Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• swap out: To replace something with something else.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• dish out: To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• best practice: A procedure that has been shown by research and experience to produce optimal results and that is established or proposed as a standard suitable for widespread adoption.
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• have to: Must do
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• pack in: To decide to stop doing something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• defect: Fault in someone or something
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• celery: Long hard thin green vegetable
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• false: Not real or genuine
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• whiff: Slight smell; weak odor
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• sketchy: Lacking detail or being incomplete
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• sick: Having a physical or mental illness
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• oxidative: Taking place in the presence of oxygen
• grown: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• homemade: Made at home, not in a factory
• borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• bedside: (Of bed) by the side of a bed