B216 words · Upper-intermediate

Nutrition vocabulary — B2

Nutrition vocabulary for diet and eating habits, covering calorie, fibre and nutrient content and describing a vegan or wholefood diet against processed and refined food.

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peckish
Feeling a little hungry, but not enough to want a full meal.
Example: I'm feeling a bit peckish — is there any fruit left?
calorie
/ˈkæləri/
A unit for measuring the energy that food gives your body.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: I always crave something salty in the middle of the afternoon.
nibble
/ˈnɪbəl/
To eat something slowly, in a series of very small bites.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: 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.
Example: I try to avoid heavily processed food during the week.
wholefood
Food that has not been processed or refined.
Example: 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.
Example: The label lists saturated content separately from total fat.
hydration
/haɪˈdreɪʃən/
The state of having enough water in your body.
Example: Coaches now talk about hydration as much as about training.
starch
/stɑrtʃ/
A substance found in potatoes, rice and bread that gives energy.
Example: Too much starch and not enough green on the plate.
lactose
/ˈlæktoʊs/
The natural sugar found in milk.
Example: She cannot digest lactose, so everything is made with oat milk.
refined
/rəˈfaɪnd/
Processed to remove the natural parts of a food.
Example: Refined flour keeps longer but loses most of the fibre.