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| blubber |
the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
| bologna |
Bologna is something made of meat, spices, and salt. People often eat round slices of bologna in a sandwich. Bologna is really a big, fat sausage, but when we see it in a store, it is usually already cut into slices. |
| butter |
a solid white or yellow fat made by churning cream and used for cooking and spreading on bread. [1/3 definitions] |
| butterfat |
the fat of milk, from which butter is made. |
| calorie |
A calorie is a unit of energy that a food can give to your body. Cheese has more calories than an apple, so cheese gives the body more energy. If the energy is not used for doing something, the body stores that energy in the body, usually as fat. |
| carbohydrate |
A carbohydrate is one kind of substance that makes up food. Protein and fat are the two other kinds of substances that are in food. Carbohydrates are found mainly in plants. There are a lot of carbohydrates in fruit, sugar, potatoes, bread, and other foods made from grain. The body uses carbohydrates to make energy. If the body doesn't need the energy right away, the carbohydrates are stored in the body. [2 definitions] |
| cocoa |
a powder made by grinding the dried seeds of the cacao tree and removing the fat. [1/3 definitions] |
| cream |
the part of whole milk that contains fat. Butter is made from cream. [1/6 definitions] |
| doughnut |
a small, sweet cake shaped like a ring, that has been fried in deep fat. |
| fat |
a white or yellow oily substance found in some parts of animals or plants. Fat is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. [4 definitions] |
| fatten |
to make fat. [2 definitions] |
| flesh |
the soft tissue, including muscle and fat, that lies between the skin and the bones. [1/3 definitions] |
| fluffy |
When something is fluffy, it looks or feels soft and light. Something that is fluffy looks thick or fat, but it is just full of air. We often say that big white clouds are fluffy. |
| French fries |
(often lower case) potatoes cut into long strips and fried in fat. |
| fried |
cooked in oil, butter, or some other fat. [1/2 definitions] |
| fry1 |
to cook in hot butter, oil, or other fat. [1/2 definitions] |
| gravy |
Gravy is a sauce made with the melted fat of cooked meat. |
| grease |
melted or soft animal fat. [1/4 definitions] |
| grub |
the larva of some beetles and other insects. Grubs are a young stage in the growth of the insect. They look like short, fat worms. [1/3 definitions] |
| homogenize |
to break up and blend the particles of fat in. |
| junk food |
snack food that does not give the body many nutrients. Junk food usually contains a great deal of fat or sugar. |
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