Let’s talk about
what we eat
FOOD
Historically, few topics have attracted as
much attention as food and eating as it
takes one of the most fundamental roles in
human survival. Eating provides your body
with the nourishment it needs to survive.
How does eating affect your life?
Think about the foods you enjoy
eating.
Have you ever thought that eating
habits affect your health and risk
for certain diseases?
What meal would you consider to
be your main meal of the day
(breakfast, lunch, dinner)?
Is there any food that you really
dislike to eat?
What is the food pyramid?
What are some things about your
eating habits you want to change?
What is healthy food and where can
we get it?
What is your opinion of a vegetarian
diet?
Do you think a vegetarian diet is
better than a diet that includes
meat or fish?
Why are organic foods better?
Why is organic food so much more
expensive?
Using pesticides and chemicals in
farming. Is it a problem?
What is genetically modified
food? Should we avoid eating it?
Is eating red meat bad for your
health?
Nutritional supplements.
Why are they so popular nowadays?
Do you take vitamins /
supplements on a daily basis?
Additives in food.
What are they?
How much do you know about
sugars? Why are sugars added to
food?
Most people enjoy the sweet taste of
sugars. Are sugars safe to eat?
Food related diseases (bulimia,
anorexia, overeating)
Do you know someone who
struggles with an eating disorder?
What causes obesity?
Food diets to lose weight
Why do you think obesity is becoming
such a problem throughout the
world?
What are some different types of
diets you have heard of?
Have you ever eaten something
that made you ill?
Do you think that a person’s
eating habits affect how long they
will live?
What are the worst foods you can
eat? Why should people avoid
JUNK FOOD?
What is the most unhealthy food
you can think of?
What can you say about the food
in your school canteen?
Do you eat lunch at school every
day?
Are table manners and eating
etiquette important?
How does the etiquette of eating in
your country differ from other
countries?
Traditional Lithuanian Dishes.
Are they healthy?
Do you like food from other
countries?
Cuisines and recipes from around
the globe
What is the most unusual/the
strangest thing you've ever eaten?
Did it taste good or bad?
Idioms and phrases
about food
• couch potato
Meaning: a lazy person watching television
EXAMPLE: He is a real couch potato and just sits
around watching TV and staying indoors all
day.
• piece of cake
Meaning: a task that is very easy
EXAMPLE: The test was a piece of cake.
• have a sweet tooth
Meaning: to desire to eat many sweet
foods
Example: I have a sweet tooth, and if I
don't watch it, I'll really get fat.
• make one’s mouth water
MEANING: look or smell very good, want to eat
very much.
EXAMPLE: The restaurant is wonderful and
every time that I see the menu it makes my
mouth water.
• big cheese
MEANING: an important person, a leader
EXAMPLE: He is a big cheese in his company so
you should be very nice to him.
• like two peas in a pod
Meaning: two things that are very similar
Example: The twins are very similar, they
are like two peas in a pod.
• be nuts about something
Meaning: to be crazy / insane
Example: I'm nuts about this new game.
• Nuts to you!
Meaning: go away
Example: Nuts to you! I will NOT
lend you any money!
• to go bananas
Meaning: go crazy, mad or very angry
Example: He went bananas when she
told him about the divorce.
• cool as a cucumber
MEANING: calm, not nervous or anxious
EXAMPLE: He is always as cool as a cucumber and
never worries about anything.
• hard nut to crack
MEANING: something or someone difficult to
understand or do
EXAMPLE: He is a very serious person and is a
very hard nut to crack.
• out of the frying pan and into the fire
MEANING: go from something bad to something
worse
EXAMPLE: She quit the job because of some
small problems but she has jumped out of the
frying pan and into the fire because now her
problems are much worse.
Famous Eating Quotes and
Proverbs
• Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you
who you are. (Brillat-Savarin)
• One should eat to live, not live to eat.
(Benjamin Franklin)
• The proof of the pudding is in the
eating. (Proverb)
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
(Proverb )
• Have a nice meal!
• Enjoy your meal!
