A. Different types of food make up a healthy balanced diet:

1/ Starchy foods

bread (pain)

cereals (céréales): wheat, barley, corn,...

potato (pomme de terre)

pasta (pâtes); noodles (nouilles)

rice (riz)

2/ Fruit and veg(etables)

We need to get 5 portions of fruit and veg a day. They may be fresh,  frozen, canned or dried. Some people grow their own fruit and vegetables in their garden. They have green fingers!

FRUIT

an apricot (abricot)

 nectarines

plum (prune) a prune (pruneaux)

peach (pêche) She's a peach! (≈beautiful)

pear (poire)

apple ( pomme) An apple a day keeps the docyor away!

cherry (cerise)

fig (figue)

grapes (raisin)

raisins (raisins secs)

banana  (banane)

pineapple (ananas)

coconut (noix de coco)

mango (mangue)

kiwi(fruit)

strawberry (fraise)

raspberry (framboise); blackberry (mûre); blueberry (myrtille)

red currant (groseille); black currant (cassis)

orange

grapefruit

lemon (citron) lime (citron vert)

a watermelon (pastèque)

a cantaloupe melon (melon)

VEGETABLES (légumes)

garlic (ail)

onion (oignon)

parsley (persil)

leek (poireau)

turnip (Jack o Lantern ) (navet )

 parsnips (panais)

carrot (carotte)

rhubarb (rhubarbe)

salad (salade)

head of chicolry/endive-US (endive)

spinach (épinards)

chard (blettes)

peas (petits pois) 

French beans (haricot)

aspargus (asperge)

artichoke (artichaut)

avocado (avocat)

broccoli (brocoli)

cabbage (chou)

cauliflower (chou-fleur)

cucumber (concombre)

pickle (cornichon)

radish (radis)

beetroot  (betterave)

pepper (poivron) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Where's the peck of picked pepper Peter Piper picked?

aubergine (GB)/eggplant (US)

courgette

pumpkin ( potiron/citrouille)

marrow (courge)

mushroom (champignon)

3/ Milk and dairy foods

cows' milk, goats' and sheep's milk

cheese

butter

yogurt

cream

crème fraîche

4/ Sources of protein: meat, fish, eggs, beans, ...
►meat (viande): beef (boeuf);  pork (porc), lamb (agneau); chicken (poulet); turkey (dinde), duck (canard) and goose (oie)

sausages (saucisses), steak, joint (rôti); bacon (bacon), ham (jambon)

►fish (poisson), caviar

►eggs (oeufs)

►(baked/broad/kidney)beans (haricots), (garden/black-eyed) peas,

chickpeas

lentils

►nuts: almond; pecan; pistachio, walnut; chestnut; peanut

5/ Foods  high in fat: butter, oil, cream, ice cream, savoury snacks,

chips (GB) french fries (USA) (frites)

6/ Sugary foods:

sweets ; lollipop

candy bar

biscuits

cake; cupcake; pie (tarte)

donut

chocolate (dark/milk chocolate)

honey (miel)

7/ drinks

water (eau)

tea (thé)

herb tea (infusion)

coffee (café)

soda

sugary soft drinks (boissons sucrées): an orange juice; a lemonade

alcoholic drinks (boissons alcolisées): beer (bière), wine (vin), cocktail

B. Conversation

►It tastes (rather/...)

It is tasty;delicious;excellent;yummy (children)

It is (a bit) bland;chewy;greasy; heavy; strong

►Before eating, you can say: "Bon appétit", or "Enjoy"

► Ordering food in a restaurant

Waiter: Good morning. Are you ready to order (passer la commande)?

Customer: Yes. Can I have (*) please?

Waiter:Sure. What would you like to drink?

Customer: I will/'ll have (♦)

Waiter: Certainly. Would you like a dessert?

Customer: I would/'d like (•)

...

Customer: Excuse me. Can I have the bill (addition), please?

Waiter: Certainly. Coming right up! ( tout de suite) / Here you are (voici).

*: the chicken salad, the vegetable lasagne, the burger and chips, the mushroom pizza, the soup, ...

♦: a bottle of mineral water; a soda; an orange juice; a (cup of)coffee, a (cup of) tea, ...

•: an apple pie; a fruit salad; a vanilla ice cream, ...

C. What do you know about British dishes? Anglophenia takes us on a tour. Bon appetit!

D. And a classic recipe from a great British TV show  (The Great British Bake off). Aren't you hungry?

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