[天天用英语 2017.1.28] - 12 Heathiest

12 Heathiest Food Trends of 2016

来源：http://womanitely.com/healthiest-food-trends/

The events of 2016 can be summed up as the salt and pepper/'pɛpɚ/ flavoring a plate of pandemonium/ˌpændəˈmoniəm/. That said, there were some things that were not so unsavory/ʌnˈsevəri/. In fact, 2016 food trends showed an improvement in comparison to previous years in terms of nutrition. Instagram and other social media sites ate up healthy food. So let’s bring in 2017 with a look at the healthiest food trends of 2016 and try to keep the craze going strong!

pepper/‘pɛpɚ/

* n. 胡椒；辣椒；胡椒粉

* vt. 加胡椒粉于；使布满

* n. (Pepper)人名；(英、德、意)佩珀

pandemonium/ˌpændəˈmoniəm/.

* n. 一片混乱；闹哄哄的场所

summed up as 总结为

unsavory/ʌnˈsevəri/.

* adj. 难吃的；没有香味的；令人讨厌的

1. Zucchini/zuˈkini/ (n. 夏季产的一种南瓜)noodles

Also known by the catchy/'kætʃi/ name “#zoodles,” spiralized zucchini was a huge player this year in also sorts of picture worthy /‘wɝði/ recipes /'rɛsəpi/. Zoodles and pesto /'pɛsto/, zoodles and marinara/ˌmærəˈnærə/, baked zoodles, and zoodles and shrimp… basically, anything that calls for pasta can use zucchini-noodles.

What makes zoodles so delectable/dɪ'lɛktəbl/ is that anything in the squash/skwɔʃ/ family is low in calories, dense/dɛns/ in minerals/'mɪnərəl/ and vitamins/‘vaɪtəmɪn/, and high in fiber/'faibə/. Plus, if you have a wheat/wit/ or gluten/'ɡlutn/ allergy/'ælɚdʒi/, or are simply cutting down on carbs/kɑ:b/, the swap is a no-brainer.

catchy/'kætʃi/

* adj. 引人注意的；容易记住的；易使人上当的

* pesto /'pɛsto/.

*

N-UNCOUNT Pesto is an Italian sauce made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, cheese, and olive oil. 意大利青酱

marinara/ˌmærəˈnærə/

* n. （意大利烹饪用的含西红柿、大蒜、洋葱等调制成的）海员式沙司

* adj. 杂菜的

* delectable/dɪ’lɛktəbl/

* adj. 美味的；令人愉快的

* squash/skwɔʃ/

* vt. 镇压；把…压扁；使沉默

* vi. 受挤压；发出挤压声；挤入

* n. 壁球；挤压；咯吱声；南瓜属植物；（英）果汁饮料

* dense/dɛns

* adj. 稠密的；浓厚的；愚钝的

* minerals/'mɪnərəl/

* n. 矿物；矿产，矿产品（mineral的复数）；矿物质

wheat/wit/

* n. 小麦；小麦色

* n. (Wheat)人名；(英)惠特

* gluten/'ɡlutn/n. 麸质；谷蛋白；面筋

* allergy/'ælɚdʒi/,N-VARIf you have a particular allergy, you become ill or get a rash /ræʃ/ when you eat, smell, or touch something that does not normally make people ill. 过敏

* rash /ræʃ/

* adj. 轻率的；鲁莽的；不顾后果的

* n. [皮肤] 皮疹；突然大量出现的事物

* n. (Rash)人名；(英、以、阿拉伯)拉什

* carbs/kɑ:b/ 碳水化合物

* cut down

* v. 削减；砍倒；杀死；删节；胜过

2. Sweet potato

2016 saw the rise of the sweet potato into stardom/'stɑrdəm/. Sweet potatoes have been baked, fried/fraɪd/, diced/daɪs/, pureed/'pu:ri/, and now toasted/tost/. Yes, you might have seen sweet potato toast trending on Instagram and loading up Pinterest boards throughout the year. This is because sweet potatoes are simply delicious. And versatile /'vɝsətl/.

Sweet potatoes contain about 483% of your daily value of vitamin A and a huge dose/dos/ of vitamin C. The fiber and carb content /'kɑntɛnt/ balances it out too, making it the perfect bread substitute/'sʌbstɪtut/ for powering an early morning run.

stardom/'stɑrdəm/

* n. 演员们；明星界；明星身份

* fried/fraɪd/,

* adj. 油炸的，油煎的；喝醉了的

* v. 油炸（fry的过去分词）

* diced/daɪs/

* adj. 切粒的

* v. 掷骰子；切成小方块；碎成细粒（dice的过去分词）

* pureed/'pu:ri/,

* n. 蓉；浓浆

* loading up

* 载满

* versatile /‘vɝsətl/.

