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wholesome food

healthy food

Farm fresh

food arrives directly from farm (no middle man) within 24 hours in the same form it was harvested without any processing

Additives

a substance added to something in small quantities, typically to improve or preserve it.

Wholefood

food that doesn't have any of its natural features taken away or any substances added

Free-range eggs

Are produced by birds which can move around freely in large areas.

gluten-free product

Producto sin gluten

Preservatives

additive used to protect against decay, discoloration, or spoilage

Unprocessed foods

Fresh or raw foods that are the natural, edible parts of an animal or plant.

Battery - farming

system of producing a large quantity of eggs or meat cheaply by keeping a lot of birds in rows of small cages

Convenience foods

foods that are almost ready to eat or are quick to prepare

Nutrition labels

labels that indicate how the food influences your health

traffic-light labelling

labels with colours like traffic lights that give information on nutrition

Far-trade (products)

Artículo que asegura que el productor ha recibido un precio justo por su trabajo

Recipe for

situation sure to lead to

Cook up a story

to make up, invent a story

have all the ingredients of

to have all the necessary characteristics

let sb stew in one's own juice

Dejar que alguien sufra las consecuencias de sus propios actos

grill sb about sth

to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time

Half-baked (idea /scheme)

Idea poco pensada o poco realista

Spice up smth

to make smth. more lively

Unsavioury (character)

Persona con mala reputación

Turn sour

become bad

Juicy gossip

very interesting, scandalous gossip

out of the frying pan into the fire

to go from a difficult situation to a worse one

food for thought

something to think about

butter sb up

to flatter sb

Split the bill

each person will pay for him/herself

It's on me

I'll pay for it.

Join us

come with us

Be our guest

we will pay; formal

Get this

pay the bill; informal

To be wined and dined

be invited out to restaurants

Impeccable

flawless

Sluggish

(adj.) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull

Courteous

polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered

Overbearing

Acting in an arrogant, domineering way

Sullen

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

brusque

short, abrupt, dismissive

off-putting

unpleasant, disappointing, disturbing

go out of one's way

to make a special effort to do something

Calory-consicious

Person concerned about the intake of calories.

Portion

Porción de algo de comida

fussy eater

person who has very particular demands when eating

Teetotal

never drink alcohol

dietary requirements

special needs or things someone cannot eat

Overdo it

eat or drink too much

take pot luck

eat what we're eating, nothing special

Bring a bottle

bring a bottle of wine

informal get-together

informal group of people meeting for a meal/drinks

dinner party

rather formal dinner with guests

Nibbles

things like nuts, crisps, etc. before a meal

Grab a bite to eat

have a quick meal