Untitled Flashcard Set
🔥 Tier 1 — MUST KNOW (23 terms)
La nutrición → nutrition (how food keeps you healthy)
Los alimentos / las comidas → foods / meals
Las verduras / los vegetales → vegetables
Las frutas → fruits
Las carnes → meats
Los productos lácteos → dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt)
Los granos → grains (rice, bread, pasta)
La proteĂna → protein (builds muscles)
El carbohidrato → carbohydrates (energy)
La grasa → fat (energy + body function)
La fibra → fiber (helps digestion)
La vitamina → vitamin (keeps you healthy)
El mineral → mineral (important nutrients like iron, calcium)
La calorĂa → calorie (energy from food)
La dieta equilibrada / balanceada → balanced diet (healthy eating)
Saludable / sano → healthy
Insalubre / insano → unhealthy
Nutritivo → nutritious (good for your body)
La comida chatarra / basura → junk food
Lleno / satisfecho → full (after eating)
VacĂo → empty (not full)
La merienda → snack
Merendar → to snack
🔥 Tier 2 — VERY LIKELY (26 terms)
🍳 Cooking / prep
FreĂr → to fry
Hervir → to boil
Hornear → to bake
Saltear → to sauté
A la parrilla → grilled
Frito → fried
đź‘… Taste / description
Dulce → sweet
Salado → salty
Picante → spicy
Amargo → bitter
Agrio → sour
Delicioso / sabroso → tasty / delicious
Fresco → fresh
🥗 Common foods
El arroz → rice
El pan → bread
La pasta → pasta
El pollo → chicken
Los huevos → eggs
El pescado → fish
La leche → milk
El yogur → yogurt
El tomate → tomato
La manzana → apple
La naranja → orange
El aguacate → avocado
Las legumbres → beans / lentils / chickpeas