大年初一，刚刚吃撑了回到家......大概听了听今天的课程，今天这篇文章的重点应该是多认识一些食物的名称，以及营养学名词，语法句型倒是没什么难的。
The events of 2016 can be summed up as the salt and pepper flavoring a plate of pandemonium（混乱，这里可以理解成大杂烩）. That said, there were some things that were not so unsavory. In fact, 2016 food trends showed an improvement in comparison to previous years in terms of nutrition（就营养而言）. 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!
1. Zucchini noodles（西葫芦面）
Also known by the catchy name “#zoodles,” spiralized zucchini was a huge player this year in also sorts of picture worthy recipes. Zoodles and pesto, zoodles and marinara, baked zoodles, and zoodles and shrimp… basically, anything that calls for pasta can use zucchini-noodles.
What makes zoodles so delectable is that anything in the squash family is low in calories, dense in minerals and vitamins, and high in fiber（低卡路里，富含矿物质和维他命，高纤维素）. Plus, if you have a wheat or gluten allergy（过敏）, or are simply cutting down on carbs（减少碳水化合物的摄入）, the swap（转换） is a no-brainer（简单的，不用动脑子的）.
2. Sweet potato（甘薯）
2016 saw the rise of the sweet potato into stardom. Sweet potatoes have been baked, fried, diced（切丁）, pureed（煮汤）, and now toasted. 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.
Sweet potatoes contain about 483% of your daily value of vitamin A and a huge dose of vitamin C. The fiber and carb content balances it out too, making it the perfect bread substitute for powering an early morning run（纤维素和碳水化合物也让它达成了平衡，让它能够替代面包为晨跑提供能量）.
3. Matcha（抹茶）
I adore matcha. 2016 proved I am not the only one. Living in Japan made me realize how crazily useful this green tea powder can be – and not just for drinking. You might have noticed matcha showing up in desserts, like matcha ice cream, pastries, crèmes, and cookies.
However, I have also sprinkled matcha into coffee（把抹茶撒入咖啡）, chai tea, on apples, and swirled it into peanut butter. Though the antioxidant-packed（充满抗氧化剂的） powder can be bitter by itself, adding it to cereal or yogurt amplifies the health benefits and brings out the natural flavor.
4. Avocado（牛油果）
The buttery flavor of avocado really made it an MVP（最有价值选手Most Valuable Player的缩写，这里指最有价值的蔬菜） this year in just about any recipe you can imagine. Super healthy, rich in monosaturated (good) fat, and with the power to lower bad cholesterol and promote satiety, avocados are a nutritional powerhouse. Not to mention（别提...） that it is lower in calories than butter.
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 coffee（冰滴咖啡）
Finally, coffee was cut some slack（俚语，被放过） in 2016. Especially the luscious flavors（美味的味道） of cold brewed java. Unlike a hot cup of joe, the chilled variation receives a boost in nutritional value. When coffee is heat, some of the oils and fatty acids – 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（改善你的免疫系统）. Drink up.
6. Egg + avocado（鸡蛋+牛油果）
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（俏皮的，极好的）. For example, one of the most searched recipes（被搜索次数最多的菜单） 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（姜黄）
A buzz word（一个流行语） this year was “#goldenmilk.” What makes that milk so beautiful? The spice is known as turmeric. Jam-packed with curcumin, an anti-inflammatory（抵抗炎症的）, as well as anti-carcinogens, blood glucose controllers, and other medicinal benefits, turmeric is not to be underestimated（不会被低估）.
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（肉桂，一种香料）. Or, use it in soups, curries（咖喱）, on grilled mushrooms（被烤过的蘑菇）, or even in ice cream.
8. Pho（越南粉）
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（啧啧地吃） 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（药物属性）. 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（菜花米饭）
You know, when my father, who absolutely loathes cauliflower（不喜欢菜花）, was introduced to “cauliflower rice,” he could not taste the difference. Of course, I did not tell him until he scooped a heaping spoonful（一满勺） 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（“切成块”，一种夏威夷菜）
A Hawaiian dish that is pronounced poh-KAY is kind of similar to the Japanese rice bowl topped with（顶上覆盖着...） 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(西葫芦燕麦）
Otherwise known as “#zoats” and #healthy oatmeal, this is a spruced up（打扮整齐的） 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（松饼） 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（豆芽）
Although sprouted seeds, legumes（豆类）, 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（富含酶的）, 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（非转基因的） 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（闪烁的） 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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