Category Health - Nutrition

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