nutrition Crossword Puzzles

Nutrition Care Pt 3 2025-08-27

Nutrition Care Pt 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. any movement unrelated to sleeping, digesting, or performing sports-like exercise
  2. contains basal/resting energy expenditure, thermic effect of feeding, non-exercise activity thermogenesis (for age and gender, overweight/obese, pregnancy and lactation))
  3. transition process from breastmilk/formula-fed to one including semi-solid foods
  4. developed in 1984 to collect data from US adults regarding health-related behaviors, chronic health conditions, and preventative service use
  5. pre-pregnancy weight category where the total weight gain has to be between 25-35 lbs (11.5-16 kg) --> 1st trimester: 0-100 kcal, 2nd trimester: 200-300 kcal, 3rd trimester: 350-450 kcal (weight gain rate in 2nd-3rd trimester --> 0.8-1.0 lb/wk or 0.35-0.50 kg/wk)
  6. age category between 3-11 years where nutrient-dense food is required 6x/day and protein needs decline (can participate in National School Breakfast or National School Lunch Program, nutritional concerns include overweight/obesity, dental caries, and food allergies)
  7. any weight below 1500 g (1.5 kg, ~3.3 lbs)
  8. pre-pregnancy weight category where the total weight gain has to be between 28-40 lbs (12.5-18 kg) --> 1st trimester: 100-200 kcal, 2nd trimester: 300-400 kcal, 3rd trimester: 400-500 kcal (weight gain rate in 2nd-3rd trimester --> 1.0-1.3 lb/wk or 0.44-0.58 kg/wk)
  9. energy that the body burns at rest (measured with indirect calorimetry after a 3-4 hour fast either sitting/reading and can get up to go to the bathroom)
  10. infant age where breastmilk, formula, thin, strained single ingredient fruits, vegetables, meats, iron-fortified cereal, and soft finger foods can be given (reduced extrusion reflex, opens mouth for spoon, suck and bite, chewing, sitting up with support should be developed)
  11. pre-pregnancy weight category where the total weight gain has to be between 11-20 lbs (5-9 kg) --> 1st trimester: baseline kcal, 2nd trimester: 100-200 kcal, 3rd trimester: 200-300 kcal (weight gain rate in 2nd-3rd trimester --> 0.4-0.6 lb/wk or 0.17-0.27 kg/wk)
  12. visual representation of Dietary Guidelines for Americans for consumers (emphasizes relative proportion of the diet/plate)
  13. ratio that is specific to gender and age
  14. used to calculate resting metabolic rate
  15. <10% daily calories, age 2+ according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  16. toddler age where feeding skills developed during this time are weaning from bottle to cup, eating table food, and up-and-down chewing
  17. age category 65+ where aging and medical conditions (e.g: increased fat mass, decreased muscle mass, dysphagia, decreased immune function) can cause nutritional problems
  18. infant age where breastmilk, formula, thicker purees, mashed foods, baby food, food combinations, finger foods can be given (reduced extrusion reflex, moves tongue up and down, holds to the side when chewing, hold bottle, sit up without support should be developed)
  19. physical activity level where the person only performs typical daily living activities
  20. how far along a pregnancy is when the infant is born (pre-term: <37 weeks, term: 37-42 weeks, post-term: >42 weeks)
  21. food and digestion process
  22. toddler age where feeding skills developed during this time are feeding self with spills, rotary chewing, and open to more food textures
  23. covers the entire lifespan, core objectives focused on risk factors and behavior
  24. <10% daily calories, age 2+ according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  25. developed in 1974 to identify nutrition status/nutrition risk factors in children (e.g: short stature, underweight/overweight, anemia, low birth weight, and infant feeding practices)
  26. any weight below 2500 g (2.5 kg, ~5.5 lbs)
  27. pre-pregnancy weight category where the total weight gain has to be between 15-25 lbs (7-11.5 kg) --> 1st trimester: baseline kcal, 2nd trimester: 150-200 kcal, 3rd trimester: 250-300 kcal (weight gain rate in 2nd-3rd trimester --> 0.5-0.7 lb/wk or 0.23-0.33 kg/wk)
  28. age category between 12-21 years where rapid physical, cognitive, and emotional development can influence food eating habits (e.g: overeating, restricting intake, vegetarian/vegan diet)
  29. provides ambitious, measurable, 10-year objectives to improve health and well-being across the US
  30. chosen not to drink or limit to <2 drinks/day for men and <1 drink/day for women (avoid during pregnancy)
  31. any weight below 1000 g (1 kg, ~2.2 lbs)
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  1. developed in 1990 to coordinate monitoring efforts with state and local governments (establishes Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
  2. toddler age where the only feeding skill developed during this time is drinking independently from a cup
  3. written by the USDA and DHHS for healthcare professionals (describes evidence towards nutritional guidelines, needs of federal nutrition programs, and using plain language --> can contain disease-specific guidelines)
  4. how areas have access to foods based on location
  5. developed in 1979 for identifying nutrition status/nutrition risk factors in pregnant women
  6. developed in 1990 to determine behaviors contributing to unintentional injuries and violence, sexual behaviors, alcohol/drug use, tobacco/e-cigarette use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, overweight/obesity, inadequate physical activity
  7. age category between 1-3 years of age where decreased appetite is common, eating rituals should be developed, and 3 meals with 2-3 snacks per day with non choking foods are required for growth and development
  8. energy that the body needs to sustain vital functions during rest (measured with indirect calorimetry within 30 minutes of waking up, 12-14 overnight fast with no physical activity while lying down)
  9. infant age where soft, chunky foods, finely chopped meat, and well-cooked pasta can be given (drinking from cup, feeding self finger foods, and biting and chewing foods should be developed)
  10. bioterrorism and US food system integrity are key in this concept (enforcing regulations regarding imported and exported food)
  11. used to calculate basal metabolic rate
  12. raising awareness of food insecurity as a public health concern
  13. the mineral that is low in human breastmilk (should be supplemented with 1 mg/kg/day of liquid this to meet requirements starting at 4 months or receive formula fortified with this through 12 months of age and eating fortified cereals, legumes, whole grains, meats as a toddler to reduce risk of this type of anemia)
  14. infant age where breastmilk, formula, mashed, soft chopped, and finger foods can be given (holding cups and finger foods should be developed)
  15. ratio that conforms to all genders and age
  16. age category between 0-12 months of age where 100 kcal/kg, 1.5 g/kg protein, and 50% of total calories from fat are required for growth and development
  17. <2300 mg/day, less for <14 years age according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  18. physical activity level where the person does daily living activities with the addition of 30-60 minutes of moderate activity
  19. physical activity level where the person does daily living activities with the addition of >60 minutes of moderate activity and 60 minutes of vigorous/120 minutes moderate activity
  20. infant age where only breastmilk or formula should be given (rooting/suck-and-swallow reflex should be developed)
  21. infant age where only breastmilk or formula should be given (well-coordinated suck-swallow reflex with breathing and head control should be developed)
  22. mineral that can be supplemented after 6 months of age
  23. the vitamin that is low in human breastmilk and deficient in toddlers (should be supplemented with 400 IU of this to meet requirements starting at birth and eating milk products, eggs, fatty fish and fortified cereals as a toddler to promote immune system health and bone development)
  24. physical activity level where the person does daily living activities with the addition of >60 minutes of moderate activity

55 Clues: food and digestion process • used to calculate basal metabolic rate • ratio that is specific to gender and age • used to calculate resting metabolic rate • any weight below 1000 g (1 kg, ~2.2 lbs) • any weight below 1500 g (1.5 kg, ~3.3 lbs) • ratio that conforms to all genders and age • any weight below 2500 g (2.5 kg, ~5.5 lbs) • ...

Nutrition Part I Terms 2025-10-06

Nutrition Part I Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. My Plate – Visual guide showing proper portion sizes and all 5 food groups.
  2. Sources – Meat, fish, eggs, beans, peanut butter.
  3. – Minerals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium that maintain water balance and prevent cramping.
  4. – CNS stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soda; increases alertness.
  5. Calories/Junk Food – Foods low in nutrients relative to calories.
  6. – Concentrated energy source (1g = 9 calories); <25% of total calories recommended.
  7. – Mineral for strong bones and teeth.
  8. – Nutrition guide emphasizing variety, moderation, gradual improvement, and physical activity.
  9. (Food Group) – Food group; choose lean options like chicken, fish, beans.
  10. – Nutrients needed in small amounts: vitamins and minerals.
  11. Vitamins – Vitamins C and B-complex; excess excreted in urine, not stored.
  12. – Nutrients needed in large amounts: carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  13. – Mineral important for nerve function and muscle contraction.
  14. – Stored form of glucose in muscles and liver.
  15. – A type of complex carbohydrate that aids digestion and may prevent colon cancer.
  16. – Foods a person regularly eats; does not necessarily mean losing weight.
  17. – Needed for growth, maintenance, repair, and enzyme/hormone production.
  18. – Substances in food needed to grow, repair, maintain body cells, regulate processes, and provide energy.
  19. – Mineral important for bones and energy production.
  20. – Mineral involved in energy reactions.
  21. – Mineral that helps with nerve function and water balance.
  22. – Weak bones due to low calcium/phosphorus.
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  1. Supercompensation (Carb Loading) – Increasing glycogen stores before endurance events for more energy.
  2. – CNS depressant; provides energy but slows reaction time and is not recommended for athletes.
  3. – Food group; source of calcium and other nutrients.
  4. – Food group; vary types and colors.
  5. – Diet mostly from plant sources; may require careful planning to avoid nutrient deficiencies.
  6. Carbohydrates – Refined sugars with few nutrients; quickly digested (e.g., candy, honey, fruit juice).
  7. – Measure of energy provided by food.
  8. Vitamins – Vitamins A, D, E, K; stored in body fat.
  9. Carbohydrates – Nutrient- and fiber-rich; digested slowly (e.g., whole grains, rice, vegetables).
  10. – Foods high in nutrients relative to calories.
  11. – Food group; make at least half your grains whole.
  12. – Most essential nutrient; regulates temperature, cushions joints, and aids excretion.
  13. – The science of food and how it affects the body.
  14. (CHO) – Main energy source; should make up 55–60% of total calories.
  15. – Food group; focus on eating a variety of fruits.
  16. – Low iron levels; reduces oxygen transport, causes fatigue.
  17. – Mineral needed for oxygen transport in blood.

39 Clues: – Food group; vary types and colors. • – Measure of energy provided by food. • – Mineral for strong bones and teeth. • – Mineral involved in energy reactions. • – Weak bones due to low calcium/phosphorus. • – Stored form of glucose in muscles and liver. • – Foods high in nutrients relative to calories. • – Mineral needed for oxygen transport in blood. • ...

AQA Food and nutrition 2026-04-21

AQA Food and nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Mixing fat and flour to make sauce base
  2. Preventing contamination between foods
  3. A condition related to sugar levels
  4. Foods grown at certain times of year
  5. Heating sugar until it browns
  6. The process of thickening sauce with starch
  7. Illness caused by poor diet over time
  8. A microbe like Salmonella
  9. Combining oil and water
  10. The body’s ability to fight disease
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  1. The breakdown of starch into sugar when heated
  2. Transfer of heat through liquids or gases
  3. Removing moisture to preserve food
  4. A sugar found in fruit
  5. Safe temperature control of food
  6. The Eatwell Guide shows this type of diet
  7. How far a food has travelled to the plate
  8. Bacteria that can cause food poisoning
  9. Process where proteins set when heated
  10. The origin of food
  11. Ethical concern about environment and food
  12. Substance needed in small amounts like iron
  13. A nutrient that provides energy

23 Clues: The origin of food • A sugar found in fruit • Combining oil and water • A microbe like Salmonella • Heating sugar until it browns • A nutrient that provides energy • Safe temperature control of food • Removing moisture to preserve food • A condition related to sugar levels • The body’s ability to fight disease • Foods grown at certain times of year • ...

Sports Nutrition Crossword Puzzle 2026-04-16

Sports Nutrition Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A macronutrient made of amino acids, essential for building and repairing tissues.
  2. The building blocks of proteins. They are used by the body to build and repair tissues and support many bodily functions.
  3. The amount of water a person consumes daily to stay hydrated and support bodily functions.
  4. A scale that measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels.
  5. “Bad” cholesterol that can build up in arteries and increase heart disease risk.
  6. The study of how food affects the body and the process of consuming and using nutrients.
  7. Products (like vitamins, minerals, or herbs) taken to add nutrients to the diet.
  8. A mineral that helps control fluid balance and nerve function; too much can raise blood pressure.
  9. A macronutrient found in foods like grains, fruits, and vegetables; the body’s main source of energy.
  10. The process of breaking down food into nutrients that the body can absorb and use.
  11. A condition that occurs when the body loses more fluids than it takes in, leading to insufficient water for normal functions.
  12. The kinds and amounts of food a person regularly eats.
  13. An unhealthy type of fat that increases bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol.
  14. A type of fat in the blood used for energy; high levels can increase heart disease risk.
  15. A protein found in wheat, barley, and rye that gives dough its elasticity.
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  1. A type of fat that includes omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, beneficial for heart health.
  2. “Good” cholesterol that helps remove excess cholesterol from the bloodstream.
  3. Components of fats that the body uses for energy and cell structure.
  4. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body, including digestion and metabolism.
  5. A type of healthy fat found in foods like olive oil and nuts that can help improve heart health.
  6. Minerals (such as sodium, potassium) that help regulate fluid balance, nerve signals, and muscle function.
  7. Units of energy that come from food and drinks, used by the body to function and perform activities.
  8. A type of fat usually solid at room temperature; high intake may increase heart disease risk.
  9. The overall amount of fat in a food, including saturated, unsaturated, and trans fats.
  10. The amount of sugar (glucose) present in the bloodstream, used by the body for energy.
  11. A waxy, fat-like substance in the blood that is needed for building cells, but high levels can increase heart disease risk.
  12. A type of carbohydrate that the body cannot digest; it helps with digestion and maintaining healthy blood sugar levels.
  13. All the chemical processes in the body that convert food into energy.
  14. A simple carbohydrate that provides quick energy but can cause health issues if consumed in excess.
  15. A substance in food that the body needs for growth, energy, and health (e.g., vitamins, minerals, proteins).

30 Clues: The kinds and amounts of food a person regularly eats. • A scale that measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels. • Components of fats that the body uses for energy and cell structure. • All the chemical processes in the body that convert food into energy. • A protein found in wheat, barley, and rye that gives dough its elasticity. • ...

diet and nutrition crossword 2026-04-17

diet and nutrition crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. rating system for carbs measuring how quickly they raise blood sugar
  2. unit of energy, nutrient value of foods
  3. organic compounds that serve as building blocks of proteins
  4. dietary material that comes from plants and helps with digestion
  5. substance that provides nourishments essential for growth
  6. harmful type of unsaturated fat
  7. salt crystal substance essential for human health
  8. minerals that carry +/- charge when dissolved in water
  9. course of food one restricts self to in order to lose weight
  10. good cholesterol that transports excess from tissues to the liver
  11. bad fats that have no double bonds
  12. process of providing foods necessary for growth
  13. product consumed with intent to add nutrients
  14. waxy fat like substance produced by liver
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  1. concentration of sugar found in blood stream, primary energy for body
  2. healthy fat having one double bond
  3. essential macronutrients suger, starch, fiber
  4. total consumption of fluids and water containing foods
  5. macromolecules essential for living composed of amino acid chains
  6. most common type of fat (lipid) formed by 3 fatty acids
  7. sum of all fat types, measured in grams
  8. carboxylic acid acting as building block of fats
  9. bad cholesterol, complex fat that transports it through the body
  10. sum of all chemical reactions occuring within living cells
  11. biological catalysts produced by living cells
  12. when body loses more fluids than it takes in
  13. healthy dietary fats containing carbon double bonds
  14. sweet crystal substance exemplified by glucose and sucrose
  15. process of breaking down food
  16. group of elastic proteins naturally found in wheat, barley

30 Clues: process of breaking down food • harmful type of unsaturated fat • healthy fat having one double bond • bad fats that have no double bonds • unit of energy, nutrient value of foods • sum of all fat types, measured in grams • waxy fat like substance produced by liver • when body loses more fluids than it takes in • essential macronutrients suger, starch, fiber • ...