* adj. 多才多艺的；通用的，万能的；多面手的

* balance out 平衡

* dose/dos/

* n. 剂量；一剂，一服

* vi. 服药

* vt. 给药；给…服药

* n. (Dose)人名；(德)多泽；(意、西、葡、塞)多塞；(英)多斯

* content /‘kɑntɛnt/

* n. 内容，目录；满足；容量

* adj. 满意的

* vt. 使满足

* n. (Content)人名；(法)孔唐

* substitute/'sʌbstɪtut/

* n. 代用品；代替者

* vi. 替代

* vt. 代替

* morning run 晨跑

3. Matcha日本抹茶

I adore /ə'dɔr/ matcha. 2016 proved I am not the only one. Living in Japan made me realize how crazily/ˈkrezɪlɪ/ useful this green tea powder/'paʊdɚ/ can be – and not just for drinking. You might have noticed matcha showing up in desserts, like matcha ice cream, pastries/'peistriz/, crèmes, and cookies.

However, I have also sprinkled /'sprɪŋkl/ matcha into coffee, chai tea, on apples, and swirled/swɝl/ it into peanut/'pinʌt/ butter/'bʌtɚ/. Though the antioxidant/ˌæntɪ'ɑksɪdənt/-packed powder can be bitter/'bɪtɚ/ by itself, adding it to cereal /'sɪrɪəl/ or yogurt'joɡət/ amplifies/'æmplɪfaɪ/ the health benefits/'bɛnəfɪt/ and brings out the natural flavor/'flevɚ/.

adore /ə'dɔr/

* vt. 崇拜；爱慕；喜爱；极喜欢

* vi. 崇拜；爱慕

* n. (Adore)人名；(法)阿多尔

* powder/'paʊdɚ/

* n. 粉；粉末；[化工][军] 火药；尘土

* vt. 使成粉末；撒粉；搽粉于

* vi. 搽粉；变成粉末

* pastries/'peistriz/

* n. 点心；甜点；酥皮糕点（pastry的复数）

* sprinkled /'sprɪŋkl/

* n. 撒，洒；少量

* vt. 洒；微雨；散置

* vi. 洒，撒；下稀疏小雨；喷撒

* swirled/swɝl/

* n. 漩涡；打旋；涡状形

* vi. 盘绕；打旋；眩晕；大口喝酒

* vt. 使成漩涡

* peanut/‘pinʌt/

* n. 花生

* antioxidant/ˌæntɪ'ɑksɪdənt/

* n. [助剂] 抗氧化剂；硬化防止剂；[助剂] 防老化剂

antioxidant-packed 富含抗氧化剂

bitter/'bɪtɚ/

* adj. 苦的；痛苦的；尖刻的；充满仇恨的

* n. 苦味；苦啤酒

* adv. 激烈地；严寒刺骨地

* vt. 使变苦

* n. (Bitter)人名；(英、法、德、芬、捷、匈)比特

* cereal /'sɪrɪəl/

* n. 谷类，谷物；谷类食品；谷类植物

* adj. 谷类的；谷类制成的

* yogurt ‘joɡət/

* n. 酸奶酪，[食品] 酸乳（等于yoghurt）

* amplifies/'æmplɪfaɪ/

* vt. 放大，扩大；增强；详述

* vi. 详述

* brings out

* 出版，生产；使显示；说出

* flavor/'flevɚ/

* n. 情味，风味；香料；滋味

* vt. 加味于

* natural flavor

* 天然香辛料；天然调味料

4. Avocado/ˌævə'kɑdo/

* n. 鳄梨；鳄梨树

The buttery 'bʌtəri/ flavor of avocado really made it an MVP this year in just about any recipe you can imagine. Super healthy, rich in mono saturated (good) fat, and with the power to lower bad cholesterol /kə’lɛstərɔl/ and promote satiety/sə'taɪəti/, avocados are a nutritional powerhouse /'paʊɚ'haʊs/. Not to mention that it is lower in calories than butter.

buttery'bʌtəri/

* adj. 谄媚的，奉承的；涂用黄油的；像黄油样的

* n. 食品室；配膳室；酒贮藏室

* cholesterol/kə’lɛstərɔl/

* n. [生化] 胆固醇

* satiety/sə'taɪəti/

* n. 满足，饱足；过多

powerhouse /'paʊɚ'haʊs/

* n. 精力旺盛的人；动力室；发电所

Check out #avocadotoast for a sea of variations on this uber-popular breakfast, lunch, or dinner option. Not to mention avocado ice cream, avocado succotash, avocado sushi, avocado mousse, guacamole, and avocado pesto sauce. I could go on and on, but then I will just get hungry.

