Saturday, January 13, 2007

Category Health - Nutrition

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Category Health - Nutrition

Amino Acid

Noun: a simple organic compound that is a building block of proteins

Appetite

Noun: the need or desire for food


Baker

Noun: a person who makes baked goods


Beans

Noun: the seeds or pods from plants used for food


Broil

Verb: to cook directly over or under an intense heat source


Butcher

Noun: a person who prepares, cuts, and sells meat


Calorie

Noun: a unit that measures how much energy food contains


Carbohydrates

Noun: nutrients your body uses as fuel or stores as fat


Cereals

Noun: whole grains or seeds from grasses that people eat


Chef

Noun: a professional cook

noun: a professional cook


Condiment

Noun: something that adds to the flavor of foods


Cookbook

Noun: book containing recipes and directions for cooking food


Crave

Verb: to want something a lot


Decision

Noun: a choice

Dehydration

Noun: a dangerous lack of water


Delicious

Adjective: having a pleasing or agreeable taste

adjective: having a pleasing or agreeable taste


Dessert

Noun: a sweet treat at the end of a meal


Devour

Verb: to eat quickly or greedily


Dietitian

Noun: a person who teaches people about healthy eating habits

noun: a person who teaches people about healthy eating habits


Fatty

Adjective: made of fats

FDA

Noun: abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration, a government agency that oversees the safety of foods and medicines

Fermentation

Noun: the process by which a substance is broken down into a simpler form, such as in the creation of cheese and vinegar


Fiber

Noun: an indigestible yet essential part of a diet

noun: an indigestible yet essential part of a diet


Flavor

Noun: the taste of something

noun: the taste of something


Flavorful

Adjective: full of flavor or taste


Fresh

Adjective: food that has been recently made, produced, or harvested


Improve

Verb: to do something better than before


Ingredient

Noun: a specific food item that goes into a dish or recipe


Legume

Noun: a plant with seed pods, such as a bean, lentil, or pea

Malnutrition

Noun: an unhealthy condition of the body caused by not getting enough food or enough of the right foods


Menu

Noun: a list of foods available in a restaurant or at a meal


Mineral

Noun: a type of nutrient your body cannot make but needs in small amounts

Nonperishable

Adjective: will not spoil; needs no refrigeration


Nutrition

Noun: the taking in and use of food by the body; the study of what people eat

noun: the taking in and use of food by the body; the study of what people eat


Nutritious

Adjective: nourishing; containing nutrients needed for life and growth


Nuts

Noun: a type of fruit consisting of an edible kernel encased in a hard shell

noun: a type of fruit consisting of an edible kernel encased in a hard shell


Overeat

Verb: to eat too much


Pasta

Noun: noodles made from a flour and water paste

Perishable

adjective: food that decays or goes bad quickly if not kept refrigerated


Poultry

noun: birds such as chicken, turkey, duck, and geese that are raised as food


Prepare

verb: to make something ready


process verb: to chop, mix, or prepare food


processed

adjective: treated or put through a process to make something last longer


protein

noun: a nutrient that is found in all living things, and comes from foods such meat, beans, milk, and eggs

Rancid

adjective: having the unpleasant, sour taste or smell of oils and fats that have gone bad

RDA

noun: Recommended Dietary (or Daily) Allowance, or the amount of nutrients you should eat every day to be healthy


recipe

noun: directions for making a particular kind of food


restaurant

noun: a place where people can buy and eat a meal


Rich

adjective: food that has a lot of fat, spices, or sugar in it


rotten

adjective: something that is old and decayed or spoiled


salad

noun: a cold dish that includes raw vegetables with dressing


sample

verb: to taste a little bit of something


sauce

noun: a flavorful, thick liquid served with or on top of food


seasoning

noun: a flavorful ingredient added to food, such as salt, pepper, herbs, or other spices


serving

noun: an amount of food served to one person


spices

noun: strongly flavored plants used to flavor food


steamed

adjective: to cook by using the steam from boiling water


stew

noun: a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed pan


Stewed

adjective: cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan

sumptuous

adjective: delicious and rich in taste

adjective: delicious and rich in taste


Supplement

noun: a non-food substance that provides nutrients


supermarket

noun: a large store that sells food and household items


tainted

adjective: decayed or rotten


vegetable

noun: a plant or plant part used as food


vitamins

noun: organic substances essential for health and normal growth that must be consumed in the diet


whole grain

noun: a food made with the entire kernel of barley, corn, oats, wheat, rye, or other type of grain


yogurt

noun: a fermented food made from milk and healthy bacteria