Nutrition Basics - Mr. G. 2025-11-14

Nutrition Basics - Mr. G. crossword puzzle
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  1. Particles containing a core of lipids surrounded by a shell of protein and phospholipid that transport lipids in blood and lymph
  2. Chemical substances in foods that provide energy, structure, and regulation for body processes
  3. Positively and negatively charged ions that conduct an electrical current in solution; the term commonly refers to sodium, potassium, and chloride.
  4. A single sugar molecule, such as glucose
  5. A lipid made only by animal cells that consists of multiple chemical rings
  6. The major form of lipid in food and in the body; it consists of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule
  7. A monosaccharide that is sweeter to the taste than glucose
  8. The process of breaking food into components small enough to be absorbed into the body
  9. A substance that delays or prevents blood clotting
  10. Substances that pass undigested into the colon and stimulate the growth and/or activity of certain types of bacteria
  11. A general term that refers to how well a nutrient can be absorbed and used by the body
  12. An organ that secretes digestive enzymes and bicarbonate ions into the small intestine during digestion
  13. An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that
  14. A chain of amino acids
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  1. A phospholipid that is a major component of cell membranes and is used as an emulsifier in foods
  2. The disaccharide comprised of glucose and galactose; it is the sugar found in milk and other dairy products.
  3. Organic compounds needed in the diet in small amounts to promote and regulate the chemical reactions and processes needed for growth, reproduction, and maintenance of health
  4. The passive movement of water across a membrane to equalize the concentration of dissolved solutes on both sides
  5. Natural pigments synthesized by plants and many microorganisms; they give yellow and red-orange fruits and vegetables their color.
  6. A carbohydrate made of many glucose molecules linked in straight or branching chains; the bonds that hold the glucose molecules together can be broken by the human digestive enzymes.
  7. Blood pressure that is consistently elevated to 140/90 mm of mercury or greater
  8. Products that contain live bacteria, which when consumed live temporarily in the colon and confer health benefits on the host
  9. A term used generally to describe the addition of nutrients to foods, such as the addition of vitamin D to milk
  10. Molecules formed when there is not a sufficient amount of carbohydrates to
  11. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1°C; it is commonly used to refer to a kilocalorie, which is 1,000 calories.
  12. Refers to a pattern of food intake that eliminates all animal products
  13. A group of organic molecules, most of which do not dissolve in water; they include fatty
  14. A nitrogen-containing waste product that is excreted in the urine

28 Clues: A chain of amino acids • A single sugar molecule, such as glucose • A substance that delays or prevents blood clotting • An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that • A monosaccharide that is sweeter to the taste than glucose • A nitrogen-containing waste product that is excreted in the urine • ...

Nutrition & Tobacco, Alcohol, & Drugs 2026-05-08

Nutrition & Tobacco, Alcohol, & Drugs crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which your body breaks down substances and gets energy from food
  2. A substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence
  3. An eating disorder that involves cycles of overeating and purging or attempts to rid the body of food
  4. An eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads to people to starve themselves
  5. Is a disease in which a person has physical or psychological dependence on a drink that contains alcohol
  6. A condition in which the user has a chemical need for a drug
  7. An eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively
  8. is the way your body signals that it needs food
  9. The process by which your body takes in and uses food
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  1. foods that have a high ratio of nutrients to calories
  2. A measure of body weight relative to height (body mass index)
  3. A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to function normally
  4. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
  5. A drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs
  6. Are drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense of perception including vision, hearing, semll, and touch
  7. Composition The ratio of fat to lean tissue in your body
  8. Narcotics, drugs such as those derived from the opium plant that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain
  9. Is the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol, or another substance and the person's mental/physical control is reduced
  10. Is your desire for food through your senses
  11. A drug that slows down the central nervous system
  12. Substances in food that your body needs to grow, repair itself, and to supply you with energy

21 Clues: Is your desire for food through your senses • is the way your body signals that it needs food • A drug that slows down the central nervous system • foods that have a high ratio of nutrients to calories • The process by which your body takes in and uses food • An eating disorder in which people overeat compulsively • ...

Healthy Food and Nutrition 2026-05-26

Healthy Food and Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. A round breakfast food that can be scrambled or boiled.
  2. Baked food used to hold a sandwich together.
  3. A crunchy, hard-shelled snack like an almond or walnut.
  4. A small, protein-packed seed like a kidney or pinto.
  5. A person who cooks healthy, delicious meals.
  6. A crisp, juicy fruit that can be red, green, or yellow.
  7. A warm, liquid meal eaten with a spoon.
  8. The most important drink for staying hydrated.
  9. Sweet food from plants, like berries, oranges, and grapes.
  10. A sweet, sticky treat made by bees.
  11. A bowl filled with mixed fresh greens and vegetables.
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  1. A green plant leaf used to add flavor to cooking, like mint.
  2. A long, yellow fruit that tastes great in smooth puddings.
  3. Tiny white or brown grains often served in a bowl.
  4. Liquid squeezed from fresh fruits like oranges or apples.
  5. An ocean food that is rich in healthy oils and protein.
  6. A tiny, round green vegetable that grows in a pod.
  7. What healthy food gives your body so you can run and play.
  8. A white drink that gives you calcium for strong bones.
  9. A whole grain used to make warm morning porridge.

20 Clues: A sweet, sticky treat made by bees. • A warm, liquid meal eaten with a spoon. • Baked food used to hold a sandwich together. • A person who cooks healthy, delicious meals. • The most important drink for staying hydrated. • A whole grain used to make warm morning porridge. • Tiny white or brown grains often served in a bowl. • ...

Sports Nutrition Test Review 2025-09-18

Sports Nutrition Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Main sugar used by the body
  2. Building block of fats
  3. Essential fatty acid type
  4. Main form of stored fat in the body
  5. Waxy substance in blood and cells
  6. Sugar found in fruit
  7. Artificial fat harmful to health
  8. Indigestible carbohydrate important for digestion
  9. Long chain of sugars
  10. Scientific term for fats
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  1. Two sugar molecules linked
  2. Healthier fat, liquid at room temp
  3. Process that makes fats solid
  4. Tissue where fat is stored
  5. Storage form of carbs in plants
  6. Storage form of carbs in animals
  7. plant carbohydrates that make up cell walls
  8. Type of fat solid at room temperature
  9. Table sugar
  10. Single sugar molecule

20 Clues: Table sugar • Sugar found in fruit • Long chain of sugars • Single sugar molecule • Building block of fats • Scientific term for fats • Essential fatty acid type • Two sugar molecules linked • Tissue where fat is stored • Main sugar used by the body • Process that makes fats solid • Storage form of carbs in plants • Storage form of carbs in animals • Artificial fat harmful to health • ...

Photosynthesis and Plant Nutrition 2026-07-11

Photosynthesis and Plant Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Heating milk to kill harmful microorganisms.
  2. Substance that helps the body develop immunity against diseases.
  3. Process by which green plants prepare food using sunlight.
  4. Instrument used to observe distant celestial objects.
  5. Increase in vibration when the frequency matches the natural frequency.
  6. Tiny living organism visible only under a microscope.
  7. Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
  8. Substance used to reduce friction between moving parts.
  9. The "powerhouse" of the cell.
  10. Chemical process of burning that releases heat and light.
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  1. Minimum temperature needed for a substance to catch fire.
  2. Medicine used to kill or stop the growth of bacteria.
  3. Material that allows electricity to pass through easily.
  4. Bouncing back of light or sound from a surface.
  5. Jelly-like substance inside a cell where organelles are found.
  6. Material that does not allow electricity to pass through easily.
  7. Magnet produced by passing electric current through a coil.
  8. Bending of light when it passes from one medium to another.
  9. Force that opposes motion between two surfaces.
  10. Green pigment that traps sunlight for photosynthesis.

20 Clues: The "powerhouse" of the cell. • Heating milk to kill harmful microorganisms. • Bouncing back of light or sound from a surface. • Force that opposes motion between two surfaces. • Medicine used to kill or stop the growth of bacteria. • Instrument used to observe distant celestial objects. • Tiny living organism visible only under a microscope. • ...

Nutrition, recovery and pyschology 2026-07-28

Nutrition, recovery and pyschology crossword puzzle
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  1. Concentrating attention on relevant performance cues.
  2. Nutrient essential for muscle repair and growth.
  3. The level of mental and physical readiness for performance.
  4. The process of restoring the body after exercise.
  5. Information provided to improve future performance.
  6. Minerals that help regulate fluid balance and muscle function.
  7. Exercises that improve flexibility and range of motion.
  8. A by-product produced during high-intensity anaerobic exercise.
  9. Belief in one's ability to succeed.
  10. Motivation that comes from internal satisfaction.
  11. Mentally rehearsing successful performance.
  12. A supplement commonly used to improve high-intensity performance.
  13. The body's preferred source of energy during exercise.
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  1. Garments worn to assist circulation and recovery after exercise.
  2. A recovery method used to reduce muscle tension.
  3. Setting Establishing targets to improve motivation and performance.
  4. Bath Cold water immersion used to assist post-exercise recovery.
  5. Feelings of nervousness that may affect performance.
  6. Motivation driven by external rewards or recognition.
  7. A learned ability performed efficiently and effectively.
  8. Muscle soreness experienced one to three days after exercise.
  9. Stored form of carbohydrate found in muscles and the liver.
  10. An essential component of physical and mental recovery.
  11. A stimulant that may improve alertness and endurance performance.
  12. The correct method of performing a skill.
  13. Maintaining adequate fluid levels in the body.
  14. The desire or drive to achieve a goal.
  15. A nutrient that provides long-term energy storage.
  16. The capacity to perform work or physical activity.
  17. Time The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

30 Clues: Belief in one's ability to succeed. • The desire or drive to achieve a goal. • The correct method of performing a skill. • Mentally rehearsing successful performance. • Time The time taken to respond to a stimulus. • Maintaining adequate fluid levels in the body. • A recovery method used to reduce muscle tension. • Nutrient essential for muscle repair and growth. • ...

Characteristics Of Life 2021-08-06

Characteristics Of Life crossword puzzle
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  1. Breathing
  2. Sunflower following the sun
  3. The power to influence or direct
  4. Food or nourishment.
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  1. The process of eliminating waste
  2. The process of making a copy of something
  3. The process of development
  4. See,Hear,Smell,Touch,Taste

8 Clues: Breathing • Food or nourishment. • The process of development • See,Hear,Smell,Touch,Taste • Sunflower following the sun • The process of eliminating waste • The power to influence or direct • The process of making a copy of something

enjoy the puzzle 2023-09-20

enjoy the puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the meaning of alter
  2. synonym drowsiness
  3. closed meaning endurance
  4. the information about can't be found on the label
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  1. the sickness is very danger
  2. antonym hazardous
  3. fact the information about be found on the label
  4. give detail information

8 Clues: antonym hazardous • synonym drowsiness • the meaning of alter • give detail information • closed meaning endurance • the sickness is very danger • fact the information about be found on the label • the information about can't be found on the label

Mrs c Gren 2025-09-11

Mrs c Gren crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creating energy from a chemical reaction
  2. i eat and apple
  3. getting coat because its cold
  4. dog has pups
  5. a sapling grows
  6. tree swaying
Down
  1. turning a light off
  2. mrs green went to the powder room

8 Clues: dog has pups • tree swaying • i eat and apple • a sapling grows • turning a light off • getting coat because its cold • mrs green went to the powder room • creating energy from a chemical reaction

Organisms and their environmen 2020-04-26

Organisms and their environmen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pyramid, a graphical representation showing the feeding relationships of groups of organisms
  2. web, a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
  3. a group of people living in the same place/ have common characteristics
  4. any organisms that absorbs soluble organisms nutrition
  5. a group of organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding
  6. organisms that break down decaying organisms and waste.
  7. relating/ resulting from living organisms
  8. all the inhabitants in a particular place
  9. the total amount of water on a planet
  10. any organism that only eats plants
  11. an organism that derives its nutrition requirement from complex organic substances
  12. organisms that obtain food from feeding on other organisms
  13. the planet on which we live
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  1. to clear forest and trees
  2. an individual animal/ plant/single celled life form
  3. a biological community of interacting organisms and their environment
  4. an organism capable of of synthesising its own food from inorganic substances
  5. levels, the position that an organism occupies in a food chain
  6. a chemical process in which substance reacts rapidly with oxygen and gives off heat
  7. the surrounding in which an organism lives
  8. chain, a series of organism each depend on the next as a source of food
  9. the science that studies living things, the environment and their interactions
  10. organisms that make their own food
  11. the mass of living organisms in a given area/ ecosystem at a given time
  12. the gas surrounding a planetary body held in place by gravity
  13. a kind of animal that eats either plants/ animals
  14. the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth occupied by living things
  15. any organism that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat
  16. physical rather than biological; not derived from living organism

29 Clues: to clear forest and trees • the planet on which we live • organisms that make their own food • any organism that only eats plants • the total amount of water on a planet • relating/ resulting from living organisms • all the inhabitants in a particular place • the surrounding in which an organism lives • a kind of animal that eats either plants/ animals • ...

The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms 2022-03-07

The Nature and Variety of Living Organisms crossword puzzle
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  1. A spherical, pathogenic bacterium that causes pneumonia.
  2. virus An infection virus that causes influenza (the flu).
  3. Microscopic single-celled organisms.
  4. Loops of DNA found in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells.
  5. A single-celled fungus.
  6. Mosaic Virus (TMV) A widespread plant pathogen affecting many species of plants which produces a mosaic pattern on the leaves. It infects chloroplasts and limits plant growth.
  7. The basic building block of all living organisms.
  8. An organelle which is the site of photosynthesis.
  9. Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) An infectious virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
  10. A collection of thread-like hyphae in a fungus.
  11. A multicellular fungus that has a hyphal structure.
  12. Microorganisms that cause infectious disease.
  13. A non-living organism that can only reproduce inside host cells. Viruses have no cells, but possess a protein coat containing nucleic acids (DNA or RNA).
  14. Pathogenic protoctists that cause malaria.
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  1. An endothermic reaction in which energy is transferred from the environment to the chloroplasts by light.
  2. membrane A partially permeable barrier that surrounds the cell.
  3. bulgaricus A rod-shaped species of bacterium used to produce yoghurt from milk.
  4. Long filaments of a fungus that contain many nuclei.
  5. A double-stranded polymer wound to form a double helix. It carries the genetic code.
  6. nutrition The mode of extracellular nutrition in which digestive enzymes are secreted onto the food outside the cell and the products of digestion are absorbed.
  7. A protoctist that has features similar to plant cells e.g. chloroplasts.
  8. cell A type of cell found in plants and animals that contains a nucleus.
  9. Protoctists that live in pond water and resemble animal cells.
  10. cell A type of cell found in bacteria that does not contain a nucleus.
  11. wall An outer, structural layer that surrounds some cells. In plant cells, it is made of cellulose. In fungi, it is made of chitin.

25 Clues: A single-celled fungus. • Microscopic single-celled organisms. • Pathogenic protoctists that cause malaria. • Microorganisms that cause infectious disease. • A collection of thread-like hyphae in a fungus. • The basic building block of all living organisms. • An organelle which is the site of photosynthesis. • A multicellular fungus that has a hyphal structure. • ...

CD - Nutrition and Hydration Week 2021 2021-06-09

CD - Nutrition and Hydration Week 2021 crossword puzzle
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  1. Patients on a neutropenic diet must peel this before eating (5)
  2. A global standard with terminology to describe texture modified foods and thickened liquids used for individuals of all ages, in all care settings and for all cultures (5)
  3. Soft and ___________; description for level six diet, previously know as fork mashable (9)
  4. Fruit famously high in potassium (6)
  5. ____________ and ___________; try to have 5 or more portions each day (5,10)
  6. Patients on a neutropenic diet must cook or roast ____ and _____ before eating them (4,5)
  7. The medical term for swallowing difficulties (9)
  8. Macronutrient used in tissue repair and muscle synthesis (6)
  9. Patients on a neutropenic diet cannot have any products made with this meat (4)
  10. A patient who is overloaded might be placed on a _____ restriction (5)
  11. 3, 6, 9 are what type of fats? (5)
  12. Food _______ chart; when filled in can be used to calculate a patients energy and protein intake (6)
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  1. Patients should be offered these throughout the day, especially if they have a reduced appetite (6)
  2. This can happen if a patients fluid intake is too low (11)
  3. These organs filter the blood (7)
  4. Poor oral ___________ increases the risk of aspiration (7)
  5. A healthy diet is low in this type of fat (9)
  6. Plant matter that helps to keep you regular (5)
  7. Made with full cream milk and ice-cream, this provides roughly 650kcal and 16gP (11)
  8. When a patient is unable to tolerate any nutrition through their gut we can prescribe __________ nutrition
  9. In 75% of patients, changing their ___________ will reduce their risk of aspiration (10)
  10. Main dietary source of energy (13)
  11. Usually found in protein foods, this nutrient is part of the cell which helps transport oxygen in the blood (4)

23 Clues: These organs filter the blood (7) • Main dietary source of energy (13) • 3, 6, 9 are what type of fats? (5) • Fruit famously high in potassium (6) • A healthy diet is low in this type of fat (9) • Plant matter that helps to keep you regular (5) • The medical term for swallowing difficulties (9) • This can happen if a patients fluid intake is too low (11) • ...