5. Cold brew/brʊ/ coffee

Finally, coffee was cut some slack/slæk/ in 2016. Especially the luscious /ˈlʌʃəs/ flavors of cold brewed java. Unlike a hot cup of joe, the chilled /tʃɪld/ variation receives a boost in nutritional value. When coffee is heat, some of the oils and fatty/'fæti/ acids/'æsɪd/ – good ones – get boiled away.

But with cold brew coffee, those remain, thus granting the coffee a smooth, silky taste that is friendly enough for everyone’s taste buds. If that is not enough of a reason, coffee is packed with antioxidants and boosts your immune system. Drink up.

brew/brʊ/

* vt. 酿造；酝酿

* vi. 酿酒；被冲泡；即将发生

* n. 啤酒；质地

* n. (Brew)人名；(英)布鲁

* slack/slæk/

* adj. 松弛的；疏忽的；不流畅的

* vi. 松懈；减弱

* n. 煤末；峡谷

* vt. 放松；使缓慢

* adv. 马虎地；缓慢地

* n. (Slack)人名；(英)斯莱克

* acids/'æsɪd/

* n. 酸；<俚>迷幻药

* adj. 酸的；讽刺的；刻薄的

6. Egg + avocado

Move aside Victoria and David Beckham, there is a new power couple in town. Egg and avocado are the hottest food pairing since smoked fish and cream cheese. And much more nifty. For example, one of the most searched recipes this year was baked eggs in avocados.

Another is egg and avocado on sprouted grain bread. Egg and avocado BLTs, avocado egg salad, fried egg with guacamole and sriracha. Let your creativity go wild with these two ingredients. There are so many ways to use this pairing, and the results are always miraculous.

7. Turmeric

A buzz word this year was “#goldenmilk.” What makes that milk so beautiful? The spice is known as turmeric. Jam-packed with curcumin, an anti-inflammatory, as well as anti-carcinogens, blood glucose controllers, and other medicinal benefits, turmeric is not to be underestimated.

Try adding turmeric to warmed milk before bed, or put a dash in your morning coffee. The nuttiness is quite enjoyable, especially when paired with cinnamon. Or, use it in soups, curries, on grilled mushrooms, or even in ice cream.

8. Pho

This healthy Vietnamese soup dish has been gaining steam since 2013. In 2016, the world saw an explosion of pho recipes and reasons for why you should start slurping the noodles as soon as possible. There is ongoing of the list of what makes pho stupendous, but the main reasons are that it has medicinal properties. A rich bone broth, which has a slew of benefits by itself, is accompanied by thin sliced protein sources (anywhere from beef to tofu), kale, broccoli, carrots, mushrooms… whatever you like can be used to flavor the soup.

9. Cauliflower rice

You know, when my father, who absolutely loathes cauliflower, was introduced to “cauliflower rice,” he could not taste the difference. Of course, I did not tell him until he scooped a heaping spoonful into his mouth. Shock aside, he confessed that it was really good, and really filling, unlike horribly processed white rice that has been stripped of everything that makes rice nutritious and necessary.

What I love is that cauliflower rice tastes good with just about everything, has half the calories of rice, and is just as satisfying, if not more so, than rice. Try it topped with some parmesan cheese and tomatoes. So, so good. And let’s not forget cauliflower pizza crust in 2017 either.

10. Poke

A Hawaiian dish that is pronounced poh-KAY is kind of similar to the Japanese rice bowl topped with sashimi. However, instead of seasoned rice, Poke features raw fish cut into cubes then tossed with ingredients like scallions, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. Poke is a great way to mix up toppings for seaweed salads, zoodles, avocado, or even with a heaping bowl of cauliflower rice.

11. Zucchini oatmeal

Otherwise known as “#zoats” and #healthy oatmeal, this is a spruced up version of overnight oatmeal (when oats are soaked in milk or fruit or water while you sleep). The idea behind zoats comes from things like zucchini bread and muffins to up the vegetable serving and adding the unique flavor of this functional squash to your life. Again, zucchini adds little calories or carbs, so it can up the serving size of oatmeal to make it more satisfying without destroying your diet.

12. Sprouted things

Although sprouted seeds, legumes, beans, and grains didn’t see much fame on Instagram, chefs and nutritionists realized just how important they are this year. Anything that is considered as seed, like chia seeds, peas, sunflower seeds, and various grains can be sprouted, and those sprouts prove enzyme-rich, edible yumminess that quite literally flood our bodies with nutrients.

You might see things like “sprouted grain salad,” “sprouted hummus,” “mung bean sprout yakisoba,” “sprouted seed and grain bread,” and other similar recipes. Just be sure you follow another trend and buy organic, non-GMO sprouts. Otherwise, you risk losing valuable nutrients.

So many healthy food trends flooded the annals of social media in 2016. The beauty of avocados and eggs, the delightful green matcha desserts, and the scintillating flavor of golden milk gained mass approval and popularity. Hopefully, these food trends will continue in 2017 and help promote clean and healthy habits well into the future.

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