Food and Drinks: English Vocabulary List

the first meal we have in the early hours of the day

"Breakfast is ready."

"She never skips breakfast because she read that eating a healthy morning meal helps with concentration and gives her energy for the rest of the day."

a meal we eat in the middle of the day

"We had lunch at noon."

"I packed a sandwich for lunch today."

the main meal of the day that we usually eat in the evening

"We ate dinner at home."

"Dinner was quiet and peaceful last night."

a sweet and cold dessert that is made from a mixture of milk, cream, sugar, and various flavorings

"The ice cream melted quickly."

"We shared chocolate ice cream after dinner."

a liquid with no smell, taste, or color, that falls from the sky as rain, and is used for washing, cooking, drinking, etc.

"The water is very cold."

"The hiker drank the last of his water and knew he had to find a stream soon because he still had five more miles to walk before reaching the campsite."

a small and short grain that is white or brown and usually grown and eaten a lot in Asia

"The rice is ready."

"We ate rice with curry and vegetables."

a drink that is made by adding chocolate powder, syrup, etc. to milk

"The chocolate milk is sweet."

"The child asked for a glass of cold chocolate milk after playing outside because it was his favorite drink and he thought he deserved a treat after all his hard work."

liquid food we make by cooking things like meat, fish, or vegetables in water

"The soup is hot."

"She served vegetable soup for lunch."

a mixture of usually raw vegetables, like lettuce, tomato, and cucumber, with a type of sauce and sometimes meat

"The salad is fresh."

"We made a salad with lettuce and tomatoes."

an Italian food made with thin flat round bread, baked with a topping of tomatoes and cheese, usually with meat, fish, or vegetables

"Let's order a large pepperoni pizza for dinner."

"The large pepperoni pizza was cut into eight slices and the hungry teenagers ate every single piece."

two pieces of bread with cheese, meat, etc. between them

"I ate a sandwich at lunch."

"He made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch by buttering two slices of bread and placing a slice of cheddar cheese between them before cooking it in a hot pan."

a natural, white substance, obtained from mines and also found in seawater that is added to the food to make it taste better or to preserve it

"Add a little salt to the dish."

"Adding too much salt to the dish can ruin the flavor and make it unhealthy."

the food that we eat regularly during different times of day, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner

"We ate a meal together."

"The family sat down together for a hot meal every evening and used that time to talk about their day and share what had happened at school and work."

a drink we make by soaking dried tea leaves in hot water

"She drank tea after dinner."

"The English tourists enjoyed a cup of hot tea with milk and sugar while sitting in a small cafe and watching the rain fall on the cobblestone street outside."

a drink made by mixing hot water with crushed coffee beans, which is usually brown

"He drinks coffee every morning."

"Coffee helps him wake up before work."

a sweet food we make by mixing flour, butter or oil, sugar, eggs and other ingredients, then baking it in an oven

"The cake looks beautiful."

"The birthday cake was a three layer chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles that the children had helped decorate earlier that morning."

a sweet baked treat typically made with flour, sugar, and other ingredients like chocolate chips or nuts

"This cookie is very sweet."

"She baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies for the school bake sale."

a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked

"I need to buy some bread from the bakery."

"The bakery sells fresh sourdough bread every morning at eight o'clock and people line up early."

a sweet, sticky, thick liquid produced by bees that is yellow or brown and we can eat as food

"The honey is sweet."

"He put honey on the toast."

a thick, sweet substance we make by boiling fruit with sugar and often eat on bread

"The jam tastes sweet."

"She spread strawberry jam on her toast and ate it slowly while reading the morning newspaper and enjoying the quiet before her children woke up for school."

the liquid inside fruits and vegetables or the drink that we make from them

"The juice is cold."

"He drank orange juice at breakfast."

a sweet white or brown substance that is obtained from plants and used to make food and drinks sweet

"Too much sugar is unhealthy."

"She added sugar to her coffee."