English Collocations in Dialogue: Master Hundreds of Collocations in American English Quickly and Easily - Jackie Bolen 2021

Eating habits

Sun: Do you have a New Year's resolution planned for 2021?

Todd: A big one! I want to change my eating habits by not eating so much junk food and processed I'm going to focus on home- cooked meals and smaller portion

Sun: Mine is very similar. I'm not going to go on a diet but I want to eat a balanced diet with more fruits and And I want to avoid the second especially at dinner. That's my Achilles

Todd: We should hold each other

Sun: Great idea!

Vocabulary

New Year's resolution: Thing you resolve to do for the upcoming year.

Eating habits: General way of eating (can be healthy or unhealthy).

Junk food: Food that isn't healthy. For example, chips and candy.

Processed food: Food that has been manufactured in some way. Often contains lots of sugar, fat and salt.

Home-cooked meals: Food that you cook at home.

Portion sizes: How much food you eat at one time.

Go on a diet: Eat less or differently to try to lose weight.

Balanced diet: A wide variety of healthy foods.

Fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables!

Second helpings: Taking a second portion of a meal after finishing your first portion.

Achilles heel: A weakness in someone who is generally strong.

Hold each other accountable: Check in with each other to help achieve some goal.

Practice

Let's ... for this. I want to get this done under budget.

My son eats way too much .... He probably eats an entire box of crackers a day!

I want to ... so that I can lose weight for my sister's wedding.

His ... is that he procrastinates.

Avoid ... at dinner if you want to drop a few pounds.

I love ... like potato chips and candy.

I want to reduce my .... For example, only one piece of chicken instead of two.

It's best to eat a variety of brightly colored ... .

My ... are terrible. I often skip breakfast and then snack late at night.

I love my husband's ... .

My ... is to stop smoking.

A ... consists of healthy foods from a variety of food groups.

Answers

hold each other accountable

processed food

go on a diet

Achilles heel

second helpings

junk food

portion sizes

fruits and vegetables

eating habits

home-cooked meals

New Year's resolution

balanced diet