B2 food and diet vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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When food expires

Gone off

Food which contains a lot of different types of vitamins and subtances which help keep you healthy

Nutritious

When plants and animals have chemicals added to them to make them "better" in some way (bigger, last longer, more color ect.)

Chemically modified

Substance in food that gives you energy. Bread and pasta are good examples

Carbohydrates

Weak and unhealthy due to not having enough nutrition in your body

Malnourished

Like eating sweet or sugary things like cakes, sweets or chocolate

have a sweet tooth

the chemical processes in your body, especially those that cause food to be used for energy and growth

Metabolism

Being extremely overweight/fat

obese/obesity

To stop drinking or eating something, usually because it's bad for your health

To cut out

To do something less in your life, usualy to make your healthier

to cut down on something

When you cook food at home

Home-made / home-cooked

A type of fat that can cause heart disease

Cholesterol

Foods such as meat, cheese and eggs contain this which helps you grow muscle and be strong

Protein

When your meals contain a mix of vitamins, proteins, carbs and minerals it is

well-balanced

Natural food; Food that doesn't have any chemicals added

Organic (food)

When your body has a bad reaction to something you eat or touch

To be allergic to

When chemicals are added to food to make them last longer

Processed food

Animals that are allowed to walk freely and are not in cages

free range

Small amounts of metal your body need to stay healthy

Minerals

The extra food after a meal is finished and you plan to eat later

Leftovers

Things in food that your body needs to stay healthy ie C, B12, K

Vitamins

When there is no enough of something

(food) shortage

This substance is good for your digestion and helps you feel full longer

Fibre