HEALTH CAREER PLAN 2017-03-01

HEALTH CAREER PLAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / A method by which patients, their families, attorneys,health professionals, and citizens’ groups can work together to develop programs that ensure the availability of high-quality healthcare for a community.
  2. / Management and care of a patient or the combating of disease or disorder.
  3. / The process of sharing and gaining knowledge.
  4. / Workers deal with various oral conditons which include chronic mouth and facial pain,oral sores,gum disease,tooth decay and tooth loss.
  5. / Diagnoses and treats neuromuscular disorders,with emphasis on treatment through manual adjustment and/or manipualtion of the spine.
  6. / Foot orthotic and orthopedic footwear experts trained in the assessment of lower limb anatomy and muscle and joint function.
  7. / professionals with special training in phlebotomy or drawing blood from patients.
  8. / Professionals with the expertise and skills in helping women maintain healthy pregnancies, assist in or perform childbirth delivery, and help in women’s recovery process through the postpartum period.
  9. / Promotes good health through proper diet and treatment of diseases.
  10. / Analysis based on signs,symptoms,and laboratory findings
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  1. / An occupation or profession that requires special training.
  2. / Makes and fits prosthetics or artificial parts for the human body.
  3. / Specialists in this area find ways to balance individuals’ food and nutrition and their impact on patients health
  4. / Keep illness or injury from happening.
  5. / Trained to provide care for people who are sick or injured,monitors patients’ health and records symptoms, assists physicians during examinations and treatment, and administers medications.
  6. / Gives emergency medical treatment or assists medical professionals in emergency situations.
  7. / Discover your personal strengths through self-assessments,values, interests, personality, testing, skills,etc.
  8. / Prepares and dispenses medication prescribed by licensed health professionals.
  9. / Appraisal of te condition based on the subjective report.
  10. / Identifies and rehabilitates hearing impairments and related disorders.

20 Clues: / Keep illness or injury from happening. • / The process of sharing and gaining knowledge. • / Analysis based on signs,symptoms,and laboratory findings • / Appraisal of te condition based on the subjective report. • / An occupation or profession that requires special training. • / Makes and fits prosthetics or artificial parts for the human body. • ...

Food Crossword Puzzle 2018-03-20

Food Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. units to measure how much energy you have taken
  2. a mineral element that you can get from milk or beans to help your body grow
  3. help you to digest food well
  4. a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism.
  5. a substance that is able to flow freely: a liquid substance
  6. natural nutrients that exist in food such as eggs, and your body needs them to grow
  7. there are several types of the substances, and we usually use letters to name them
  8. a type of unsaturated fat that occur in small amounts in nature
  9. a Canadian nutrition guide that tells you how to eat well
  10. a fat or fatty acid in which there are double bonds within the fatty acid chain.
  11. a group of vitamins responsible for increasing intestinal absorption
  12. the fatty organic compounds in living things
  13. the power in your body
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  1. a important mineral element that balances acid-alkali levels and keeps body hydrated
  2. a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids
  3. the nutrients that provide energy and balance the use of protein
  4. The general term for the various elements necessary for the formation and maintenance of bodily functions
  5. Proposed serving size
  6. the foods that can be taken instead
  7. The general term for a series of orderly chemical reactions that occur in living organisms to sustain life
  8. a vitamin found in food and help wounds heal
  9. a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all or predominantly single bonds
  10. the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance
  11. a type of metabolism to make hemoglobin in blood

24 Clues: Proposed serving size • the power in your body • help you to digest food well • the foods that can be taken instead • a vitamin found in food and help wounds heal • the fatty organic compounds in living things • units to measure how much energy you have taken • a type of metabolism to make hemoglobin in blood • a Canadian nutrition guide that tells you how to eat well • ...

Biosphere Crossword 2018-11-26

Biosphere Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ingredients needed to perform a task.
  2. an animal that feeds on carrion, dead animal, dead plant material, or refuse.
  3. something that prevents a population from growing.
  4. specific versions of organisms that have differences from other versions.
  5. the cellular powerhouse and the organelle where energy production occurs.
  6. behaviors/physical characteristics that help organisms survive in their environments.
  7. a process by sunlight energy is changed inside a plant into chemical energy.
  8. regions of the Earth occupied by different ecosystems.
  9. a close relationship between two organisms that benefits at least one of the species.
  10. an organism capable of producing its own food.
  11. a group of organisms of different populations living in the same habitat.
  12. the praying of one animal on others.
  13. an organism that eats both plants and animals.
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  1. the process that all living things go through to create the energy they need to live.
  2. the largest population an area can support.
  3. the plant organelle that performs photosynthesis.
  4. species that are the first to come to a disrupted or damaged ecosystem.
  5. where one organism lives inside another and takes the others nutrition.
  6. an organism that only eats foods of plant origins.
  7. the type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is not affected.
  8. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  9. the act of leaving home.
  10. an organism that gets food and nutrition by eating other organisms.
  11. the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time.
  12. the type of symbiosis where both species benefit.
  13. the act of settling permanently in a new home.
  14. an organism that only eats foods of animal origin.
  15. what are produced from a reaction.

28 Clues: the act of leaving home. • what are produced from a reaction. • the praying of one animal on others. • ingredients needed to perform a task. • the largest population an area can support. • the act of settling permanently in a new home. • an organism capable of producing its own food. • an organism that eats both plants and animals. • ...

Community Care 2024-01-14

Community Care crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the 4 R's of PollutionControl - 7 letters
  2. often added to foods to preserve them and for taste
  3. the reason most of us eat; not hunger, starts with A
  4. refers to the processes ivolved in ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food
  5. starts with S, doing this will have health and cognitive benefits ( learning outcome 2)
  6. one of the minerals
  7. term for low blood sugar
  8. an example of a burnable liquid, 3 letters, starts with o
  9. our body needs water to regulate this
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  1. color of leafy vegetables that increases our iron
  2. the first and basic need of Maslows Hierarchy
  3. this is one of a workers rights, eg. a danger that is not normal for the job would be the right to ....
  4. a nutrition process by which substances pass thru the intestinal wall into the blood
  5. type of burn, can be caused by Cancer Treatment
  6. the E in acronym safer stands for this word
  7. starts with T, can be a barrier to socialization
  8. burns can be caused by this, starts with E
  9. being physically active will reduce this, starts with s
  10. a gluten free diet is used for this disease
  11. type of exercise that increases our endurance
  12. colors like orange, red , and yellow easier for aging eyes to see
  13. number of minutes adults should exercise per day, 5 days a week
  14. phoning, texting are examples of this, starts with c
  15. 3 letters , common food allergy
  16. this is one of a workers rights, eg being informed about hazards at work would be the right to.....
  17. c an be a symptom of Carbon Dioxide Poisoning
  18. one of the three elements required to start a fire
  19. thickness of burn ; 3rd degree burn

28 Clues: one of the minerals • term for low blood sugar • 3 letters , common food allergy • thickness of burn ; 3rd degree burn • our body needs water to regulate this • burns can be caused by this, starts with E • the E in acronym safer stands for this word • a gluten free diet is used for this disease • the first and basic need of Maslows Hierarchy • ...

My six Nutrition crossword 2025-09-16

My six Nutrition crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Wrapped and packed, with extras inside.
  2. - I'm not a meal, yet help you grow A, B, C, I’m in the row. Found in fruits and sometimes pills What am I?
  3. - Earth’s gift, strong and small, Builds your bones, fuels us all.
  4. - Sweet or starchy, I give you speed— In pasta and bread, I’m what you need.
  5. - I'm solid or slick, give food its kick, too much of me might make you sick. What am I?
  6. - Unprocessed, pure, and real, Nature’s plate, a balanced meal.
  7. - Tiny snacks with mighty power, Crunchy bites from tree or flower.
  8. - Not too much, not too little just right.
  9. - Creamy goods from cow or goat, In your fridge or breakfast oat.
  10. - Clear, cool, life’s flow, From clouds to taps below
  11. - Crack the shell, gold inside, Protein-packed and breakfast pride.
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  1. - Sweet to taste, quick to burn, In fruits and treats, they twist and turn.
  2. - Golden fields, a hearty base, Bread and rice energy’s grace
  3. - Nature’s elite, packed with might, Boost your health, day or night.
  4. - Fragrant leaves that spice your plate, Fresh or dried, they elevate.
  5. - fuel your body, keep illness at bay, In fruits and veggies, I lead the way. Balanced and wise, I’m your daily mission— What am I, in the world of nutrition?"
  6. - I build your muscles, repair your cells, In eggs and beans, I dwell in shells. I'm not a carb, nor fat you see, But vital for your energy.
  7. - Beans and peas in humble form.
  8. - Keeps things moving, plant-based might, In fruits and grains, it fuels your bite
  9. - From garden beds to salad bowls, They fuel your brain and strengthen souls.

20 Clues: - Beans and peas in humble form. • - Wrapped and packed, with extras inside. • - Not too much, not too little just right. • - Clear, cool, life’s flow, From clouds to taps below • - Golden fields, a hearty base, Bread and rice energy’s grace • - Unprocessed, pure, and real, Nature’s plate, a balanced meal. • ...

ruminant crossword 2025-10-21

ruminant crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organic compound containing carbon hydrogen and oxygen
  2. Complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin
  3. The type and amount of feed an animal receives in it's ration
  4. Animals that depend on plants and flesh of other animals
  5. The organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestive process
  6. The fourth compartment or true stomach of the ruminant animal
  7. An organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
  8. Feed allowance for n animal during a 24 hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts
  9. Inorganic substance needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
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  1. Animals that depend on flesh of other animals
  2. Animals that depend on plants for food
  3. Organic compound composed of carbon,hydrogen, and oxygen that is solid at body temperature fats contain more carbon and hydrogen than do carbohydrates and are mainly glyceryl esters of certain acids that are mainly glyceryl esters of certain acids that are soluble in ether but not in water
  4. A feed containing more than 18 percent crude fiber when dry examples hay, silage, and pasture
  5. An organic compound needed in a small amounts for nutrition
  6. The first and largest compartment of the ruminant stomach
  7. the degree to which an animal likes and will eat a food, which is influenced by its sensory characteristics like taste, odor, texture, and appearance
  8. The second compartment of the ruminant stomach
  9. A feed material high in specific
  10. Feed containing less than 18 percent crude fiber when dry grains and protein supplements are concentrates
  11. The third compartment of the ruminant stomach

20 Clues: A feed material high in specific • Animals that depend on plants for food • Animals that depend on flesh of other animals • The third compartment of the ruminant stomach • The second compartment of the ruminant stomach • Complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin • Organic compound containing carbon hydrogen and oxygen • ...

Biology 2022-03-23

Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. synthesis
  2. for photosynthesis
Down
  1. body needs
  2. around
  3. organism
  4. for body

6 Clues: around • organism • for body • synthesis • body needs • for photosynthesis

Nutrition Revision Crossword (QQI Level 4 Food and Nutrition) 2023-11-13

Nutrition Revision Crossword (QQI Level 4 Food and Nutrition) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fibre is part of this group of nutrients
  2. Lacking in a nutrient is also called a?
  3. These can be water soluble or fat soluble
  4. A food that is rich in Iron
  5. Visual guide that makes healthy eating easier
  6. Unit of measurement of energy
  7. This is a type of good fat
  8. Where is vegetables, salad and fruit on the Food Pyramid?
  9. Recommended number of cups of fluid per day
  10. What vitamin helps blood clot?
  11. This is caused by a deficiency in Iodine
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  1. Caused by a deficiency in Iron
  2. 1g of carbohydrates provides _____ Kilocalories
  3. This vitamin helps night vision
  4. Formed when the skin is exposed to the sun
  5. Very important for women to take this if they are intending to become pregnant
  6. If you are deficient in vitamin C, you might have this disease
  7. Minerals are split into two groups. This is one of them.
  8. Important to take foods with this in it for strong bones
  9. Building blocks of proteins
  10. This could happen if we don't drink enough water
  11. How many recommended servings of meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans and nut?
  12. Macronutrients are required in ______ quantities in the body
  13. RDA stands for recommended daily _______
  14. The macronutrient that provides the highest source of dietary energy

25 Clues: This is a type of good fat • Building blocks of proteins • A food that is rich in Iron • Unit of measurement of energy • Caused by a deficiency in Iron • What vitamin helps blood clot? • This vitamin helps night vision • Lacking in a nutrient is also called a? • Fibre is part of this group of nutrients • RDA stands for recommended daily _______ • ...

Heart Healthy Nutrition 2021-01-28

Heart Healthy Nutrition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The term for healthy fats (hint: found in seafood, nuts, seeds, avocados and oils)
  2. Choose low-fat or ___ dairy products
  3. Cut back on beverages and foods with ___ sugars
  4. Look for products that say 100% ____
  5. ___ is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids which decreases risks of heart failure
  6. Get more ___ by eating vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains
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  1. P___-based foods are protective against heart disease because they're high in nitrates, antioxidants, fiber and potassium
  2. #1 killer in the United States
  3. Term used for foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients important for health, without too much saturated fat, added sugars and sodium
  4. The term for unhealthy fats (hint: found in processed and fried foods)
  5. This group of fruit helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
  6. Processed foods tend to be high in ___
  7. When it comes to your heart, what you eat ___

13 Clues: #1 killer in the United States • Choose low-fat or ___ dairy products • Look for products that say 100% ____ • Processed foods tend to be high in ___ • When it comes to your heart, what you eat ___ • Cut back on beverages and foods with ___ sugars • Get more ___ by eating vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains • ...

Principles of nutrition 2021-06-29

Principles of nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. a medical condition where bones become brittle and fragile
  2. fatty substance found in our blood
  3. a condition where the body lacks red blood cells
  4. a person who does not eat or use animal products
  5. how much glucose is in the blood
  6. protein foods containing all the essential amino acids
  7. the breaking down of food in the body to obtain nutrients
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  1. a class of chemical compounds which humans consume in the largest quantities
  2. food product in which a nutrient is added to increase its nutritional value
  3. added sugar
  4. simpler units of protein, made up of long chains
  5. when the body loses more fluid than it takes in
  6. a lack of something that is needed in the diet

13 Clues: added sugar • how much glucose is in the blood • fatty substance found in our blood • a lack of something that is needed in the diet • when the body loses more fluid than it takes in • a condition where the body lacks red blood cells • a person who does not eat or use animal products • simpler units of protein, made up of long chains • ...

DIET AND NUTRITION 2024-06-21

DIET AND NUTRITION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who plays sports at a high level (A)
  2. Don't eat too much of this (S)
  3. What carbs are turned in to to be used as energy (G)
  4. source of protein from the sea (F)
  5. Milk, Butter, Cheese ... (D)
  6. Helps maintain muscle (P)
  7. A variety of food eaten over time (D)
  8. 2 types, also a source of energy (F)
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  1. How energy in food is measured (C)
  2. A guide to what you will eat throughout the week (M-P)
  3. Main source of energy for the body (C)
  4. Can help you feel more alert during competition (C)
  5. Source of carbs that Italians love (P)

13 Clues: Helps maintain muscle (P) • Milk, Butter, Cheese ... (D) • Don't eat too much of this (S) • How energy in food is measured (C) • source of protein from the sea (F) • 2 types, also a source of energy (F) • A variety of food eaten over time (D) • Main source of energy for the body (C) • Source of carbs that Italians love (P) • Someone who plays sports at a high level (A) • ...

Nutrition and food 2021-09-20

Nutrition and food crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the body uses it as fuel
  2. main source of energy
  3. helps maintain your body's fluid balance
  4. keeps us healthy
  5. Elements in food that help our body work properly.
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  1. a unit of energy that measures how much energy food provides to body
  2. The tough, stringy part of raw fruits, vegetables whole wheat and other whole grains
  3. Your body needs iron to build
  4. gives us energy
  5. helps building stronger bones and teeth
  6. something that gives us protein
  7. A person who has lack of iodine.
  8. You need 3 cups of it everyday.

