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Used with adjectives:
"
He complimented her on the delicious food."
(delicious, excellent, good, great, tasty, wonderful)
"
She made his favorite food for his birthday."
(favorite)
"
I really need to get some real food."
(real, proper, healthy, nutritious)
"
Her family does not have enough food."
(enough)
"
She's learning to cook basic foods."
(basic, everyday, simple, traditional, comfort)
"
She really enjoys exotic foods."
(exotic, foreign, specialty, fine, gourmet)
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He eats a lot of unhealthy food."
(unhealthy, cheap, fast, snack, junk, take-out, processed)
"
They always have leftover food."
(leftover)
"
They threw away a lot of rotten food."
(rotten)
"
She buys a lot of health food."
(health, fresh, organic, natural)
"
They stocked up on frozen foods."
(frozen, dry, canned)
"
She gained weight from eating fatty foods."
(fatty, fried, high-fat, high-calorie, rich, sweet, sugary)
"
He loves spicy food."
(spicy)
"
They had Mexican food for dinner."
(Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Italian, southern)
"
The baby is not ready for solid food."
(solid)
"
We need to buy more cat food."
(cat, dog, fish, pet)
"
They complained about the hospital food."
(hospital, prison)
Used with verbs:
"
I ate too much food last night."
(ate, consumed, had, ordered)
"
She loves Mexican food."
(loves, likes, enjoys)
"
He lives on fast food."
(lives on)
"
She is avoiding fatty foods."
(be + avoiding, be + cutting back on, be + cutting out)
"
You can't live without food for very long."
(live without, go without, be without, survive without)
"
They are trying to offer healthier foods."
(offer, serve)
"
The Red Cross provided food after the disaster."
(provided, supplied)
"
She tries to feed her kids good food."
(feed, give)
"
She's learning to cook new foods."
(cook, make, prepare)
"
He only picks at his food."
(picks at, plays with)
"
I can almost taste my grandmother's food right now."
(taste, smell)
"
They grow their own food."
(grow, produce)
"
That country imports food from all over the world."
(imports)
"
They had to beg for food."
(beg, hunt, look, search)
"
Their food finally arrived."
(arrived, came)
Used with nouns:
"
They provided food supplies to those affected by the disaster."
(supplies)
"
We learned about the food groups in school."
(groups, chain)
"
They are concerned about food quality."
(quality, safety, consumption, intake)
"
She has a severe food allergy."
(allergy)
"
There was a food crisis after the hurricane."
(crisis, shortage)
"
He works for a major food producer."
(producer, company, manufacturer, supplier)
"
Food prices are going up."
(prices, bills)
"
She got food poisoning from that restaurant."
(poisoning)
"
He uses a food processor to make salsa."
(processor)
Used with prepositions:
"
They went many days without food."
(without)
"
These are grown for food."
(for, as)
