Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
• lead to: To result in some action
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in the mood: Wanting to do something
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• check out
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• steer: A cow
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• soggy: Unpleasantly wet
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• fill: To make something full
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• burn: To destroy with fire
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• add: To include as well
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• measly: So small in amount that it is almost an insult
• takeout: Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking