Health and Nutrition Definitions

the quality of being reasonably priced or within one's financial means.

• affordability

• expensiveness

• luxury

• inaccessibility

food that has been altered from its original form for safety or convenience

• processed meals

• raw ingredients

• fresh produce

• home-cooked dishes

to frighten someone very much

• to scare the life out of someone

• to make someone laugh

• to confuse someone

• to annoy someone

a physical or mental weakness

• infirmity

• strength

• vigor

• robustness

to do something to the fullest extent

• to go the whole hog

• to take it easy

• to cut corners

• to play it safe

a disease where your body can't control blood sugar properly

• hypertension

• diabetes

• hyperthyroidism

• anemia

an eating pattern that includes a variety of foods from different food groups in the right proportions to provide all the nutrients your body needs for good health

• a balanced diet

• a high-protein diet

• a low-carb diet

• a vegetarian diet

the content of essential nutrients in food

• nutritional content/ nutritional value

• caloric density

• food composition

• dietary fiber content

animals that primarily eat meat

• herbivores

• omnivores

• carnivores

• insectivores

a kitchen tool with rough, perforated surfaces used to shred foods like cheese, vegetables, or citrus zest into small pieces

• a blender

• a grater

• a peeler

• a whisk