13 Clues: gives us energy • keeps us healthy • main source of energy • the body uses it as fuel • Your body needs iron to build • something that gives us protein • You need 3 cups of it everyday. • A person who has lack of iodine. • helps building stronger bones and teeth • helps maintain your body's fluid balance • Elements in food that help our body work properly. • ...

8th Grade Nutrition 2021-10-13

8th Grade Nutrition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. size reflects the size of one portion
  2. food allergies are not really a "food" problem but is this body systems response to the food.
  3. build new cells and tissues and help to build new blood
  4. a way to expressing how much energy you would get by eating a certain food
  5. a diet that is popular at that moment but does not last
  6. mainly found in table salt
  7. concentrated source of energy thats transports certain vitamins in the body
  8. a fat that is created inside a lab and is extremely unhealthy for us
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  1. sugars and starches that provide the body with most of its energy needs
  2. a person who does not eat meat or fish
  3. a person who does not eat meat or fish
  4. regulate body functions and transmits nerve impulses; components of bones and teeth
  5. component in food that are essential for the body's health
  6. a solvent that transports nutrients and helps regulate body temperature

14 Clues: mainly found in table salt • size reflects the size of one portion • a person who does not eat meat or fish • a person who does not eat meat or fish • build new cells and tissues and help to build new blood • a diet that is popular at that moment but does not last • component in food that are essential for the body's health • ...

Life Processes (Nutrition) 2021-10-19

Life Processes (Nutrition) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It contains an enzyme that breaks complex starch into simple sugars
  2. part of white light in which least amount of photosynthesis occurs
  3. The enzyme that digests proteins
  4. Numerous finger like projections in the walls of small intestine
  5. a part of white light that is absorbed the most by the plants
  6. A living organism that can synthesize its own food
  7. The medium in which enzyme pepsin functions
  8. Makes the medium alkaline for action of pancreatic enzymes
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  1. Guard cells ______ when the stomatal pore closes
  2. These muscles regulate the movement of small quantities of food from stomach to the small intestine
  3. Carbon dioxide undergoes ________ and changes to carbohydrates during photosynthesis
  4. The process by which amoeba engulfs its food using pseudopodia
  5. _____ organisms can be classified as herbivores, carnivores and omnivores

13 Clues: The enzyme that digests proteins • The medium in which enzyme pepsin functions • Guard cells ______ when the stomatal pore closes • A living organism that can synthesize its own food • Makes the medium alkaline for action of pancreatic enzymes • a part of white light that is absorbed the most by the plants • ...

Nutrition Safety Puzzle 2024-09-18

Nutrition Safety Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Essential mineral needed for bone health
  2. Helps maintain digestive health.
  3. Key to maintaining fluid balance.
  4. Beneficial bacteria for gut health.
  5. Important for red blood cell production.
  6. Protein that causes reactions in some individuals with celiac disease.
  7. The condition caused by an immune response to food
  8. Substances that prevent cell damage.
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  1. A common practice to prevent foodborne illnesses
  2. A type of diet that reduces the risk of heart disease
  3. Essential for bone health and immunity.
  4. Fatty acids that benefit heart health.
  5. Excessive consumption linked to chronic diseases like diabetes.

13 Clues: Helps maintain digestive health. • Key to maintaining fluid balance. • Beneficial bacteria for gut health. • Substances that prevent cell damage. • Fatty acids that benefit heart health. • Essential for bone health and immunity. • Essential mineral needed for bone health • Important for red blood cell production. • A common practice to prevent foodborne illnesses • ...

Liver Health Nutrition 2023-10-11

Liver Health Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Substance that can worsen hepatitis C
  2. Created by the liver to digest fats
  3. Max. 1 teaspoon recommended per day
  4. The toxin removed by your liver to be urinated out
  5. Mineral stored in liver
  6. Condition of fluid accumulating in abdomen
  7. Carbohydrates' storage form in the body
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  1. Necessary nutrient to maintain/build muscle
  2. Many fad diets say they do this but your liver already does it
  3. Synonym to "energy"; you might need to consume more with liver disease
  4. Your desire to eat or not eat
  5. Flavour enhancers instead of sodium
  6. Inexpensive protein-rich food

13 Clues: Mineral stored in liver • Your desire to eat or not eat • Inexpensive protein-rich food • Created by the liver to digest fats • Max. 1 teaspoon recommended per day • Flavour enhancers instead of sodium • Substance that can worsen hepatitis C • Carbohydrates' storage form in the body • Condition of fluid accumulating in abdomen • Necessary nutrient to maintain/build muscle • ...

Nutrition Lesson 1 2024-09-10

Nutrition Lesson 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of study that can test for cause and effect relationships
  2. Energy containing nutrient
  3. Nutrient found most abundantly in both the human body and most food
  4. If a product or diet is promising quick and easy fixes, this is a red flag for
  5. The type of deficiency caused by a person's body, not their intake
  6. Substance that is similar but also dissimilar to the macronutrients
  7. The science of nutrients in foods and their actions within the body
  8. Non-energy containing nutrient
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  1. A person's income and their education status is what kind of relationship? Correlational or causal?
  2. The treatment used for the control (not experimental) group
  3. Non-carbon containing
  4. One of the strongest influences for food choices
  5. The average daily amount of a nutrient considered adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of practically all healthy people; a goal for dietary intake by individuals.

13 Clues: Non-carbon containing • Energy containing nutrient • Non-energy containing nutrient • One of the strongest influences for food choices • The treatment used for the control (not experimental) group • A type of study that can test for cause and effect relationships • The type of deficiency caused by a person's body, not their intake • ...

Nutrition Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-03

Nutrition Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Fatty acids that has room for four and or more hydrogen atoms
  2. Building blocks of protein
  3. A general guide to the amount of nutrients needed daily
  4. Fatty acids with as many hydrogen atoms as it can hold
  5. ​​Chemical substances obtained from food during digestion
  6. 3 fatty acids attached to one glycerol molecule
  7. Second most abundant substance in the human body and vital part of every cell
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  1. Chemical compounds that are converted to glycogen when broken down during digestion
  2. Special molecules that carry cholesterol through the bloodstream
  3. Non-digestable part of certain foods that aids in moving food through the digestive tract
  4. Fatty substance found in all animal tissue
  5. Organic compounds that work with enzymes to promote chemical changes
  6. Inorganic substances formed in the earth with distinct chemical and physical properties

13 Clues: Building blocks of protein • Fatty substance found in all animal tissue • 3 fatty acids attached to one glycerol molecule • Fatty acids with as many hydrogen atoms as it can hold • A general guide to the amount of nutrients needed daily • ​​Chemical substances obtained from food during digestion • Fatty acids that has room for four and or more hydrogen atoms • ...

Food and Nutrition 2025-05-14

Food and Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. The transfer of harmful bacteria or substances from one food or surface to another.
  2. A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
  3. The practice of maintaining cleanliness to promote health and prevent disease.
  4. Organic compounds required in small quantities for vital functions and health.
  5. An organic compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; a major source of energy in the diet.
  6. The arrangement of utensils, plates, and glasses at a dining table for an individual diner.
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  1. The process of delivering food from producers to consumers, involving logistics and supply chains.
  2. A molecule composed of amino acids; crucial for building and repairing tissues in the body.
  3. The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level; often refers to methods that do not deplete resources.
  4. The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
  5. A device or machine designed for a specific task in the kitchen, like an oven or blender.
  6. Inorganic substances that are essential for the body, such as calcium and iron.
  7. A tool used in preparing or serving food, such as knives, forks, and spoons.

13 Clues: A tool used in preparing or serving food, such as knives, forks, and spoons. • The practice of maintaining cleanliness to promote health and prevent disease. • Organic compounds required in small quantities for vital functions and health. • Inorganic substances that are essential for the body, such as calcium and iron. • ...

Chapter Lp nutrition 2022-09-21

Chapter Lp nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. bodily or mentally tension from change
  2. guide nutrition of recommended foods
  3. desperate overeating
  4. fat stays at room temp comes from plant sources
  5. blood carries oxygen to the cells in body
  6. like substance in blood associated heart disease
  7. fat solids at room temp from animal sources
  8. state of physical, mental,and emotional health
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  1. eating disorder scared of being obese causing to starve themselves
  2. condition affects women causing bones to weaken
  3. recommendations by federal government for healthy foods
  4. concern providing support to others
  5. accumulation of blood

13 Clues: desperate overeating • accumulation of blood • concern providing support to others • guide nutrition of recommended foods • bodily or mentally tension from change • blood carries oxygen to the cells in body • fat solids at room temp from animal sources • state of physical, mental,and emotional health • condition affects women causing bones to weaken • ...

Chapter Lp nutrition 2022-09-21

Chapter Lp nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. bodily or mentally tension from change
  2. guide nutrition of recommended foods
  3. desperate overeating
  4. fat stays at room temp comes from plant sources
  5. blood carries oxygen to the cells in body
  6. like substance in blood associated heart disease
  7. fat solids at room temp from animal sources
  8. state of physical, mental,and emotional health
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  1. eating disorder scared of being obese causing to starve themselves
  2. condition affects women causing bones to weaken
  3. recommendations by federal government for healthy foods
  4. concern providing support to others
  5. accumulation of blood

13 Clues: desperate overeating • accumulation of blood • concern providing support to others • guide nutrition of recommended foods • bodily or mentally tension from change • blood carries oxygen to the cells in body • fat solids at room temp from animal sources • state of physical, mental,and emotional health • condition affects women causing bones to weaken • ...

Lipids in Nutrition 2023-02-06

Lipids in Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Word on ingredient list that indicates presence of trans fats
  2. ____-3 Fatty Acids found in fish oil and flax seed
  3. number of kcals per gram provided by fats
  4. Alpha-___________ Acid, a form of Omega-3
  5. "Good Cholesterol"
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  1. stored form of lipids in the body
  2. Very Low Density Lipoprotein
  3. "Bad Cholesterol"; ideally, should be below 100 mg/dL
  4. Absence of menstruation; can occur due to lack of dietary fat
  5. multi-ringed lipid
  6. A form of fat in the diet that should be limited
  7. substance from the liver that emulsifies fats
  8. naturally occurring fatty acids with hydrogens on the same side of the double bond

13 Clues: multi-ringed lipid • "Good Cholesterol" • Very Low Density Lipoprotein • stored form of lipids in the body • number of kcals per gram provided by fats • Alpha-___________ Acid, a form of Omega-3 • substance from the liver that emulsifies fats • A form of fat in the diet that should be limited • ____-3 Fatty Acids found in fish oil and flax seed • ...

Medical Words 2014-05-22

Medical Words crossword puzzle
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  1. pulse fades in and out intermittently
  2. the first antibiotic introduced in 1943 (known as the "magic Bullet"
  3. pressure when heart contracts(top)
  4. tying off blood vessels or ducts
  5. violence against civillians to further political or surgical objectives
  6. state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the body
  7. touching without consent or performing a procedure without consent
  8. a failure to act that results in injury to a person
  9. community emergency response team
  10. lack of proper nutrition that results from insufficient food intake or an improper diet
  11. produced by the body in response to invasion by a foreign organism or molecule
  12. when less of this is produced,eating and swallowing is affected
  13. tissue is taken from one part of the body and attached to another
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  1. postmortem exam of the body to determine cause of death
  2. a progressive and fatal brain disease in which neurons are destroyed
  3. the first time a pregnant women feels the fetus move
  4. pressure when heart relaxes(bottom)
  5. do not resuscitate(no CPR)
  6. reconnection of organs or vessels
  7. measures the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries when the heart contracts and relaxes
  8. blood pushing against the wall of an artery as the heart contracts
  9. monthly shedding of the endometrium if no pregnancy occurs
  10. individuals living in a nursing home
  11. the taking in and using of food by the body to maintain health
  12. release of a mature egg from ovary
  13. the legal advocate for LTC residents-visits the facilities and works to resolve complaints
  14. tissue sample excised for examination under microscope

27 Clues: do not resuscitate(no CPR) • tying off blood vessels or ducts • reconnection of organs or vessels • community emergency response team • pressure when heart contracts(top) • release of a mature egg from ovary • pressure when heart relaxes(bottom) • individuals living in a nursing home • pulse fades in and out intermittently • ...

Knowledge Acquisition Activity. part 2. María Teresa Garza Rodríguez 0710, Angel Axel Garza Flores 2013-01-30

Knowledge Acquisition Activity. part 2. María Teresa Garza Rodríguez 0710, Angel Axel Garza Flores crossword puzzle
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  1. Helps moisten the food and make it easier to chew
  2. A fluid loaded with lipids and salts
  3. The first step of digestion
  4. Way to get rid of the substances that weren't digested
  5. Converts food intro small molecules that can be used by the cells of the body
  6. Breaks proteins into smaller polypeptide fragments
  7. The study of food and its effects on the body.
  8. Provide the force that moves the food from the esophagus toward the stomach
  9. Inorganic nutrients that the body needs, usually in small amounts
  10. Provides nutrients in adequate amounts and enough energy for a person to maintain a healthful weight
  11. A mixture with an oatmeal-like consistency produced in the mechanical digestion of the stomach
  12. Is a large muscular sac that continues the chemical and mechanical digestion of food
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  1. An enzyme that begins to break the chemical bonds of starches, forming sugars
  2. Way to get the nutrients of the food
  3. A folded surface and fingerlike projections that provide and enourmous surface area for absobtion of nutrient molecules
  4. The first part of the small intestine
  5. Provide general information about nutrition as well as specific information about the product
  6. Its primary function is to remove water from the undigested material that is left
  7. Tiny projections that cover the villi
  8. A pouchlike organ in which bile is stored
  9. Here srarts thework of the digestive system
  10. Tube in which the bolus passes from the throat into the stomach
  11. A gland that serves three important functions, located behind the stomach
  12. Food is broken down in to ways, mechanical and chemical _______
  13. Are anchored bones of the jaw, its surfaces are protected by a coating of mineralized enamel

25 Clues: The first step of digestion • Way to get the nutrients of the food • A fluid loaded with lipids and salts • The first part of the small intestine • Tiny projections that cover the villi • A pouchlike organ in which bile is stored • Here srarts thework of the digestive system • The study of food and its effects on the body. • ...

L6-Life Processes 2023-03-24

L6-Life Processes crossword puzzle
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  1. Carries blood from heart to organs
  2. Second stage of urine production
  3. Lymph carries digested ___ from intestines
  4. Finger like projections in small intestine to absorb food
  5. Life process in lower organisms (single cell)
  6. ___ glands secrete adrenaline (fight or flight hormone)
  7. ___ energy requirement in mammals is reason for separated oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
  8. ___ consists of glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and Henley's loops
  9. Blood passes through heart twice
  10. ___ in kidney controls the amount of urine produced
  11. Hydrochloric acid stimulates ___ enzyme
  12. ___ acid is found in our stomach
  13. Transports water in plants
  14. (Nitrogen-Potassium-Phosphorus) essential for sprout growth
  15. Structural and functional unit of adrenal glands
  16. Transports food in plants
  17. 6CO2 + 12H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + 6H2O (with sunlight and chlorophyll)
  18. Caused by lack of hemoglobin and leads to weakness
  19. ___-___ blood is separated 2 chambers of the heart
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  1. Blood ___ of human transport system carry oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
  2. First stage of urine production
  3. Nephrons ___ blood
  4. Process of removing waste produced by metabolism
  5. Allows flow of blood in one direction
  6. Part of human transport system for nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and waste
  7. ___ wastes like urea or uric acids due to nephron
  8. Collects blood from organs to heart
  9. ___ enzymes breaks food down into simple substances
  10. In living organisms ___ includes respiration, nutrition and growth
  11. Third stage of urine production
  12. Part of human transport system to pump deoxygenated and oxygenated blood to lungs and parts of body
  13. Transportation of photosynthetic products throughout plant
  14. ___ in red blood cells transports oxygen in humans
  15. Process involving food consumption, digestion and absorption
  16. Clotting blood, stops bleeding
  17. ___ products excreted in plants and animals include carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, nitrogenous substances

36 Clues: Nephrons ___ blood • Transports food in plants • Transports water in plants • Clotting blood, stops bleeding • First stage of urine production • Third stage of urine production • Second stage of urine production • Blood passes through heart twice • ___ acid is found in our stomach • Carries blood from heart to organs • Collects blood from organs to heart • ...

life processes 2023-01-14

life processes crossword puzzle
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  1. Which plant tissue transports water and min-erals from the roots to the leaf?
  2. The movement of food in phloem is called
  3. Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell?
  4. The procedure used for cleaning the blood of a person by separating urea from it is called
  5. Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered?
  6. Which part of nephron allows the selective reabsorption of useful substances like glucose, amino acids, salts and water into the blood capillaries?
  7. When a few drops of iodine solution are added to rice water, the solution turns blue- black in colour. This indicates that rice water contains
  8. The respiratory pigment in human beings is
  9. a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood.
  10. Name the tube which connects the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
  11. Roots of the plants absorb water from the soil through the process of
  12. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
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  1. Which region of the alimentary canal absorbs the digested food
  2. Name the pores in a leaf through which respi-ratory exchange of gases takes place.
  3. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon di-oxide, water and energy takes place in
  4. the mode of nutrition found in fungi is
  5. A blood vessel which pumps the blood from the heart to the entire body
  6. The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called
  7. in amoeba, food is digested in the
  8. In which mode of nutrition an organism de-rives its food from the body of another living organism without killing it?

