| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A1C | average blood sugar test |
| 2. | added sugar | sugar put into foods |
| 3. | almond | mild crunchy tree nut |
| 4. | appetite | desire to eat |
| 5. | apple | common fiber-rich fruit |
| 6. | asparagus | green spear vegetable |
| 7. | avocado | creamy fruit high in healthy fat |
| 8. | baked | cooked with dry heat |
| 9. | banana | soft sweet yellow fruit |
| 10. | barley | fiber-rich cereal grain |
| 11. | bean | edible seed from legumes |
| 12. | berry | small juicy fruit |
| 13. | bran | outer grain layer |
| 14. | broccoli | green cruciferous vegetable |
| 15. | brown rice | whole-grain rice |
| 16. | cabbage | round leafy vegetable |
| 17. | calorie | unit of food energy |
| 18. | carbohydrate | nutrient that raises blood sugar |
| 19. | carrot | orange root vegetable |
| 20. | cauliflower | white cruciferous vegetable |
| 21. | celery | crisp pale green stalk |
| 22. | chickpea | round beige edible legume |
| 23. | cholesterol | fatty substance in blood |
| 24. | corn | yellow starchy kernel vegetable |
| 25. | cucumber | cool crisp green vegetable |
| 26. | dessert | sweet course after meal |
| 27. | egg | protein-rich oval food |
| 28. | eggplant | purple glossy vegetable |
| 29. | fat | energy-rich nutrient in food |
| 30. | fiber | carb that slows sugar absorption |
| 31. | flax | small omega-3-rich seed |
| 32. | fresh | recently harvested or prepared |
| 33. | fried | cooked in hot oil |
| 34. | frozen | kept at very low temperature |
| 35. | fullness | feeling satisfied after eating |
| 36. | garlic | strong-flavored aromatic bulb |
| 37. | germ | nutrient-rich grain core |
| 38. | ginger | spicy aromatic root |
| 39. | glucose | blood sugar used for energy |
| 40. | glycemic index | food ranking by sugar impact |
| 41. | glycemic load | portion-adjusted sugar impact measure |
| 42. | grilled | cooked over direct heat |
| 43. | hummus | chickpea-based spread or dip |
| 44. | hunger | need or desire for food |
| 45. | hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
| 46. | hypoglycemia | dangerously low blood sugar |
| 47. | insulin | hormone that lowers blood sugar |
| 48. | juice | drink made from fruit |
| 49. | kale | dark leafy green |
| 50. | label | packaging information panel |
| 51. | legume | bean or lentil family food |
| 52. | lentil | small flat edible legume |
| 53. | lettuce | leafy salad vegetable |
| 54. | meal | food eaten at one time |
| 55. | menu | list of available dishes |
| 56. | milk | white dairy drink |
| 57. | moderation | avoiding excess amounts |
| 58. | mushroom | edible fungus |
| 59. | net carbs | digestible carbs after subtraction |
| 60. | nutrition facts | food label nutrient panel |
| 61. | nuts | hard-shelled edible kernels |
| 62. | oatmeal | cooked oats |
| 63. | olive oil | oil pressed from olives |
| 64. | onion | pungent layered bulb |
| 65. | orange | citrus fruit rich in vitamin C |
| 66. | pea | small green seed |
| 67. | peanut | legume commonly eaten as nut |
| 68. | pear | sweet fruit with soft flesh |
| 69. | pepper | sweet or spicy pod |
| 70. | portion | amount of food eaten |
| 71. | potato | starchy tuber |
| 72. | processed | changed from natural state |
| 73. | protein | nutrient for body repair |
| 74. | quinoa | seed cooked like grain |
| 75. | raw | uncooked |
| 76. | recipe | instructions for preparing food |
| 77. | refined grain | processed grain with less fiber |
| 78. | roasted | cooked by surrounding dry heat |
| 79. | salmon | fatty fish rich in omega-3 |
| 80. | serving | standard measured food amount |
| 81. | snack | small meal between meals |
| 82. | sodium | salt-related mineral in food |
| 83. | spinach | leafy green vegetable |
| 84. | squash | gourd family vegetable |
| 85. | starch | complex carbohydrate in foods |
| 86. | sugar | simple carbohydrate with sweet taste |
| 87. | sweet potato | sweet orange root vegetable |
| 88. | tea | drink brewed from leaves |
| 89. | tofu | soybean curd protein |
| 90. | tomato | juicy red produce item |
| 91. | triglycerides | blood fats linked to health |
| 92. | tuna | common lean fish |
| 93. | turkey | lean poultry meat |
| 94. | vinegar | sour acidic liquid |
| 95. | walnut | brain-shaped tree nut |
| 96. | water | plain calorie-free drink |
| 97. | whole grain | grain with all parts intact |
| 98. | whole wheat | flour from entire wheat kernel |
| 99. | yogurt | cultured dairy food |
| 100. | zucchini | green summer squash |
