any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth
easily prepared processed food served in snack bars and restaurants as a quick meal or to be taken away
a small nutrient-rich structure developed on the leaves, flowers, or petioles of some tropical plants to attract ants
a species of fish which is used as food by humans, or forms a major part of the diet of a particular predator
a mile over which a food item is transported during the journey from producer to consumer, as a unit of measurement of the fuel used to transport it
food that is produced or prepared in accordance with local culinary traditions, typically using high-quality locally sourced ingredients
food traditionally associated with black people of the southern US
food believed to be beneficial to the brain, especially in increasing intellectual capabilities
food served in such a form and style that it can conveniently be eaten with the fingers
a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food
(in the US) a voucher issued cheaply by the state to those on low income and exchangeable for food
a large vehicle equipped with facilities for cooking and selling food
food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically having a high sugar or carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking
lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food
a nutritional diagram in the shape of a pyramid, especially (in the US) the Food Guide Pyramid
the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food
a vacuole with a digestive function in the protoplasm of a protozoan
food that has undergone a minimum of processing or treatment with preservatives
the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food
illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food, typically with vomiting and diarrhoea
an electric kitchen appliance used for chopping, mixing, or puréeing foods
a food, typically a complete meal, that has been pre-prepared commercially and so requires minimum further preparation by the consumer
a food pyramid developed by the US Department of Agriculture, displaying color-coded food groups arranged according to recommended levels of consumption in a healthy diet
(of a company’s staff) use a product or service developed by that company so as to test it before it is made available to customers
an agency of the United Nations established in 1945 to secure improvements in the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products and to raise levels of nutrition. Its headquarters are in Rome
a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being
food that has been processed or refined as little as possible and is free from additives or other artificial substances
a very light, pale sponge cake made of flour, egg whites, and no fat, typically baked in a ring shape and covered with soft icing
a very light, pale sponge cake made of flour, egg whites, and no fat, typically baked in a ring shape and covered with soft icing