20 Clues: in amoeba, food is digested in the • the mode of nutrition found in fungi is • The movement of food in phloem is called • The respiratory pigment in human beings is • Where is the dirty blood in our body filtered? • Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell? • The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is • ...

Mycological Madness 2020-11-09

Mycological Madness crossword puzzle
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  1. Obtain nutrition from dead organic matter
  2. Cobweb-like partial veil
  3. Type of mushroom development where hymenophore is exposed throughout
  4. Satinging red in Melzer's reagent
  5. Fusion of haploid nuclei
  6. Family of mushrooms with heteromerous tramal tissues contains sphaerocysts
  7. Nuclear condition where cell contains two, haploid, genetically distinct nuclei
  8. Mating system controlled by two genes with multiple alleles in population
  9. Genus of pleurotoid, brown-spored mushrooms
  10. Sterile cell arising from stipitipellis
  11. Genus of brown-spored mushrooms, one species of which is deadly poisonous and grows on wood
  12. Family of mushrooms with free lamellae, white spores and a universal veil
  13. Mushroom stature with gill folds and thickening hymenium
  14. Sterile cell located on lamellae face
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  1. Family of mushrooms with pink, globose to ellipsoid spores, and free lamellae
  2. Sterile cell arising from piliepellis
  3. Mutualistic symbiosis between plant roots and fungal hyphae
  4. Nuclear condition where all nuclei in hyphae are genetically identical
  5. epigeous basidiomes with contorted hymenophore, pileus margin that usually remains attached to stipe, and non-forcibly discharged basidiospores
  6. Type of mushroom development where hymenophore is partially enclosed
  7. Obtain nutrition from living organisms
  8. Mushroom stature with lateral stipe or lacking stipe entirely
  9. Mating system controlled by single gene with multiples alleles in population
  10. Genus of ectomycorrhizal, brown-spored mushrooms with easily separable lamellae
  11. Cytoplasmic fusion between compatible cells
  12. Family of mushrooms with pink, angular spores, and attached lamellae
  13. Sterile cell located on lamellae edge
  14. Referring to attached gills that run down the stipe
  15. Genus of mushrooms in Order Boletales that has a lamellate hymenophore
  16. Staining blue in Melzer's reagent

30 Clues: Cobweb-like partial veil • Fusion of haploid nuclei • Satinging red in Melzer's reagent • Staining blue in Melzer's reagent • Sterile cell arising from piliepellis • Sterile cell located on lamellae edge • Sterile cell located on lamellae face • Obtain nutrition from living organisms • Sterile cell arising from stipitipellis • Obtain nutrition from dead organic matter • ...

NUR215 Exam 3 2023-10-24

NUR215 Exam 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats
  2. There are ____ rights of medication administration
  3. When solids or liquids enter the lungs during inhalation
  4. Enteral nutrition must be _________ after opening and discarded after 24 hours
  5. Difficulty swallowing
  6. Vitamin C and B-complex vitamins
  7. Position in which head is elevated only 30-45 degrees
  8. Vitamins and minerals
  9. Injection that is administered at a 15 degree angle, just below the epidermis
  10. Fluctuates daily, marker for acute malnutrition
  11. Inability to get adequate amount of sleep; associated with inability to fall asleep, remain asleep or go back to sleep
  12. Delivery of liquid nutrition into the upper GI track via a tube
  13. Diet that requires no chewing and is recommended for clients at high risk for aspiration
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  1. Injection that can only be administered at a 90 degree angle
  2. Injection that can be administered at either a 45 or 90 degree angle, into the fat layer
  3. Nutritional intake through the veins, given when a client's GI system does not function
  4. Cycling between REM and ____ sleep reproduces restorative rest
  5. Bad Cholesterol
  6. Building blocks of the body that provide amino acids the body needs to repair and build muscle
  7. Measurement of body fat based on height and weight
  8. Low sodium diet
  9. BMI greater than 30
  10. Dream stage of sleep
  11. There are _____stages of sleep
  12. Incentive spirometer should be used ____times per hour
  13. Used to confirm NG tube placement
  14. Good Cholesterol
  15. Abbreviation meaning nothing by mouth
  16. Macronutrients that provided the body's cells, organs and tissues the energy they need to function
  17. Vitamins A,D,E and K
  18. Recommended for oxygen flow rate 4 L/min or higher via NC
  19. Position in which head is elevated 90 degrees

32 Clues: Bad Cholesterol • Low sodium diet • Good Cholesterol • BMI greater than 30 • Dream stage of sleep • Vitamins A,D,E and K • Difficulty swallowing • Vitamins and minerals • There are _____stages of sleep • Proteins, carbohydrates and fats • Vitamin C and B-complex vitamins • Used to confirm NG tube placement • Abbreviation meaning nothing by mouth • ...

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles Word Cross 2024-02-19

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles Word Cross crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
  2. The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water
  3. An organism that consumes entirely just plants
  4. The weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species
  5. The ability to convert sunlight to energy
  6. The microbial process of reducing nitrate and nitrite to gaseous forms of nitrogen, principally nitrous oxide
  7. An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
  8. The process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism
  9. The sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere via evaporation and transpiration
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  1. An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem
  2. An organism that consumes both meat and plants
  3. Living or once living components of a community
  4. A type of heterotroph, or organisms that consume dead and decaying organic matter known as detritus to obtain energy and nutrition
  5. The process where microscopic organisms like bacteria or other types of decomposing organisms, break down nitrogen-containing chemicals from dead organic matter.
  6. An organism that consumes entirely just meat
  7. The process behind the condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere that falls down under the influence of gravity
  8. The process by which organisms exchange gases, especially oxygen and carbon dioxide, with the environment
  9. A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
  10. An organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
  11. An organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy

20 Clues: The ability to convert sunlight to energy • An organism that consumes entirely just meat • An organism that consumes both meat and plants • An organism that consumes entirely just plants • Living or once living components of a community • The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water • A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment • ...

Digestive System 2023-10-11

Digestive System crossword puzzle
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  1. - practice of eating plants as the main part of their diet
  2. - feed containing less than 18% crude fiber when dry, grains and protein supplements are concentrates.
  3. animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
  4. - organic compound composed of carbon hydrogen and oxygen that is solid at body temperature; fats contain more carbon and hydrogen than do carbohydrates and are mainly glyceryl estes if certain acids that are soluble in ether but not in water.
  5. an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition
  6. inorganic substances needed in small amounts for proper nutrition
  7. The third compartment of the ruminant stomach
  8. fact or quality of being acceptable or agreeable to the taste
  9. something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
  10. the second compartment of ruminant stomach
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  1. - complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin
  2. Ration - federal allowance for an animal during a 24 hour period that has all the nutrients the animal needs in the right proportions and amounts
  3. - The fourth compartment, or true stomach, of the ruminant animal
  4. the organ in the digestive system that receives the feed and adds chemicals that help in the digestion process.
  5. a feed containing more than 18% crude fiber when dry,examples:hay,silage, and pasture
  6. - an animal that feeds on flesh
  7. - organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  8. an organic compound made up of amino acids and containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
  9. the type of amount of food and drink habitually ingested by an animal or a person ration without reference to a specific time period.
  10. the first and largest compartment of the ruminant's stomach
  11. handout is a supplement to the official manual

21 Clues: - an animal that feeds on flesh • the second compartment of ruminant stomach • The third compartment of the ruminant stomach • handout is a supplement to the official manual • an organic compound needed in small amounts for nutrition • - complex carbohydrates such as cellulose and lignin • the first and largest compartment of the ruminant's stomach • ...

Food dıarıes and meal plannıng. 2026-03-13

Food dıarıes and meal plannıng. crossword puzzle
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  1. Nutrients needed in small quantities like vitamins and minerals.
  2. The process of controlling food portions to maintain a healthy diet.
  3. Nutrients required in large amounts such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
  4. A plan that lists meals for a specific period, usually a week.
  5. Planning meals according to nutritional needs and health conditions.
  6. The total amount of energy obtained from food.
  7. Measuring the amount of food eaten at each meal.
  8. Lack of essential nutrients in the diet.
  9. A nutrient important for growth and tissue repair.
  10. A nutrient that provides concentrated energy.
  11. The recommended number of meals eaten in a day.
  12. Planning meals according to daily calorie requirements.
  13. The recommended intake of nutrients to meet the needs of most individuals.
  14. A guide that helps people choose foods from different groups.
  15. Recording the time and type of meals eaten during the day.
  16. Eating a variety of foods to obtain different nutrients.
  17. The main source of energy in the diet.
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  1. Calculating nutrient intake from recorded foods.
  2. The process by which the body breaks down food to release energy.
  3. A dietary plan used to manage diseases such as diabetes or hypertension.
  4. Essential for hydration and many metabolic processes.
  5. A system used to classify foods into groups like fruits, vegetables, grains.
  6. The study of nutrients and their effects on the body.
  7. Keeping track of snacks eaten between meals.
  8. Planning meals in advance to ensure balanced nutrition
  9. A condition caused by excessive calorie intake.
  10. The balance of different nutrients in the diet
  11. Nutritional information provided on packaged foods.
  12. The indigestible part of plant foods that helps digestion.
  13. A daily written record of foods and drinks consumed

30 Clues: The main source of energy in the diet. • Lack of essential nutrients in the diet. • Keeping track of snacks eaten between meals. • A nutrient that provides concentrated energy. • The total amount of energy obtained from food. • The balance of different nutrients in the diet • A condition caused by excessive calorie intake. • ...

Cell Structures & Functions 2025-06-03

Cell Structures & Functions crossword puzzle
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  1. Organisms do this cellular function to produce energy required for all their cellular activities (MRS GREN).
  2. Photosynthesis is carried out by this organelle.
  3. A physical property that cells usually desire to increase to optimise their material exchange.
  4. An organelle that is important for modifying and packaging protein products before ending out of the cell.
  5. Powerhouse of the cell (plural).
  6. Organisms carry out this cellular function to get access to food/resources (MRS GREN).
  7. Location to store water, materials for later use in cell.
  8. Site of protein synthesis (three words, full form).
  9. Organisms whose cells have a real nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
  10. A circular piece of DNA that is present in bacteria and it is useful for recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering).
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  1. Organisms carry out this cellular function to increase their number, to enlarge themselves, etc. (MRS GREN).
  2. Organisms carry out this cellular function to expel waste metabolites generated from other cellular activities (MRS GREN).
  3. Unicellular organisms whose cells lack a real nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
  4. Bacterial DNA resides within this region.
  5. Organisms do this cellular function to get access to their nutrition, respond to the external environmental cues, etc (MRS GREN).
  6. A cellular structure that is important for cell locomotion and mobility (plural).
  7. Organisms carry out this cellular function to pass their genetic materials onto the next generations (MRS GREN).
  8. DNA molecules of plant and animal cells are stored within this organelle.
  9. Both plant cells and bacterial cells have this structure but made from different chemical types.
  10. A cellular feature found in many bacteria that is typically used for surface attachment (plural).
  11. Organisms do this cellular function to detect external environmental cues (MRS GREN).

21 Clues: Powerhouse of the cell (plural). • Bacterial DNA resides within this region. • Photosynthesis is carried out by this organelle. • Site of protein synthesis (three words, full form). • Location to store water, materials for later use in cell. • DNA molecules of plant and animal cells are stored within this organelle. • ...

Nutrition-Terms to Know 2020-12-03

Nutrition-Terms to Know crossword puzzle
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  1. something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
  2. are one of the major groups of nutrients your body needs. They include vitamins and minerals.
  3. a type of sugar you get from foods you eat, and your body uses it for energy.
  4. s a waxy type of fat, or lipid, which moves throughout your body in your blood.
  5. is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar.
  6. any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
  7. are nutrients that give you energy.
  8. are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.
  9. is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming.
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  1. are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products.
  2. is a chronic digestive disorder resulting from an immune reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and sometimes oats.
  3. Carbohydrates, fat and protein are called macronutrients. They are the nutrients you use in the largest amounts
  4. are those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally.
  5. is the type of bacteria that's the most frequently reported cause of food-related illness in the United States.
  6. is a term that is used to describe all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the cells and the organism.
  7. is a mineral that is necessary for life.
  8. is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues.
  9. is a system of assigning a number to carbohydrate-containing foods according to how much each food increases blood sugar.
  10. are macromolecules formed by aminoacids are organic compounds that combine to form proteins.
  11. any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms

20 Clues: are nutrients that give you energy. • is a mineral that is necessary for life. • is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. • something that completes or enhances something else when added to it. • is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming. • a type of sugar you get from foods you eat, and your body uses it for energy. • ...

Nutrition Review Crossword Puzzle 2020-05-07

Nutrition Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. water helps to regulate this in the body
  2. the type of body tissue built by protein
  3. provides energy to body
  4. lack of a particular vitamin or mineral
  5. simple carbohydrates
  6. the average human is made up of 55-60% of this
  7. how often Vitamin C and B Vitamins need to be replenished
  8. type of plant food that provides all nine essential amino acids
  9. mineral that takes oxygen to the brain and body cells
  10. a type of complex carb
  11. type of fat that is "bad" for you, but good for frying food
  12. type of oil that is a "good" fat
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  1. type of vitamin that dissolves in liquids
  2. type of amino acids that we can only get from food
  3. mineral that milk provides
  4. a nut that is high in zinc
  5. Vitamin C protects against this
  6. dark urine is a sign of this
  7. "bad" fat
  8. nickname for Vitamin D

20 Clues: "bad" fat • simple carbohydrates • a type of complex carb • nickname for Vitamin D • provides energy to body • mineral that milk provides • a nut that is high in zinc • dark urine is a sign of this • Vitamin C protects against this • type of oil that is a "good" fat • lack of a particular vitamin or mineral • water helps to regulate this in the body • ...

Ava and Elexius Nutrition 2020-09-29

Ava and Elexius Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. bones, teeth, skin and hair stay healthy
  2. Helps your body get energy from food
  3. Helps build strong bones and teeth
  4. Helps form red blood cells
  5. becomes part of human body
  6. Chemical mixtures found in many types of foods
  7. Essential for life
  8. Sugars
  9. Helps keep the water balance in your body
  10. Helps the body get energy from carbs
  11. Helps bones, teeth, skin and hair stay healthy
  12. The body source main of energy.
  13. Fat like substance that helps the body carry out its many processes
  14. Usually solid at room temperature
  15. Helps keep the water balance in your body
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  1. substances that the body uses to build new cells and repair old ones.
  2. Usually found liquid at room temperature
  3. Oil that has been turned into more solid fat.
  4. Starches and Fibers
  5. Helps fight infection and heal wounds
  6. cushions and vital organs
  7. Needed for normal blood clotting
  8. Helps red blood cells carry oxygen
  9. Helps build strong bones and teeth
  10. Helps the body make protein

25 Clues: Sugars • Essential for life • Starches and Fibers • cushions and vital organs • Helps form red blood cells • becomes part of human body • Helps the body make protein • The body source main of energy. • Needed for normal blood clotting • Usually solid at room temperature • Helps build strong bones and teeth • Helps red blood cells carry oxygen • Helps build strong bones and teeth • ...

