Learn English Words and Phrases connected with Healthy Eating 🍎 (2024)

Here you will learn English words and phrases connected with healthy eating.

1️⃣ Firstly, you will practice your English reading comprehension.

2️⃣ Then you will learn new vocabulary words and expressions.

3️⃣ Finally, you’ll take a short quiz to practice your knowledge.

Apart from the weather we always seem to have a fascination(focus on something for a long time)with our weight and diets. Here are some English words and phrases connected with healthy eatingand diets. And no it is not just women who obsess about their weight it is a man thing also!

Unfortunately, I am now jumping on the bandwagon(getting involved in the debate) following avisit to my doctor. It is never an enjoyable experience to be told “you must lose weight” or you haveto slim down.

However, it is important so we reduce the risk ofhealth problems at a later age. For some people it is due to simple over eating, for others it is a lifestyle issueand for some it is the problem of middle age spread.

The secret to losing weight is often a combination of some very simple rules and if you follow them itis not so difficult to get into shape. These rules include: increasingyour daily exercise,cut downonalcohol consumption, particularly beer and cut out(stopeating) fast foods and sugar. It sounds easy but changing a habit of a lifetimetakes time and effort.

All the experts talk about a balanced diet. You must eat your five a day(five portions of fruit andvegetables). So in order to avoid the threat of obesityyou need to follow alow calorie in-take (eat less bread, red meat cakes, pasta) and avoid the temptation to comfort eat(eat what you shouldn’t eat) when you are feeling stressed or depressed.

People often make the mistake of going on a crash dietin an attempt to loseweight quickly. This can work but it seldom lasts and the weight can often re-appear when youloseimpetus(lose interest or motivation). So change your eating habits not for a short period but over alonger time frame(longer period of time) keep an eye on(watch) what you eat.

🔸 To slim down– a nicer way to say to lose weight

🔸 Life style issue – the way we live, driving, sitting, etc

🔸 Middle-age spread – putting on weight simply as we get older

🔸 To get into shape – to lose weight and look good

🔸 To cut down on something – to reduce, to eat (or drink) less of a particular food

🔸 To cut out – to eliminate, to avoid eating something

🔸 Crash diet – very severe diet

🔸 Habit of a lifetime – something you havebeen doing for a long time

🔸 Obesity (noun) – the state of being seriously overweight. Obese (adjective)

🔸 To comfort eat – to eat food that makes you feel better, usually it is unhealthy items such as biscuits, chocolate, crisps, etc We can alsouse an expressioncomfort food.

1️⃣ TO HAVE A SWEET TOOTH

to enjoy eating sweet things.

Example: I cannot resist going into the cake shop and choosing a delicious cake I have such a sweet tooth.

2️⃣ WATCH YOUR FIGURE

literally to look at yourself in the mirror

Someone wants their figure to look good. They want to have a slim waist and no belly. You usually hear this expression when someone is turning down something sweet to eat.

Example:

– Would you like another slice of cake.

– No, please do not tempt me. I am watching my figure and I do not want to put on any weight before my holiday.

3️⃣ LOSE THE BELLY

can sound a bit rude. However, where men have a large or fat stomach it is usually a good idea to reduce the alcohol consumption.

Example: The doctor told me I had to lose my belly as it is effecting my blood pressure. He told me to stop drinking beer and no fast food!

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