appetite
/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
noun
the feeling of wanting food
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1It also makes you sleepy, and you lose your appetite and thirst.
2The bottom is appetite.
3The fear overrules the appetite.
4And those combinations of hormones do increase appetite.
5Resistant starch can also satisfy your appetite.
appetizer
/ˈæpəˌtaɪzɝ/
noun
a small dish that is eaten before the main part of a meal
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1Appetizer course is over.
2Appetizer is done.
3but no no not our appetizers, Person B's appetizer arrives.
4We got appetizers.
5My appetizer had some zucchini sticks.
starter
/ˈstɑɹtɝ/
noun
a small dish served before the main course
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1For starters, animals in captivity have more interaction with humans.
2Here are your starters.
3- You have starter?
4For starters, a lack of sleep has noticeable effects on the body's hormones.
5For starters, your heart pumps blood.
balanced
/ˈbæɫənst/
adjective
keeping or demonstrating a state of balance, with equal or proportionate amounts
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1The composition is superbly balanced.
2The bass is balanced.
3This whole thing is sort of balanced.
4The game, apparently to the human commentators, was still balanced.
5The space is wonderfully balanced.
buffet
/ˈbəfət/, /bəˈfeɪ/
noun
a meal with many dishes from which people serve themselves at a table and then eat elsewhere
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1Our buffet has the best food of any buffet.
2this buffet got a new lease on life from a simple paint job.
3You love buffets.
4Buffets are great.
5We like buffets.
to boil
/ˈbɔɪɫ/
verb
to cook food or be cooked in very hot water
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1Always hard boil your eggs, children.
2First, boil the water.
3- Boiled? -
4Two, boil the urine until a white paste materializes.
5Just boil one tablespoon of coriander seeds in two cups of water.
brunch
/ˈbɹəntʃ/
noun
a meal served late in the morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch
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1You want brunch?
2You want brunch?
3I have photos of, like, brunch.
4Serve brunch.
5I love brunch so much.
cafeteria
/ˌkæfəˈtɪɹiə/
noun
a restaurant, typically in colleges, hospitals, etc. where you choose and pay for your meal before carrying it to a table
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1What time does the cafeteria close?
2I said, I do cafeterias.
3Our cafeterias are bare bones with usually not the greatest food available.
4Avoid the cafeteria entirely for a couple weeks after your split.
5We've got cafeteria.
calorie
/ˈkæɫɝi/
noun
the unit used to measure the amount of energy that a food produces
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1- Does this thing even burn calories?
2Counting calories?
3Ready-made soups can hide calories.
4Pumpkin seeds can quickly add up calories.
5Your body needs calories!
carbohydrate
/ˌkɑɹboʊˈhaɪˌdɹeɪt/, /ˌkɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹət/
noun
a substance that contains or consists of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon that provide heat and energy for the body, such as starch or sugar
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1The energy and most of the materials come from the three macronutrients: fats, carbohydrates and proteins.
2Carbohydrates affect blood sugar levels faster than fat or protein.
3Fruits Fruits contain carbohydrates.
4Carbohydrates, on the other hand, make up about 30 percent of cashews.
5And the other thing, the high-fat people or low-carb people were bashing carbohydrates.
chef
/ˈʃɛf/
noun
a highly trained cook who often cooks for hotels or restaurants
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1Chefs mix big vats of vegetables, grill lines of lamb chops, and top rows of dishes with garnishes.
2So chef submitted 1,200 recipes.
3Chef kiss hand motion.
4Chefs combine the sushi rice with other foods or ingredients.
5Chef that butter sauce is crazy.
cholesterol
/kəˈɫɛstɝˌɔɫ/, /kəˈɫɛstɝəɫ/
noun
a substance high in fat found in blood and most body tissues, a high amount of which correlates with an increased risk of heart disease
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1The cells in your body need cholesterol as part of their cell membrane.
2Cholesterol is an essential part of each of your cell’s membranes.
3What is cholesterol?
4The fiber reduces cholesterol while the iron prevents anemia.
5Our body actually produces cholesterol.
cooker
/ˈkʊkɝ/
noun
an appliance shaped like a box that is used for heating or cooking food by putting food on top or inside the appliance
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1The rice cooker really does it all.
2Our rice cooker pancake has done.
3Rice cookers are basically steam.
4A sugie cooker inundated.
5The first thing is this tabletop cooker.
course
/ˈkɔɹs/
noun
one of the three parts of a meal, served separately
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1Crash Course was made with the help of these soulless bureaucrats.
2And over the course of a century, our Galaxy is likely to have dozens of new studs of light.
3Course the usual complaints about E-Ink hold fast as well.
4Large tears coursed down their cheeks.
5Next up is courses.
cuisine
/kwɪˈzin/
noun
a method or style of cooking that is specific to a country or region
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1Nouvelle cuisine came in the '70s, over-sized plates.
2- Almost every cuisine includes flatbread.
3Asian cuisine has lots of peanuts.
4For them, greek cuisine matches their personality.
5We have cuisines.
to diet
/ˈdaɪət/
verb
to eat small amounts or particular kinds of food, especially to lose weight
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1The diet of early humans depended on what foods were available to them.
2Tab, the company's first diet soda was culled.
3Ugh, diet peach?
