verb phrase · informal

cut back on processed foods

UK/kʌt bæk ɒn ˈprəʊsɛst fuːdz/US/kʌt bæk ɑːn ˈprɑːsɛst fuːdz/CUT BACK on PRO·cessed FOODS

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to reduce the amount of processed foods you eat

Examples

“To improve his diet, he decided to cut back on processed foods.”

“Nutritionists recommend cutting back on processed foods and eating more fresh produce.”

“Cutting back on processed foods can lower your intake of salt and sugar.”

Band 8 sentence

“To tackle rising obesity rates, public campaigns encourage people to cut back on processed foods and cook at home more often.”

Collocations

  • cut back on processed foods and sugary drinks
  • cut back on processed foods in your diet

Word family

process verb / nounprocessed adjectivecut back phrasal verb

Common mistakes

cut off processed foods→cut back on processed foods

reduce processed foods→cut back on processed foods

Say it for a higher band

5cut off processed foods→6reduce processed foods→7+cut back on processed foods

Synonyms

reduce processed food intake

Easily confused

reduce processed food intake

“The study recommends reducing processed food intake to lower obesity risk.”

Related words

body mass indexhealth care systemchronic diseaseeat a balanced diethealthy eating habitsexercise regularlysuffer from obesitywork-life balance

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