# Nutrition Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 16
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Nutrition vocabulary for diet and eating habits, covering calorie, fibre and nutrient content and describing a vegan or wholefood diet against processed and…

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## Word list

* **peckish**: Feeling a little hungry, but not enough to want a full meal. — “I'm feeling a bit **peckish** — is there any fruit left?”
* **calorie** /ˈkæləri/: A unit for measuring the energy that food gives your body. — “This snack has more **calories** than a whole meal.”
* **fibre** /ˈfaɪbər/: The part of plant foods your body cannot digest, which helps your stomach work. — “Beans and wholemeal bread are high in **fibre**.”
* **nutrient** /ˈnutriənt/: Any substance in food that the body takes in so it can grow, repair itself and stay well. — “Steaming keeps more of the **nutrients** in the vegetables.”
* **fussy** /ˈfʌsi/: Willing to eat only a few things, and refusing much of what is offered. — “My youngest is incredibly **fussy** about vegetables and anything with sauce.”
* **crave** /kreɪv/: To want a particular food or drink so strongly that it is hard to resist. — “I always **crave** something salty in the middle of the afternoon.”
* **nibble** /ˈnɪbəl/: To eat something slowly, in a series of very small bites. — “We just **nibble** on olives while we wait for the main course.”
* **stuffed** /stʌft/: So full of food that you could not possibly eat another thing. — “No dessert for me, thanks — I'm completely **stuffed**.”
* **vegan** /ˈvɛɡən/: Someone who eats nothing at all that comes from an animal, not even eggs or milk. — “My sister has been a **vegan** for about three years now.”
* **processed** /ˈprɑsɛst/: Changed in a factory, with things added, rather than sold in its natural state. — “I try to avoid heavily **processed** food during the week.”
* **wholefood**: Food that has not been processed or refined. — “The shop sells **wholefood** in paper bags rather than plastic.”
* **saturated** /ˈsætʃərˌeɪtɪd/: Describing a type of fat that is thought to be bad for the heart. — “The label lists **saturated** content separately from total fat.”
* **hydration** /haɪˈdreɪʃən/: The state of having enough water in your body. — “Coaches now talk about **hydration** as much as about training.”
* **starch** /stɑrtʃ/: A substance found in potatoes, rice and bread that gives energy. — “Too much **starch** and not enough green on the plate.”
* **lactose** /ˈlæktoʊs/: The natural sugar found in milk. — “She cannot digest **lactose**, so everything is made with oat milk.”
* **refined** /rəˈfaɪnd/: Processed to remove the natural parts of a food. — “**Refined** flour keeps longer but loses most of the fibre.”

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