A | B |
Poultry | relating to birds raised to be used for food |
Carbohydrates | plants used as food, containing carbon, oxygen and hydrogen - usually sugars and starches |
Pros and cons | The benefits and drawbacks of something |
Protein | nutrient found in meats, fish, eggs, milk |
Trial and error | try until you can do something well |
Edible | Can be eaten |
Fasting | avoiding food, even if hungry |
Gender | sex of an individual |
Taboo | topic that is not openly discussed |
Sacred | Holy, like a saint |
Available | usable, ready to be used |
Consumption | Use, or for eating |
Cannibalism | Eating of humans |
Digest | Process the food in the body |
Nourishment | Needed food |
Calories | energy that a food can produce |
Vegetarians | People who do not eat meat |
Vegans | People who do not eat any animal products |
Ethnic foods | Foods that are typical of a country or a group of people |
Trend | What is popular at the time |
Saturated fat | fat that tends to increase cholesterol in humans |
Mortality rate | rate in which people or animals die |
Cholesterol | a chemical found in animals, which is beneficial and dangerous |
Symbol | something used to represent another thing |
Rejected | Discarded, thrown away |
React | Act in response to something |
Worms | Invertebrate animals which are long and skinny and have no legs, usually |
Prohibition | Rules to forbid the use of something |
Domestic | Related to family life, home life |
Disgusted | Severely disliked |
Supply and demand | Economic theory which explains the relationship of price to how easily the materials are available |
Summary and reaction | a short report and someone's opinion of it |
Research and development | Studty of a new product and the builing of it |
Haves and have nots | Rich and poor |
Social Status | Position in the society |
Pyramid | 4 sided geometric form which comes together in one point at the top |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
Serving | Portion of food in the correct size |
Demand | Require, insist |
Forbid | Deny, not allow |
Ban | Not allow, forbid |
Bun | Soft, round bread such as the one used for hamburgers |
Pasta | Noodles |
Sparingly | Lightly, not heavily |
Bean curd | Food made with soybeans which has cheeselike texture |
Ellipsis | Omission of a part of something |
Omnivores | Anmals who eat both plants and other animals |
Minus | Take away something |