Food & Eating Habits

Types of Food
Fast food-სწრაფი კვება
Food that is already cooked and prepared and all we do is buy
it and eat it.
Junk food-უხარისხო საკვები
Food that is not very healthy and is always easy to prepare so
that you can eat it immediately.
Take-away food-წასაღები საჭმელი
Food that you buy at a shop or restaurant to eat in another
place.
GM (genetically modified) Food or Frankenstein Food-
გენმოდიფიცირებული პროდუქტი
Food that has been produced by a method that involves
changing the structure of its genes.
.
 Types of Food

Fattening-გამასუქებელი
Food that makes you put on weight. Fatty: with a lot of fat.
Spicy-ცხარე
Food with a strong flavor, often from a spice (e.g. paprika)
Fresh-ახალი
Food recently picked, not old.

Frozen-გაყინული
Food kept below 0ºC.
Tinned-დაკონსერვებული
Food kept in a tin or can.
WAYS OF COOKING FOOD
• Flambe-ცეცხლით მომზადება
• Stir-fry-მოთუშვა
• Fry-შეწვა
• Boil-მოხარშვა
• Bake-გამოცხობა
• Toast-შებრაწვა
• Steam-ორთქლით მომზადება
• Stew-მოშუშვა
• Barbecue-ხორცის მწვადად შეწვა
 FLAVORS AND TASTES

ADJECTIVES AND OPPOSITES

-Hot /Spicy - Mild

-Salty (a lot of salt) -Sugary (a lot of sugar)
-Sweet -Bitter
-Tasty (has a good taste) -Tasteless (no flavor at all)
• -Hot /Spicy-ცხარე - Mild-
ზომიერი
• -Salty (a lot of salt)-მარილიანი -Sugary
(a lot of sugar)-შაქრიანი
• -Sweet-ტკბილი -Bitter-
მწარე
• -Tasty (has a good taste) -გემრიელი
• Tasteless (no flavor at all)-უგემური
 CONDIMENTS

Oil-ზეთი Pepper-წიწაკა Salt-მარილი Vinegar-

ძმარი Mustard-მდოგვი Spice-სანელებელი
Ketchup-კეტჩუპი

Spices: cinnamon-დარიჩინი
Ginger-ჯინჯერი
 DIET

Balanced/Healthy diet: a good mixture of healthy foods.

Unhealthy diet: a diet that is not balanced.

To diet/ to go on a diet: To eat less in order to lose weight.

 DIET
To put on/gain weight-წონის მატება: To become fatter
and heavier.
To lose weight-წონის კლება: to become thinner.
To be overweight: To be too heavy and fat.
To be underweight: not heavy enough physically.
A vegetarian: Sb who eats only vegetables, bread, fruit,
eggs and does not eat meat or fish.
A vegan: Sb who does not eat meat, fish, eggs, cheese, or
milk.
• How can we keep healthy eating habits?

• What things can we do to stay on a healthy diet?

EATING
To swallow-
ყლაპვა
swallowing
To drink
Drinking
To eat
Eating
To overeat-
საკვების
ჭარბად
მიღება
overeating
 Speaking
• Discuss with a partner the possible
diseases/illnesses related to unhealthy eating
habits.

Do you have healthy eating habits? What would

you modify about your own diet?