Food & Nutrition 2.03 Vocab 2020-10-30

Food & Nutrition 2.03 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. To whip eggs or cream or add air to a batter.Not used with thick mixtures.
  2. Basic kitchen utensils have varying sizes and can be in metal,plastic or glass/ceramic.
  3. A probe thermometer with a dial or digital display is inserted into food at the end of cooking time.
  4. Used to stir foods that are in liquids and to separate the solid foods from the liquids when serving.
  5. All purpose large knife used to slice,mince,chop,cube and dice.
  6. Small device used to move dry ingredients across a screen area to remove any lumps and mix and aerate them.
  7. All purpose small knife used as an extension of the hand for small cuts,garnishes,paring or coring.
  8. Electric piece of cooking equipment used for fine chopping,grinding and liquifying ingredients.
  9. Tool used to cut foods and materials used in the kitchen.
  10. Wire mesh container that is used to strain liquids away from solid ingredients.
  11. Utensils for measuring small amounts of both dry and liquid ingredients accurately.
  12. Hand held utensil used to "cut" firm shortening or butter into small pieces while mixing with flour mixtures.
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  1. Protective tool for cutting.This way counter tops are not marred.It can be sanitized and stored in a dry place.
  2. Used for mixing and when cooking and stirring hot foods.
  3. Tool to remove the outer layer of fruits and veg.
  4. Tool used to flatten dough for rolls,pizza,cookies or crusts.
  5. Used for mixing,folding soft ingredients and to remove ingredients from a bowl or plate.
  6. Utensils for measuring various amounts of dry or sticky ingredients accurately.
  7. Utensils to accurately measure liquid volume of ingredients.
  8. Device used to cut open metal cans using 2 blades and a rotating handle device.
  9. A cutting tool used to shred or grate foods like potatoes,cabbage,cheese.
  10. A bowl with holes to allow liquids to pass through.

22 Clues: Tool to remove the outer layer of fruits and veg. • A bowl with holes to allow liquids to pass through. • Used for mixing and when cooking and stirring hot foods. • Tool used to cut foods and materials used in the kitchen. • Utensils to accurately measure liquid volume of ingredients. • Tool used to flatten dough for rolls,pizza,cookies or crusts. • ...

Mr. Barloon's Nutrition Crossword 2022-03-29

Mr. Barloon's Nutrition Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. you should do this 20-30 times per bite of food
  2. this type of fat is healthiest for the body
  3. this nutrient has names named after the alphabet, benefits many organs and tissues in the body
  4. this number represents how many food groups there are
  5. eat until you are _______ percent full to let your hunger cues set in.
  6. added to many foods to make it sweeter
  7. helps build muscle tissue, found in meats, dairy, and seafood
  8. American society gets a lot of this, and as a result, has an obesity epidemic
  9. this nutrient provides energy and is the main part of the human diet
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  1. popeye's favorite vegetable, full of vitamin A, C, & K
  2. a popular dairy food, it's healthiest form is 'Greek'
  3. you should get 60 minutes of this daily to maintain a healthy body
  4. iron and calcium are examples of these
  5. Stores energy in the body and help insulates organs and other tissues
  6. found in all fried foods
  7. there are 6 major ones that we need to have a healthy body
  8. found on nutrition labels to tell you how much energy is in a serving of food
  9. this type of fat is less healthy for the body
  10. this unsaturated fat is also high in protein, typically caught with a net
  11. describes how much food you should have in a meal
  12. 60% of the human body, can only live without it for a few days

21 Clues: found in all fried foods • iron and calcium are examples of these • added to many foods to make it sweeter • this type of fat is healthiest for the body • this type of fat is less healthy for the body • you should do this 20-30 times per bite of food • describes how much food you should have in a meal • a popular dairy food, it's healthiest form is 'Greek' • ...

Nutrition Guidelines for American 2021-11-30

Nutrition Guidelines for American crossword puzzle
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  1. foods that are low in nutrients, but high in calories from fat and added sugars
  2. plants used for medicinal purposes
  3. all foods made from meat, poultry,fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds
  4. choose reliable sources
  5. a mistake belief about food
  6. foods that offer more nutrients and fewer calories
  7. any food made from wheat, rice, cornmeal, barley,or other grains
  8. a source of science-based advice on nutrition and fitness
  9. if you do heavy to moderate physical activity 60 minutes a day
  10. fats that are liquid at room temp
  11. example potato and corn
  12. may need 2500 calories a day
  13. may need 3000 calories a day
  14. Can be eaten raw or cooked
  15. occurs when people gain something of value, often money, by deceiving others
  16. a label with easy to read information about calories and nutrients of foods sold in containers
  17. Any fruit or 100% fruit juice
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  1. look for the source, identify websites, red carefully, identify funding, and choose experts
  2. supplements that include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and herbals
  3. less than 30 minutes of heavy to moderate activity a day
  4. is the needed amount of a nutrient based on current nutrition recommendations for 2000 calorie diet
  5. moderate to heavy activity for 30 to 60 minutes a day
  6. dense foods are low in fat and added sugar
  7. shows information in a standardized format
  8. are solid at room temp
  9. example carrots and pumpkin
  10. example spinach and broccoli
  11. the relationship between nutrients and calories in food
  12. purpose is to sell food
  13. a nutrient substance taken to supplement, or add to, nutrients in the food you eat
  14. is made up of all liquid milk products and many foods made from milk
  15. aim for balance, choose variety,and eat in moderation

32 Clues: are solid at room temp • choose reliable sources • purpose is to sell food • example potato and corn • Can be eaten raw or cooked • a mistake belief about food • example carrots and pumpkin • example spinach and broccoli • may need 2500 calories a day • may need 3000 calories a day • Any fruit or 100% fruit juice • fats that are liquid at room temp • ...

Food Nutrition, and wellness 2021-11-12

Food Nutrition, and wellness crossword puzzle
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  1. – to work a dough by pressing it with the heels of the hands, folding it, turing it, and repeating each motion
  2. – To let a food stand until it no longer feels warm to touch
  3. – To cook uncovered under a direct source of heat
  4. – To remove the center part of a fruit such as an apple or pineapple
  5. – To cook in liquid at 212F
  6. – To soak meat in a solution containing an acid, such as vinegar or tomato juice helps tenderize the connective tissue
  7. – To cook in liquid that is barely at the boiling point
  8. – To mix with a circular motion
  9. – To make a food cold by placing it in a refrigerator or in a bowl over crushed ice
  10. – To rub fat on the surface of a cooking utensil or on a food itself
  11. – to thoroughly cover a food with a liquid or dry mixture
  12. – To remove the large black or white vein along a shrimp’s back
  13. – To coat a food by sprinkling it with or dipping it in a dry ingredient such as flour or bread crumbs.
  14. – To decorate foods by adding other attractive and complementary foodstuffs to the food or serving dish
  15. – To combine solid fat with flour using a pastry blend
  16. – To remove one part from another, as the yolk from the white or an egg.
  17. – to beat quickly and steadily by hand with a whisk or rotary beater.
  18. – to spoon pan juices, melted fat over the surface of food during cooking
  19. – To remove the stem and outer covering of a vegetable or fruit with a paring knife or peeler
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  1. – To stir ingredients until they are thoroughly combined
  2. – To heat sugar until a brown color and characteristic flavor develop.
  3. – To sprinkle or coat with flour
  4. – to mix or blend two or more ingredients
  5. – To make small, shallow cuts on the surface of a food
  6. – To scald in water or steam
  7. – to cut into small squares of equal size
  8. – To mix ingredients together with a circular up and down motion using a spoon
  9. – To coat with dry bread or cracker crumbs
  10. – to cut food into thin, stick-sized strips
  11. – To incorporate a delicate mixture into a thicker, heavier mixture with a whisk using a down up and over motion so the finished product remains light.
  12. – To reduce a food into small bits by rubbing it on the sharp teeth of a utensil.
  13. – to cut or chop into very fine pieces
  14. – To put through a sieve to reduce to finer particles
  15. – To soften fats often by adding a second ingredient such as sugar
  16. – To cook with vapor produced by a boiling liquid
  17. – To cut into small pieces
  18. – To cut into very small cubes of even size
  19. – to turn the surface of a food brown by placing it under a broiler
  20. – To cook food in small amount of hot fat.
  21. – to cook in the oven with dry heat

40 Clues: – To cut into small pieces • – To cook in liquid at 212F • – To scald in water or steam • – To mix with a circular motion • – To sprinkle or coat with flour • – to cook in the oven with dry heat • – to cut or chop into very fine pieces • – to mix or blend two or more ingredients • – to cut into small squares of equal size • – To coat with dry bread or cracker crumbs • ...

Therapeutic Nutrition Pathological Conditions 2021-12-16

Therapeutic Nutrition Pathological Conditions crossword puzzle
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  1. inflammation of the liver and liver disease involving degenerative or necrotic alterations of hepatocytes
  2. excess fat in the feces
  3. inflammation of the pancreas
  4. inability to taste
  5. enlargement of the liver
  6. an excess of bodyweight in relationship to height or a BMI of 25.0-29.9 in adults
  7. accumulation or retention of free fluid within the peritoneal cavity
  8. difficulty swallowing
  9. an abnormal presence of out-pockets or pouches on the surface of the small intestine or colon
  10. a break in the integrity of the tissue
  11. a break in the skin or tissue
  12. chest pain caused by oxygen deficit to the heart
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  1. thickening of the blood vessel walls specifically caused by the presence of plaque
  2. the vomiting of blood
  3. frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements
  4. pain in arms and legs due to inadequate blood flow to those muscles
  5. a condition of chronically elevated blood pressure
  6. a blood clot
  7. a decrease in frequency of bowel movements with straining with defecation and/or hard stools
  8. inflammation of the tongue
  9. condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is blocked

21 Clues: a blood clot • inability to taste • the vomiting of blood • difficulty swallowing • excess fat in the feces • enlargement of the liver • inflammation of the tongue • inflammation of the pancreas • a break in the skin or tissue • a break in the integrity of the tissue • frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements • chest pain caused by oxygen deficit to the heart • ...

Nutrition and Fitness Training 2017-03-30

Nutrition and Fitness Training crossword puzzle
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  1. Acronym that represents principles of training
  2. Energy system that provides quick bursts of energy
  3. The process of ingesting high amounts of sodium bicarbonate
  4. The ability of the blood to compensate for a build up of Lactic acid or hydrogen ions to maintain pH level
  5. Limiting training or activity in the immediate days prior to an important event
  6. Time between end of season and beginning of next season where rest and recovery takes place
  7. Principle source of energy at all activity levels
  8. Ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels
  9. A form of dietary manipulation to increase glycogen stores over and above our normal storage capacity
  10. Vitamin responsible for making RBC's and keeping nervous system healthy
  11. Another common name for glycogen loading
  12. A type of fat found in the body
  13. A substance or compound that increases urine production
  14. Vitamin responsible for helping form haemoglobin
  15. A by-product of anaerobic respiration
  16. A lack of fluid/water in the body causing decreases in performance and other physiological and psychological impairments
  17. Data which is descriptive and considers the way people feel
  18. A compound the body makes naturally that supplies energy for muscular contractions
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  1. Systematic planning of your training year in order to peak in time for important events
  2. Salts and minerals found in the body that conduct electrical impulses
  3. Type of unsaturated fats that turn to 'bad' fats when preserved to lengthen shelf life
  4. Macronutrient used for growth and repair
  5. A simple sugar and major source of energy for the body
  6. A naturally occurring stimulant
  7. responsible for transport of excess cholesterol back to the liver to be broken down
  8. Energy source for low intensity, long duration exercise
  9. Data which contains factual, numerical information
  10. Data that involves opinion
  11. Data that involves fact
  12. A measure of whether a test can be accurately repeated
  13. Period of training involving a long term performance goal
  14. Assist in bodily functions and tend to be dissolved by the body
  15. A measure of whether a test actually measures what it sets out to do

33 Clues: Data that involves fact • Data that involves opinion • A naturally occurring stimulant • A type of fat found in the body • A by-product of anaerobic respiration • Macronutrient used for growth and repair • Another common name for glycogen loading • Acronym that represents principles of training • Vitamin responsible for helping form haemoglobin • ...

Nutrition and Digestion Review 2017-06-02

Nutrition and Digestion Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the number of essential nutrients recognized
  2. The essential nutrient that is the most concentrated form of food energy
  3. The most important of the essential nutrients
  4. The stomach breaks down this essential nutrient
  5. Horses are considered a ___________ fermenter.
  6. The cud in a ruminant is formed here
  7. AKA chewing
  8. The main digestive enzyme in the stomach
  9. The fat-soluble vitamins
  10. Type of muscle that makes up the ruminant esophagus
  11. The middle segment of the small intestine
  12. Herbivores have the largest one of these in their digestive tract
  13. Fiber and Glucose are both types of this nutrient
  14. Excess amounts of this mineral can lead to hypertension and kidney disease
  15. Deficiencies in iron can lead to this condition
  16. Produces insulin and glucagon
  17. Produces bile that helps in fat absorption
  18. The first segment of the small intestine
  19. Number of chambers in the ruminant stomach
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  1. This complex carbohydrate can help weight loss
  2. This is the “true” stomach in the ruminant
  3. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat provide the body with this
  4. The lips and tongue are considered these types of organs
  5. These structures make up proteins (two words)
  6. The largest chamber in the ruminant stomach
  7. Water helps regulate body ______.
  8. The stomach produces this to help protect from developing ulcers
  9. The main site of chemical digestion and nutrient absorption (two words)
  10. Carbohydrates come in _____ and complex forms
  11. Deficiencies in calcium and phosphorus can lead to this condition
  12. This animal does not have a gall bladder
  13. This essential nutrient helps regulate the body’s chemical processes
  14. Salivary ____ helps break down lipids for absorption
  15. The method by which the body takes in and uses nutrients from food
  16. The last segment of the small intestine
  17. The water-soluble vitamins

36 Clues: AKA chewing • The fat-soluble vitamins • The water-soluble vitamins • Produces insulin and glucagon • Water helps regulate body ______. • The cud in a ruminant is formed here • The last segment of the small intestine • The main digestive enzyme in the stomach • This animal does not have a gall bladder • The first segment of the small intestine • ...

Nutrition Unit Crossword Puzzle 2016-09-18

Nutrition Unit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Soluble Vitamins Vitamins that are stored in fat.
  2. Often called scarf and barf.
  3. When people can't have milk they are ______ intolerant
  4. Carbs Carbohydrates that are broken down quickly by the body are _____?
  5. Metabolic Rate The rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to keep vital functions going.
  6. Emotional disorder categorized as an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
  7. The name of this unit is ______.
  8. These are a major source of energy for our body and we need a frequent supply of them.
  9. A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile.
  10. Acronym for airway, breathing, and circulation.
  11. This person mostly eats plant products but will occasionally eat animal products.
  12. The process of going from recovering from dehydration is called ______.
  13. A person who does not eat or use animal products is a _______.
  14. A person who does not eat meat or other animal products.
  15. Fat can also be called a _____.
  16. Protein A _______ _______, contains all of the essential amino acids.
  17. These build body tissue, regulates heart, nerves, metabolism, and fluid balance
  18. This helps reduce the chance of getting colon cancer
  19. Fat Lipids that are in the form of a liquid are called ______.
  20. Fat Another term for a Trans-Fatty acid.
  21. This is a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living things and is a component of many carbohydrates.
  22. Condition caused by a lack of water in the body.
  23. Supplement A product intended for ingestion that helps provide your body with the needed nutrients.
  24. Acid A polyunsaturated fatty acid present in oils that are essential to the human diet.
  25. These build and repair tissue, and supply our body with amino acids.
  26. Major component of Cane or Beet Sugar.
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  1. A sugar that is found in honey and fruit.
  2. Eating Disorder A person with this disorder will have episodes of overeating regularly but will not induce vomiting afterwards.
  3. Vegetarian A person who will eat animal products, not including meat.
  4. Body Mass Our body weight minus our body fat is called our _____.
  5. A unit of measurement for energy in food.
  6. This converts the fuel in the food we eat into energy for the body to use.
  7. Soluble Vitamins This is a vitamin that can dissolve in water.
  8. Help keep the fluid levels in your body controlled.
  9. Protein These do not provide you with the amino acids you need.
  10. Foods Foods that are filled with nutrients are called _______.
  11. When there's a shortage of something there is a ________ of it.
  12. The two types of lipoproteins that carry cholesterol to and from cells are called ____/____.
  13. When you are at a healthy weight your ___ is good.
  14. When you have a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood resulting in weariness you have this condition.
  15. A dose of a drug or vitamin several times higher than the usual.
  16. When something is poisonous it is _____.
  17. Things we get from food that the body needs are _____?
  18. When something is a requirement it is ________ that you have it.
  19. Supplement Product to provide the body with nutrients taken from plants.
  20. Carbs These are found in starches such as bread.
  21. Acids ________ are the building blocks of the proteins in our bodies.
  22. Fat A lipid that is a solid is a _________.
  23. Guide Pyramid A pyramid developed by the government to show the different food groups and serving sizes you should be eating to have a healthy diet.
  24. Compounds essential to normal growth and nutrition
  25. When you do not eat for a long period of time you feel _____.

