Food and Meals

Learn essential vocabulary to talk about food and meals

About This Lesson

In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary lesson, you will learn essential vocabulary to talk about Food and Meals. Check the pictures and read the texts and definitions below.

Visual Guide: Meals, Breakfast & Snacks

Includes: meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, cereal, bread, cheese, ham, eggs, toast, butter, jam, yogurt, fruit, crisps, biscuits, sandwich, cake, candy bar.

Meals

People usually have three main meals every day:

breakfast: Eaten in the morning before school or work.
lunch: Eaten around midday (12 pm – 2 pm).
dinner: Eaten in the evening (6 pm – 8 pm), often with family.
tea (UK): A small meal in the afternoon with tea and food.
snack (US/UK): A small amount of food eaten between meals.

Breakfast

Common breakfast foods include:

• cereal with milk
• bread with cheese or ham
• fried eggs
• toast with butter and jam
• yogurt and fruit

Snacks

Popular snacks:

• crisps (chips) – crunchy and salty
• biscuits (cookies) with milk
• sandwich (e.g., ham and cheese)
• cake (at parties)
• candy bar (quick sweet snack)

Food and Drink

Food

• Rice – white, popular in Asian countries
• Pasta – comes in shapes like spaghetti and macaroni
• Pizza – round with cheese, tomato, and toppings on bread
• Meat – from animals like cows and chickens
• Fish – lives in water; cooked and eaten
• Vegetables – healthy plants like carrots and broccoli
• Soup – hot, liquid, eaten with a spoon
• Salad – mix of cold vegetables, sometimes with dressing
• Dessert/Pudding – eaten at the end of a meal (e.g., fruit, cake)

Drink

• Water – healthiest drink, for thirst
• Milk – white, from cows, rich in calcium
• Juice – sweet drink from fruits (e.g., orange, apple)
• Tea – hot drink, popular in the UK
• Coffee – hot, dark, contains caffeine
• Beer – common in British pubs
• Wine – made from grapes, alcoholic

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