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