4The MIND diet The Mind diet is short for Mediterranean Dash Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay.
5We swapped diets.
to digest
/ˈdaɪdʒɛst/, /daɪˈdʒɛst/
verb
to break down food in the body and to absorb its nutrients and necessary substances
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1They use enzymes to digest their food, and what they leave behind are byproducts of that process.
2Dogs can absolutely digest grains.
3These parasites don’t digest their own food.
4Digest that for a second.
5Some cells digest collagen.
eating disorder
/ˈiːɾɪŋ dɪsˈoːɹdɚ/
noun
a mental condition that causes a person to eat too much or too little
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1That includes loss of menstruation, osteoporosis, or bone mineral loss, and eating disorders.
2Myth number four, that eating disorders only affect women.
3Eating disorders, whatever it is.
4Eating disorders affect almost 10% of the world population.
5Eating disorders affect millions of people world wide.
ingredient
/ˌɪnˈɡɹidiənt/
noun
any of the constituents that are added to a compound or mixture in order to make it, such as the foods in a meal
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1The company had long boasted about the quality of its ingredients.
2It has ingredients.
3And welcomes ingredients.
4For the second step, get ingredients.
5First of all, understand ingredients.
mineral
/ˈmɪnɝəɫ/, /ˈmɪnɹəɫ/
noun
a solid and natural substance that is not produced in the body of living beings but its intake is necessary to remain healthy
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1Everybody's body needs minerals.
2Everybody's body needs minerals.
3Everybody's body needs minerals.
4Minerals make up about 80% of their exports, mostly in gold and copper.
5Apart from protein, bones also require minerals.
nutrition
/nuˈtɹɪʃən/
noun
food that is essential to one's growth and health
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1The ads will certainly emphasize things like good taste, easy preparation, and high nutrition.
2Some people say nutrition.
3Nutrition is part of the deal.
4I know nutrition.
5A healthy heart needs nutrition too.
organic
/ɔɹˈɡænɪk/
adjective
(of food or farming techniques) produced or done without any artificial or chemical substances
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1The organic component of soil, called humus, is mostly made up of broken down lignin.
2Because the conversations, the series, my show is organic.
3Real change is organic.
4It has organics.
5Their crops are organic.
portion
/ˈpɔɹʃən/
noun
an amount of food served to or enough for one person
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1Portion markings dictate the overall classification of a document.
2Each plate is portioned one portion for a student.
3"One piece equals one portion."
4Portion out four and a half gram pieces of dough and roll in a ball.
5The court first overruled portions of the lower court decision.
protein
/ˈpɹoʊˌtin/
noun
a substance found in food such as meat, eggs, seeds, etc., which is an essential part of the diet and keeps the body strong and healthy
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1The energy and most of the materials come from the three macronutrients: fats, carbohydrates and proteins.
2Proteins, like organisms have a long evolutionary history.
3Chestnuts offer plenty of protein, vitamin E and dietary fiber.
4Protein provides your muscles with strength.
5Protein: Protein is part of every cell in your body.
recipe
/ˈɹɛsəpi/
noun
the instructions on how to cook a certain food
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1Recipe is good.
2Recipe is really simple.
3One of the bread recipes sticky bun.
4- Create recipe.
5Recipe 3 Guava leaves are a great natural remedy for sties.
savory
/ˈseɪvɝi/
adjective
smelling or tasting pleasant
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1I like savory.
2I really like savory.
3This one was savory.
4One is a little bit more savory.
5This fraiche is savory.
tasteless
/ˈteɪstɫəs/
adjective
with no particular flavor
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1It's tasteless.
2- It's too tasteless.
3It's tasteless.
4And Caliper CBD is completely tasteless.
5It is tasteless.
vitamin
/ˈvaɪtəmən/
noun
natural substances that are found in food, which the body needs in small amounts to remain healthy, such as vitamin A, B, etc.
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1Vitamins are the key to health and perhaps the cure for the common cold.
2Everybody's body needs vitamins.
3Everybody's body needs vitamins.
4Chestnuts offer plenty of protein, vitamin E and dietary fiber.
5Try vitamins.
vegetarian
/ˌvɛdʒəˈtɛˌɹiən/
noun
someone who avoids eating meat or fish
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1well, people have to eat vegetarian.
2Technically gorillas are vegetarians.
3So Seventh Day Adventists are vegetarians?
4Humans were vegetarian.
5The prime minister of India himself is vegetarian.
vegan
/ˈvɛɡən/
noun
someone who does not consume or use anything that is produced from animals, such as meat, milk, or eggs
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1Mostly vegan cheese, normal cheese, bread, and butter.
2Do vegans have a higher risk for dementia?
3People hate vegans.
4People hate vegans.
5So vegan taco casserole.
low-carb
/lˈoʊkˈɑːɹb/
adjective
(of food or a diet) having or containing fewer carbohydrates
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1This grain free meal combines low-carb staples like chicken and cheese with mixed veggies and a zesty marinara sauce, and all for just five grams net carbs.
2And the other thing, the high-fat people or low-carb people were bashing carbohydrates.
3Well, it's a low-carb pizza.
4Um, low-carb options because I don't do carbs
5I love zucchini noodles as a low-carb substitute for pasta.

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