Bland
not tasty for it has no distinguishable flavour
Gourmet
of excellent quality
Overeat (oneself)
eat too much
Questions to consider:
- Do you/does your country mostly eat healthy diet? Why/why not? It it important nowadays to eat healthy?
- Do you like cooking? What is your favorite dish to cook? Can you describe the recipe?
- Do you enjoy eating out? Why? What makes up a good restaurant?
- What should be done about starvation in the world? How do we reduce the amount of food we waste?
- What foreign cousine is popular in your country? Why? Do you like any of it? Describe your favorite foreign dish.