51 Clues: Often called scarf and barf. • Fat can also be called a _____. • The name of this unit is ______. • Major component of Cane or Beet Sugar. • When something is poisonous it is _____. • Fat Another term for a Trans-Fatty acid. • A sugar that is found in honey and fruit. • A unit of measurement for energy in food. • Fat A lipid that is a solid is a _________. • ...

Food + Nutrition Kitchen Safety 2019-10-04

Food + Nutrition Kitchen Safety crossword puzzle
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  1. mitts : what you wear to prevent any burns on your hands or
  2. fire : what happens when a fire starts because of grease/fat (or burning)
  3. : to leave something in a cold area
  4. : things you use to make your food (what you mix with etc)
  5. a short way to write something
  6. : to wash and sanitize something
  7. zone : area where leaving food in for too long can cause bacteria to form and grow rapidly
  8. : a difficult way a recipe is written
  9. : to prepare food with the use of heat
  10. : when your body rejects certain food(s) which could cause harm
  11. : where you keep food that needs to be cold (beverages, prepped meals etc)
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  1. : what happens when you get a serious allergic reaction to certain foods
  2. : foods you need to cook food (water, flour, eggs, etc)
  3. : where you keep that needs to be frozen/cold (raw meats etc)
  4. : a form of food poisoning (micro-organism)
  5. : when cutting raw and fresh vegetables on the same cutting board
  6. : a fungus that can grow on food left out for too long or not properly refrigerated
  7. : another simple way to write a recipe
  8. : clean/ wash your hands, countertops etc
  9. : a very simple way a recipe is formed
  10. : something you use to follow steps when baking or cooking

21 Clues: a short way to write something • : to wash and sanitize something • : to leave something in a cold area • : a difficult way a recipe is written • : another simple way to write a recipe • : a very simple way a recipe is formed • : to prepare food with the use of heat • : clean/ wash your hands, countertops etc • : a form of food poisoning (micro-organism) • ...

Food + Nutrition Kitchen Safety 2019-10-04

Food + Nutrition Kitchen Safety crossword puzzle
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  1. : to prepare food with the use of heat
  2. mitts : what you wear to prevent any burns on your hands or
  3. : to wash and sanitize something
  4. : something you use to follow steps when baking or cooking
  5. : a form of food poisoning (micro-organism)
  6. fire : what happens when a fire starts because of grease/fat (or burning)
  7. : a difficult way a recipe is written
  8. : foods you need to cook food (water, flour, eggs, etc)
  9. : where you keep food that needs to be cold (beverages, prepped meals etc)
  10. a short way to write something
  11. : clean/ wash your hands, countertops etc
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  1. : another simple way to write a recipe
  2. : where you keep that needs to be frozen/cold (raw meats etc)
  3. : a fungus that can grow on food left out for too long or not properly refrigerated
  4. : when cutting raw and fresh vegetables on the same cutting board
  5. : to leave something in a cold area
  6. : when your body rejects certain food(s) which could cause harm
  7. : what happens when you get a serious allergic reaction to certain foods
  8. : a very simple way a recipe is formed
  9. : things you use to make your food (what you mix with etc)
  10. zone : area where leaving food in for too long can cause bacteria to form and grow rapidly

21 Clues: a short way to write something • : to wash and sanitize something • : to leave something in a cold area • : a difficult way a recipe is written • : another simple way to write a recipe • : a very simple way a recipe is formed • : to prepare food with the use of heat • : clean/ wash your hands, countertops etc • : a form of food poisoning (micro-organism) • ...

Nutrition, Kendra and Mckenna 2019-10-15

Nutrition, Kendra and Mckenna crossword puzzle
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  1. needed to make thyroid ________
  2. helps your body get energy from ____
  3. regulating muscles and _____ functions
  4. helps bones, teeth, skin, and____ stay healthy
  5. Many ____ together
  6. needed for normal _____ clotting
  7. hair and _____ are mostly made of this
  8. Helps the body get energy from ____
  9. helps red blood cells carry ______
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  1. 2x4=cups a day
  2. plays a roll making red blood cells and maintaining _____ cells
  3. helps keep the ____ balance in your body
  4. u put it in coffee
  5. Helps build strong ____ and teeth
  6. help with cell ______
  7. helps the body make ________
  8. helps form ___ blood cells
  9. opposite of sugar
  10. helps heal ______
  11. helps build strong bones and _____

20 Clues: 2x4=cups a day • opposite of sugar • helps heal ______ • u put it in coffee • Many ____ together • help with cell ______ • helps form ___ blood cells • helps the body make ________ • needed to make thyroid ________ • needed for normal _____ clotting • Helps build strong ____ and teeth • helps build strong bones and _____ • helps red blood cells carry ______ • ...

Human Nutrition and Enzymes 2012-11-30

Human Nutrition and Enzymes crossword puzzle
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  1. Enzymes turn starch into .......
  2. The tiny projections in the ileum.
  3. The process of muscles rhythmical contracting and relaxing to move
  4. The mineral that is part of hemoglobin in red blood cells.
  5. Enzyme found in saliva.
  6. What are 'Single' sugars such as glucose and fructose called?
  7. The first part of the small intestine.
  8. What enzyme is produced in the pancreas?
  9. The unit energy in food is measured by.
  10. A Disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency.
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  1. A polymer of glucose that humans cannot digest.
  2. Contain only carbon and hydrogen.
  3. To stay healthy we need to have a ........ diet.
  4. A Disease caused by a vitamin D deficiency.
  5. .... turns fat into an emulsion of tiny droplets.
  6. The walls of the intestine contain the circular and the ............ muscle layers.
  7. The chemical 'building blocks' of lipids are two types of molecule called ........ and fatty acids.
  8. Mineral for making teeth and bones
  9. Fish, Meat, Cheese and eggs are rich in .......
  10. Food travels down the .......... into the stomach.
  11. Starch is a polymer made up of .......

21 Clues: Enzyme found in saliva. • Enzymes turn starch into ....... • Contain only carbon and hydrogen. • The tiny projections in the ileum. • Mineral for making teeth and bones • The first part of the small intestine. • Starch is a polymer made up of ....... • The unit energy in food is measured by. • What enzyme is produced in the pancreas? • ...

A Crossword of Nutrition 2012-07-26

A Crossword of Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. An essential nutrient. It helps to maintain blood volume, regulate the balance of water in the cells, and keep nerves functioning.
  2. There are no double bonds between the carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain.
  3. Complex proteins that assist in or enable chemical reactions to occur.
  4. Acids that your body does not have the ability to synthesize.
  5. An essential mineral that helps regulate heart function, blood pressure, and nerve and muscle activity.
  6. Is an essential mineral for the human body. It is needed for protein, bone, and fatty acid formation, making new cells, activating B vitamins, relaxing muscles and blood clotting.
  7. A A fat-soluble vitamin with multiple functions in the body.
  8. Is one of the human body’s essential minerals. It forms part of haemoglobin, the component of the blood that carries oxygen throughout the body.
  9. A unit of measure equal to one one-thousandth of a gram
  10. Is one of the basic components of food and makes all life possible.
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  1. In which there are one or more double bonds between carbon atoms of the fatty acid chain.
  2. An average person with an average life style would need about 8700 of these a day.
  3. BMI
  4. An essential mineral that is usually found in nature combined with oxygen.
  5. It comes from the thick cell walls of plants. It is an indigestible complex carbohydrate.
  6. Individual isomers of what we more commonly call "fats".
  7. A chemical substance that help protect against cell damage from free radicals. Well-known examples include vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and flavonoids
  8. A general classification to denote water-insoluble compounds, such as fatty acids and sterols
  9. An essential mineral with a wide variety of functions within the human body.
  10. Of all the essential minerals in the human body, it is the most abundant. It helps the body form bones and teeth and is required for blood clotting.

20 Clues: BMI • A unit of measure equal to one one-thousandth of a gram • Individual isomers of what we more commonly call "fats". • A A fat-soluble vitamin with multiple functions in the body. • Acids that your body does not have the ability to synthesize. • Is one of the basic components of food and makes all life possible. • ...

Human Digestion and Nutrition 2013-05-02

Human Digestion and Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. cavity Contains the capillaries and the nerve
  2. It is a vitamin that is produced by oranges
  3. decay Disease that affects your teeth if you dont maintain it well
  4. Function as biological catalysts
  5. Teeth to cut the soft food
  6. To do the starch experiment you need the ......... solution
  7. The stomach produces ......... acid
  8. It have acids inside for killing the bacteria that is in the food
  9. Hard part of the teeth
  10. Skin on top of the bones
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  1. A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
  2. Is the taking in of food through the mouth
  3. Part of the human digestion that swallows food
  4. To do the glucose experiment you need the ......... solution
  5. The softer part of the teeth
  6. Fundamental for the growth of your bones
  7. Name of the of the food that is swallowed and pushed down the oesophagus
  8. First part of the small intestine
  9. Dogs have this types of teeth
  10. First part of the digestive system

20 Clues: Hard part of the teeth • Skin on top of the bones • Teeth to cut the soft food • The softer part of the teeth • Dogs have this types of teeth • Function as biological catalysts • First part of the small intestine • First part of the digestive system • The stomach produces ......... acid • Fundamental for the growth of your bones • Is the taking in of food through the mouth • ...

Nutrition and Exercise Review 2013-11-11

Nutrition and Exercise Review crossword puzzle
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  1. most protein is found in this food group
  2. best kind of fat
  3. too much of this mineral can cause high blood pressure
  4. range of motion available at a joint
  5. a waxy, fat-like compound
  6. how often you should exercise
  7. 1 gram of fat equals how many calories
  8. nutrients that keep the body functioning smoothly
  9. vitamin that is important to help boost the immune system
  10. the most common nutritional deficiency
  11. maintenance of equilibrium
  12. teens should consume 30-60 minutes of this every day
  13. the energy needed to sustain a heartbeat, breathing, and normal body temperature
  14. good cholesterol
  15. type of carbohydrate that provides long lasting energy
  16. lack of calcium can lead to this
  17. fat soluble vitamins
  18. contrat or tighten muscles, but do not change length
  19. muscle lengthens and shortens through full range of motion
  20. exercising at a level that is beyond your regular activity
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  1. the approximate size of a serving of meat
  2. continuous use of oxygen over an extended period of time
  3. percent of fat intake limited to the total amount of calories you consume
  4. ability of muscles to exert force one time
  5. rapidly change direction
  6. how long you should exercise
  7. calcium can be found mostly in this food group
  8. mineral necessary for the production of hemoglobin
  9. how strenuous you should exercise
  10. provide the body with energy
  11. circulatory and respiratory systems supply oxygen during physical activity
  12. percent body weight that is water
  13. cover a distance in a short period of time
  14. time elapsed between stimulation and response
  15. integration of eye, hand, and foot movements
  16. important for growth and maintenance
  17. most important nutrient for the body
  18. a complex carb that provides little energy and cannot be digested
  19. short, fast bursts of energy
  20. ability to use muscles for a long period of time without fatigue
  21. percent of fat and lean tissue in the body
  22. carries oxygen around the body
  23. what calories provide for the body
  24. rate at which on can perform work

44 Clues: best kind of fat • good cholesterol • fat soluble vitamins • rapidly change direction • a waxy, fat-like compound • maintenance of equilibrium • how long you should exercise • provide the body with energy • short, fast bursts of energy • how often you should exercise • carries oxygen around the body • lack of calcium can lead to this • how strenuous you should exercise • ...

Nutrition- Ch 7,8, & 9 2014-02-25

Nutrition- Ch 7,8, & 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. proteins that contain all essential amino acids
  2. fatty acid that contains all the hydrogen it can chemically hold
  3. vitamins absorbed and transported by fat
  4. substances that protect body cells and immune system from damage by harmful chemicals in air and foods
  5. minerals needed in only small amounts but serving vital body functions
  6. protein with globular shape; transports oxygen from throat of choking person
  7. receiving enough water to meet all the body’s needs
  8. unsaturated fatty acid with two or more hydrogen units missing
  9. type of liquid, commonly called fats
  10. excessive amount of substance that reacts as poison in the body
  11. amino acids that the body needs but cannot provide; obtained from foods
  12. macrominerals with special duties in the body; calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, chloride, and potassium
  13. disease caused by lack of vitamin D in adults
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  1. all vegetables from cabbage family
  2. fats produced when oils are turned into solids in food production; they increase LDL cholesterol levels and may lower HDL
  3. Condition caused by calcium deficiency; bones become porous, weak and fragile
  4. vitamins that dissolve in water and pass easily into bloodstream
  5. plant proteins that lack at least one essential amino acid
  6. lack of enough iron in body, resulting in fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath
  7. chemical structures that make up fats
  8. phytochemical used by body to make vitamin A
  9. fat-like substance in all body cells; needed for many essential body processes
  10. lack of water in the body; signs include dark-colored urine, dry lips and skin, and constipation

23 Clues: all vegetables from cabbage family • type of liquid, commonly called fats • chemical structures that make up fats • vitamins absorbed and transported by fat • phytochemical used by body to make vitamin A • disease caused by lack of vitamin D in adults • proteins that contain all essential amino acids • receiving enough water to meet all the body’s needs • ...

Chap 13 - Lifespan Nutrition 2014-09-17

Chap 13 - Lifespan Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. breastfeeding makes it easier for babies to digest this
  2. older adults should choose "nutrient-__________" foods
  3. pregnant women should reduce the amount of this consumed
  4. this is the 2nd most rapid period of growth
  5. 55% or more of carbs for teen athletes should come from these
  6. a mother should not breastfeed if she is taking __________ that can be harmful to the baby
  7. (2 words) social programs, such as church dinners, help older people get ____ _____.
  8. the number of life spans or life stages
  9. the life stage before birth
  10. children have small stomachs and _________ attention spans
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  1. (2 words) at 4-6 months, babies can move to this in their eating
  2. drinking caffeine can actually do this to a teen athlete
  3. the amount of food a 2-year old can live on is two of these per day
  4. the best way to lose weight after having a baby is thru this kind of eating
  5. children with these issues may have trouble meeting their nutritional requirements
  6. iron and _____ are especially important for adolescence
  7. each stage brings its own ______________.
  8. older adults need fewer calories but the same amount of _________.
  9. children should eat this size meals and snacks
  10. pregnant women only need to increase these by about 300 per day
  11. (2 words) this helps develop a healthy spinal cord in a fetus
  12. the baby pulls nutrients from the mother so the mother's own health will ____ if she does not eat healthy

22 Clues: the life stage before birth • the number of life spans or life stages • each stage brings its own ______________. • this is the 2nd most rapid period of growth • children should eat this size meals and snacks • older adults should choose "nutrient-__________" foods • breastfeeding makes it easier for babies to digest this • ...

Nutrients & Nutrition in Humans 2014-08-17

Nutrients & Nutrition in Humans crossword puzzle
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  1. Some protein digestion begins in the _____, while most of it occurs in the small intestine.
  2. _____ are organic materials made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Phosphorus and sulfur may also be present.
  3. At the liver, excess glucose is converted into _____ upon stimulation by insulin.
  4. The _____ folds on the inner surface of the small intestine increases the rate of absorption.
  5. End-products of fat digestion are fatty acids and _____.
  6. _____ is the process of converting harmful substances into harmless ones by the liver cells.
  7. The _____ test is carried out to test for the presence of proteins.
  8. _____ acts as a solvent for chemical reactions.
  9. Ethanol emulsion test is carried out to test for the presence of _____.
  10. Pepsin digests proteins to _____.
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  1. When the circular muscles in the alimentary canal relax, the longitudinal muscles _____.
  2. The small intestine has 3 parts: _____, jejunum and ileum.
  3. Fats are an _____ material that prevents excessive heat loss.
  4. Sucrase digests sucrose to glucose and _____.
  5. _____ increases the surface area to volume ratio of fats, speeding up their digestion by lipase.
  6. _____ is the rhythmic, wave-like muscular contractions of the circular and longitudinal muscles in the wall of alimentary canal.
  7. Monosaccharides can be joined together to form disaccharides during _____ reaction.
  8. Prolonged alcohol abuse may lead to liver _____, a disease in which the liver cells are destroyed and replaced with fibrous tissue, making the liver less able to function.
  9. _____ is the process whereby large food molecules are broken down into small, soluble, simple and diffusible molecules that can be absorbed into the body cells.
  10. _____ is the process whereby some of the absorbed food substances are converted into new protoplasm or used to provide energy.
  11. Liver cells produce and secrete _____.

