Unit 3: Food – Vocabulary

Unit 3: Food – Vocabulary

1. Food groups

We can put food into different groups:

·         Grains: bread, cereal, pasta, rice

·         Fruit: apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, pears, strawberries

·         Vegetables: cabbage, carrots, green peppers, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes

·         Meat & other protein: beans, beef, chicken, eggs, lamb, nuts

·         Dairy products: cheese, cream, milk, yogurt

·         Fat, oil and sugar: butter, candy, oil, potato chips

2. Containers and quantities

We often use special words with food:

·  a bottle of oil, water, juice, milk, soda

·  a bunch of radishes, grapes, bananas, parsley

·  a jar of jam, honey, olives, mayonnaise

·  a loaf of bread, brown bread, white bread

·  a dozen eggs, oranges, roses

·  a kilogram of apples, rice, sugar, meat

·  a box of potato chips, cereal, chocolates, cookies

·  a bar of chocolate, soap

·  a tin of sardines, tuna, peas, tomatoes

·  a head of lettuce, cabbage, garlic

·  a can of beans, soda, tuna

·  a bag of sugar, rice, flour, potato chips

3. Useful verbs about food

We also use many verbs when we talk about food:

·         eat fruit and vegetables

·         drink milk, juice, water

·         cook meat, rice, pasta

·         boil eggs or potatoes

·         fry potatoes or eggs

·         bake bread or a cake

·         grill meat or fish

·         cut vegetables

·         mix salad or ingredients

·         add salt, sugar or oil

·         order food in a restaurant

·         serve food at the table