52 English lessons on the topic of food

English Lesson: Dear Lord, we thank you for this food that we're about to receive.

1. “Dear Lord, we thank you for this food that we're about to receive.”

English Lesson: They're a little bland, don't you think?

2. “They're a little bland, don't you think?”

English Lesson: Hey, can you pick up some take-out on your way home?

3. “Hey, can you pick up some take-out on your way home?”

English Lesson: Look! You got ice cream all down the front of your shirt!

4. “Look! You got ice cream all down the front of your shirt!”

English Lesson: It's important to eat your veggies so you can grow up to be big and strong.

5. “It's important to eat your veggies so you can grow up to be big and strong.”

English Lesson: Yummy!

6. “Yummy!”

English Lesson: No, I couldn't possibly. I'm so stuffed.

7. “No, I couldn't possibly. I'm so stuffed.”

English Lesson: Darn, I don't have anything to peel it with!

8. “Darn, I don't have anything to peel it with!”

English Lesson: Look, they're in season now.

9. “Look, they're in season now.”

English Lesson: This was literally the best meal I've ever had.

10. “This was literally the best meal I've ever had.”

English Lesson: You've got to try this sauce. It's amazing!

11. “You've got to try this sauce. It's amazing!”

English Lesson: Quit playing with your food!

12. “Quit playing with your food!”

English Lesson: Your mind's always on food!

13. “Your mind's always on food!”

English Lesson: Toasting the nuts really brings out their flavor!

14. “Toasting the nuts really brings out their flavor!”

English Lesson: I'm all for moderation, but this is ridiculous!

15. “I'm all for moderation, but this is ridiculous!”

English Lesson: We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!

16. “We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!”

English Lesson: The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.

17. “The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.”

English Lesson: Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!

18. “Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!”

English Lesson: I'm talking lobster, chicken, pizza... you name it!

19. “I'm talking lobster, chicken, pizza... you name it!”

English Lesson: They had a spread like you wouldn't believe!

20. “They had a spread like you wouldn't believe!”

English Lesson: No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.

21. “No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.”

English Lesson: I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?

22. “I'm headed out to grab some lunch. You want me to pick you up something?”

23. “I never really developed a taste for beer.”

English Lesson: That burrito I ate didn't agree with me.

24. “That burrito I ate didn't agree with me.”

English Lesson: Do you know of a good burger place around here?

25. “Do you know of a good burger place around here?”

English Lesson: Is there anything in particular you're in the mood for?

26. “Is there anything in particular you're in the mood for?”

English Lesson: I guess I'll thaw this out.

27. “I guess I'll thaw this out.”

28. “I had chocolate cake for dessert, which was good but nothing special.”

29. “The outside was crispy, and the inside was juicy and tender.”

30. “We split a couple of appetizers — the grilled octopus and the eggplant dip with pita.”

31. “Hey, um, you've got something stuck in your teeth.”

32. “I didn't raise you to be a picky eater!”

33. “What's the difference?”

34. “You can substitute plain yogurt for the sour cream if you want to make it lower-fat.”

35. “This rise in obesity is due to poor diet and lack of exercise.”

36. “I'm sure it's fine.”

37. “Make sure they're cooked all the way through.”

38. “I'm sure it's perfectly safe, but it has a funny taste.”

39. “I hate to cause trouble, but I ordered this medium-rare.”

40. “I don't want to make a big deal out of it.”

41. “I would say something to the waiter.”

42. “Let's just not bother cooking tonight.”

43. “It's not like we need any more food.”

44. “We could have just ordered one dish and split it.”

45. “The portion sizes are so much bigger in the U.S.!”

46. “What a waste, huh?”

47. “Wow, this is actually pretty good.”

48. “I'm in the mood for something light.”

49. “I'm starving! Let's eat.”

50. “It's up to you.”

51. “It depends. What are you making?”

52. “If you like chocolate, you'll love Tollhouse double chocolate chip cookies.”