Nutrients.
23. put away {separable} [to put something back in the place that it belongs; to remove something from sight]
Margarita put the dishes away when they were dry.
The children put away their clean clothes; they hung their shirts in the
closet. When the teacher told them to put all their books away, they put them in
their desks.
24. pan [a shallow, wide, open container used for holding liquids, for cooking, etc.]
She cooked the eggs in a pan on top of the stove. They cooked the fish in a pan in the oven.
25. plastic [a material that can be shaped or molded]
Containers that used to be made of glass are now usually made of plastic.
Plastic can be clear or it can be colored.
She covered the leftover meat with plastic wrap.
26. oil [a liquid made from animal, vegetable, or mineral materials and used for fuel, food, cooking, etc.]
We cooked the eggs in a little bit of corn oil. People frequently put vegetable oil on their salads. Oil will float on water.
27. chew up {separable} [to break up food, etc., completely with your teeth]
The child chewed his food up carefully.
The dog chewed up my shoes; they are ruined!
28. calorie [a unit of energy; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Centigrade]
Americans are often worried about how many calories there are in the
food they eat. Different types of exercise will burn off different amounts of calories. Water has no calories, while oil has many.
29. snack [a small quantity of food eaten between meals to satisfy hunger until mealtime]
Fruit or a piece of cake and a glass of milk are frequently eaten as snacks. Snacking can cause you to lose your appetite at mealtime.
Introductory Exercises
A. Match each word with its definition.
1. a combination of ingredients
2. an amount
3. a liquid used in cooking
4. good for your health
5. to have no more of something
6. severe hunger
7. the main meal of the day
8. a shallow container
9. to reduce the amount
10. to exist with the help of something
11. an ability
12. fresh fruits and vegetables
13. your share of food
14. basic; necessary
15. a unit of energy
16. not to use anymore
17. anything you throw away
18. a place where you can eat
19. a small quantity of food eaten between
meals to satisfy hunger until mealtime
20. to make yourself full with something
a. calorie
b. capacity
c. cut down on
d. cut out
e. diet
f. diner
g. essential h. fill up on
i. garbage
j. live on
k. mixture
1. nutritious
m. oil
n. pan
o. plastic
p. portion
q. produce
r. quantity
s. run out of
t. snack
u. starvation
v. supper
B. Complete each sentence with a word or words from the word form chart.
1. To cook something you can follow the directions in a
If you are getting fat, you should go on a
Three meals are breakfast, lunch, and
Food with a lot of oil and sugar has a lot of
If you don't eat anything for two months, you will
You can cook food in a
When something is very important, it is
8. If you buy fruits and vegetables, you are buying
9. When you combine flour, sugar, and oil, you have made a
Food that is good for you is .
When you clean the house, you should things
If you are getting fat, you should how much you eat
and certain food completely.