21 Clues: Pepsin digests proteins to _____. • Liver cells produce and secrete _____. • Sucrase digests sucrose to glucose and _____. • _____ acts as a solvent for chemical reactions. • End-products of fat digestion are fatty acids and _____. • The small intestine has 3 parts: _____, jejunum and ileum. • Fats are an _____ material that prevents excessive heat loss. • ...

Life Cycle Nutrition Key 2014-05-13

Life Cycle Nutrition Key crossword puzzle
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  1. portion of bone, muscle, fat, tissue, that make up body weight
  2. the right Body Mass Index for your body
  3. severe condition which has antibodies in breast milk
  4. lack of water in body
  5. changed by various methods to add flavor
  6. thick, yellowish fluid in breast milk; rich nutrient and antibodies; proteins that protect babies
  7. adverse physical reaction to food, not involving immune system
  8. being overweight
  9. disorder in which person east abnormally large amounts of food in short time
  10. amounts of nutrients needed by 98% of people given in age and gender group
  11. eating disorder in which an extremely thin person sees self as fat and has intense fear of gaining weight
  12. physician who specializes in care of women during pregnancy and childbirth
  13. vigorous activity that increases heart and breathing rate for at least 20 minutes
  14. recommend that healthy people use only moderate amounts of needed space.
  15. abnormal response to certain foods by bodies immune system
  16. watching what you eat and how you eat it
  17. stages of human development from birth to maturity
  18. popular weight loss method that ignores sound nutrition principles
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  1. eating disorder; binge eating is followed by purging to get rid of body food and calories and prevent weight gain
  2. ratio of weight to height
  3. waist circumference divided by hip circumference
  4. amount of energy needed to raise temperature of 1 kilogram of water i degree Celsius
  5. production of breast milk
  6. influence of people in same age group
  7. physical or mental tension caused by reaction to a situation
  8. physician who cares for infants and children
  9. process of making gradual, permanent changes in eating and activity habits
  10. minimum amount of energy needed to maintain basic body process
  11. food filled with a lot of nutrients
  12. conditions marked by emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to food, eating, and weight
  13. exercise that involves short, intense burst of activity
  14. an exercise intense enough to trigger lactic acid formation
  15. unborn baby
  16. extra body fat
  17. energy to perform to stay active and alert
  18. being to skinny or having low body fat

36 Clues: unborn baby • extra body fat • being overweight • lack of water in body • ratio of weight to height • production of breast milk • food filled with a lot of nutrients • influence of people in same age group • being to skinny or having low body fat • the right Body Mass Index for your body • changed by various methods to add flavor • watching what you eat and how you eat it • ...

Nutrition Feeding and Eating 2016-09-30

Nutrition Feeding and Eating crossword puzzle
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  1. an essential dietary trace element that facilitates iron use and is a component of several enzymes involved in hemoglobin synthesis, collagen formation, would healing and nerve fiber maintenance
  2. a group of water-soluble, energy-yielding organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
  3. a thyroxin-binding protein measured to evaluate the nutrition status of critically ill patients who are at high risk for malnutrition.
  4. a condition of excess body weight, that is, a body mass index of 30 or above
  5. the main functional constituent of red blood cells that serves as their-oxygen-carrying protein.
  6. an instrument with two adjustable arms, legs or jaws used to measure diameter or thickness.
  7. successive wavelike movements by which tubular organs that have both longitudinal and circular muscle fibers, such as those in the gastrointestinal tract, propel their contents forward
  8. a glycoprotein produced in the liver that binds and transports iron
  9. nonorganic substances that are essential for health, are used at every cellular level for metabolic exchanges, and must be otatined in the diet.
  10. a form of vitamin B12, a vitamin essential for the production of red blood cells
  11. a major mineral essential for maintaining the energy transfer of RNA and DNA as well as acid-base balance
  12. a vitamin essential for releasing energy from carbohydrates as well as for digestion and peristalsis and providing energy for smooth muscles, glands, the central nervous system and blood vessels.
  13. adjust precisely for a particular function.
  14. the constructive phase of metabolism, in which the body cells synthesize protoplasm for growth and repair.
  15. as essential dietary trace element that is a cofactor for insulin.
  16. having a body mass index between 25 and 29.9
  17. one of the forms of vitamin B6, a vitamin essential for cellular function and synthesis of hemoglobin, neurotransmitters, and niacin.
  18. an essential trace element that is a component of enzymes involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, protein, and fat and in bone formation
  19. a trace mineral essential for hemoglobin formation and function, cellular oxidation of glucose, antibody production, and collagen synthesis.
  20. a mineral essential for normal immune function and thyroid-gland activity.
  21. the sum of the physical and chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated.
  22. a substance that nourishes
  23. having a body mass index of 30 or above
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  1. one of the forms of vitamin A, a vitamin essential for vision health, tissue strength and growth, embryonic development, gene expression and immune function
  2. an essential element that forms a bond with calcium and thus accumulates in calcified body tissue such as bones and teeth.
  3. a trace element in the diet that is a component DNA and RNA and of many enzymes involved in growth, metabolism and other senses and functions.
  4. carbohydrates that are components of plants and cannot be digested by humam enzymes
  5. a mineral essential for maintaining the health of bones and teeth, cardiovascular support, blood clotting, and nerve transmission
  6. a plasma protein formed primarily in the liver and accounting for about two thirds of the protein in plasma.
  7. the withdrawal or removal, via a syringe or other apparatus of a substance or material from the body
  8. the study of the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human body, usually on a comparative basis.
  9. difficulty swallowing
  10. a vitamin essential for releasing energy from nutrients in all body cells, as well as for growth, vitality, and tissue healing;
  11. a vitamin that aids in energy and protein metabolism; also called vitamin B3
  12. a class of essential energy-yeilding macronutrients that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, such as sugars, starches, glycogen, and fiber.
  13. a group of water-insoluble, energy-yielding macronutrients that are organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  14. a major mineral largely responsible for regulating fluid balance and cell permeability and essential for acid-base balance, nerve transmission, and muscle irritability
  15. degrading process involving the release of energy and the breakdown of complex materials such as proteins or lipids within an organism.
  16. a trace mineral essential for the synthesis of thyroxine hormone that helps regulate metabolism
  17. a unit by which energy is measured; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperatures of 1kg of water 1 degree Celsius; also called a kilocalorie.
  18. any of a group or organic substances found in foods and essential in small qualtities for growth, health, many enzymatic and chemical reactions, and many metabolic functions.
  19. a major mineral essential for bone nourishment, a catalyst for many enzyme reaction, and a contributor to nerve and muscle function and cardiovascular support.
  20. general physical wasting and malnutrition most often related to chronic disease
  21. a major mineral essential for maintaining intra-and extracellular fluid volume, muscle, blood pressure, and musculosketal and cardiovascular function.
  22. a class of essential-yielding macronutrients that are organic compounds composed of individual "building blocks" called amino acids.
  23. a coenzyme used in fatty acid synthesis, amino acid metabolism, and the formation of glucose.

46 Clues: difficulty swallowing • a substance that nourishes • having a body mass index of 30 or above • adjust precisely for a particular function. • having a body mass index between 25 and 29.9 • as essential dietary trace element that is a cofactor for insulin. • a glycoprotein produced in the liver that binds and transports iron • ...

Nutrition and wellness vocab 2023-10-19

Nutrition and wellness vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. to coat food with a liquid that forms a glossy finish
  2. to beat quickly
  3. to coat the food in flour
  4. to coat food with flour
  5. mix a light mixture into a heavier one
  6. mix food with a spoon
  7. to mix throughly
  8. cut into large pieces
  9. make straight shallow cuts
  10. to crush food
  11. to remove the center of a fruit
  12. mix food with tongs
  13. to lightly sprinkle flour on food
  14. chop finely
  15. cut a thin layer with a paring knife
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  1. cut food into irregular pieces
  2. to coat food with 3 layers
  3. to pour liquid over food while it cooks
  4. to break food into particles
  5. put small pieces of food on top of another
  6. to break food
  7. coat food with liquid using a brush
  8. to pulverize food
  9. cut into very thin strips
  10. divide into 4 pieces
  11. to make food into a cream
  12. divide food into smaller pieces
  13. cook food in a sugar syrup
  14. to grind food until smoothe
  15. cut food with kitchen shears

30 Clues: chop finely • to break food • to crush food • to beat quickly • to mix throughly • to pulverize food • mix food with tongs • divide into 4 pieces • mix food with a spoon • cut into large pieces • to coat food with flour • to coat the food in flour • cut into very thin strips • to make food into a cream • to coat food with 3 layers • make straight shallow cuts • cook food in a sugar syrup • ...

Nutrition and wellness crossword 2023-10-19

Nutrition and wellness crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. combining two or more ingredients thoroughly so they can blend.
  2. Often applies to food that is cooking.
  3. To separate water from solid foods.
  4. To separate solid particles from a liquid.
  5. To mix ingredients, such as salad greens and dressing.
  6. and shred To cut food, such as cheese or carrots.
  7. To add such flavorings as herbs and spices to a food.
  8. To loosen the flavorful food particles in a pan after food has been browned.
  9. To leave an opening in. a container so steam can escape during cooking.
  10. To remove a stone or seed from fruit using a sharp knife.
  11. To cut off a very thin layer of peel with a paring knife.
  12. and dice Both of these terms refer to cutting food into small square pieces.
  13. method This is common method for measuring shortening.
  14. To shape a food by hand or by placing it in a decorative mold.
  15. means dividing a food into smaller parts.
  16. and mince Chopping means to cut food into small irregular pieces. To mince is to chop finely.
  17. To remove the tough outer coating of a food.
  18. To crush food into a smooth mixture.
  19. To remove the center of a fruit.
  20. Used gently mix a light fluffy mixture into a heavier one.
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  1. method Some cooks prefer this technique, which takes a liquid measuring cup.
  2. Subtracting the weight of the container to find the weight alone.
  3. To beat ingredients.
  4. To cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears.
  5. To use a grinder to break up food into coarse.
  6. To divide a food into four equal pieces.
  7. To soak dry ingredients.
  8. To cut a food, such as almonds, into very thin strips.
  9. To mix thoroughly and add air to foods.
  10. Food with thin layer of another food.
  11. method The convenient method is used for fat that's comes in 1/4-pounds sticks usually butter and margarine.
  12. To grind or mash cooked fruit or vegetables.
  13. To break or tear off small layers of food.and shred To cut food, such as cheese or carrots
  14. To add flavor to a food by soaking it in a cold, seasoned liquid.
  15. To make straight.
  16. To boil a mixture in order to evaporate the liquid and intensify the flavor.
  17. To beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into mixture.
  18. To pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste with rolling pin, blender, or food processor.
  19. To cut a food into large, thin pieces with a slicing knife.
  20. To heat liquid to just below the boiling point.

40 Clues: To make straight. • To beat ingredients. • To soak dry ingredients. • To remove the center of a fruit. • To separate water from solid foods. • To crush food into a smooth mixture. • Food with thin layer of another food. • Often applies to food that is cooking. • To mix thoroughly and add air to foods. • To divide a food into four equal pieces. • ...

Foods And Nutrition 1 2023-11-06

Foods And Nutrition 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. A rounded blade used specifically to cut pizza.
  2. An electrical machine with whisk attachments used to mix.
  3. Tools used to measure dry or wet ingredients.
  4. A bowl with holes that allow liquid to drain.
  5. Cold storage used for long term storage.
  6. A deep spoon used typically for serving soups.
  7. Cold storage used for things like dairy, vegetables, and meat.
  8. Used to shred things like cheese or chocolate.
  9. Metal or plastic tool with a scoop at the end used to eat.
  10. Another name for an oven and stove combo.
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  1. An electrical device for making toast.
  2. A sheet used for baking.
  3. A wire rack used to put things on to cool.
  4. Tool used to open cans.
  5. Tool used to cut things.
  6. A tool with a flat end used for serving or to pick up food.
  7. Used to mush things like potatoes.
  8. A small oven like machine used for quick heating.
  9. Metal rod used to sharpen knives.
  10. Tool used to peel fruits and vegetables.
  11. A mesh bowl used to separate clumps of dry ingredients from smaller pieces.
  12. Metal or plastic tool with three or four prongs used for eating.
  13. Scissors made specifically for food preparation.
  14. Long grabbers used to grab hot things or serve food.
  15. Large heating container used to cook food.

25 Clues: Tool used to open cans. • A sheet used for baking. • Tool used to cut things. • Metal rod used to sharpen knives. • Used to mush things like potatoes. • An electrical device for making toast. • Cold storage used for long term storage. • Tool used to peel fruits and vegetables. • Another name for an oven and stove combo. • A wire rack used to put things on to cool. • ...

Food Nutrition Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-21

Food Nutrition Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a carbohydrate that requires more work for the body to digest
  2. a sugar made of several monosaccharides
  3. a sugar extracted from plants and is used to sweeten foods
  4. food that lacks one or more essential amino acids
  5. basic building blocks of fats
  6. a fatlike substance in cells that is needed fir many body processes
  7. a sugar with a single chemical unit
  8. the green pigment in plants
  9. the body's main source of energy
  10. Process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and gluose
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  1. a substitue that tastes sweet but has no calories
  2. form of carbohydrate
  3. a food that contains nine essential amino acids
  4. a plant materical that cannot be digested
  5. Carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure
  6. your body needs it but cant make it
  7. a fat protein unit
  8. carbohydrate with more complex chem. structure
  9. a sugar made of 2 monosaccharide
  10. a molecule that combines with other amino acis molecules to make proteins

20 Clues: a fat protein unit • form of carbohydrate • the green pigment in plants • basic building blocks of fats • a sugar made of 2 monosaccharide • the body's main source of energy • your body needs it but cant make it • a sugar with a single chemical unit • a sugar made of several monosaccharides • a plant materical that cannot be digested • ...

Food Nutrition Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-21

Food Nutrition Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. sugar that is extracted from plants and used to sweeten food
  2. dissolves in water and passes easily into the bloodstream during digestion
  3. carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure
  4. green pigment in plants, necessary for photosynthesis
  5. food that contains nine essential amino acids
  6. getting enough water to meet all the body's needs
  7. the body's main source of energy
  8. form of carbohydrate that supplies energy to the body
  9. increase LDL cholesterol levels and lower HDL cholesterol levels
  10. vegetable from the cabbage family
  11. fat like substance in cells that is needed for many body processes
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  1. plant material that can't be digested
  2. poisoning from too much of a substance
  3. process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and gluclose
  4. fat protein unit
  5. substance that tastes sweet but has few or no calories
  6. condition in which the body has too little water
  7. turns vegetable oils into solids
  8. basic building block of fat
  9. substances that protect cells and the immune system from damage by harmful chemicals

20 Clues: fat protein unit • basic building block of fat • the body's main source of energy • turns vegetable oils into solids • vegetable from the cabbage family • plant material that can't be digested • poisoning from too much of a substance • carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure • food that contains nine essential amino acids • ...

Food and Nutrition Basics 2023-12-15

Food and Nutrition Basics crossword puzzle
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  1. You can develop this disease if you don't take in enough iron
  2. True or False? Fiber can reduce cholesterol levels
  3. One of the benefits of consuming complex carbohydrates is that they release energy at a steady
  4. Heme iron is found in sources
  5. The sugar that is present in grains is called
  6. This macronutrient is the primary source of energy and is found in things like fruits and vegetables
  7. fiber will not dissolve in water
  8. High-density Lipoproteins are considered the fats
  9. What is one disease you can develop from consuming too much fat?
  10. What state is animal fat in at room temperature?
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  1. Iron plays an essential role in producing this
  2. This is another term for simple carbohydrates
  3. True or False? Protein will not be consumed by the body if you don't eat enough carbohydrates
  4. This macronutrient can help you feel full for longer periods of time
  5. Since this type of protein doesn't contain all essential amino acids, you need to combine it in order to meet your nutritional needs
  6. The only carbohydrate that does not provide the body with energy
  7. Transfats and fats are considered the bad fats
  8. True or False? Fat helps develop protective layers around nerves
  9. Carbohydrates come in two forms, simple and
  10. Food items that contain lots of refined sugar are typically called empty
  11. How many essential amino acids are there?

21 Clues: fiber will not dissolve in water • Heme iron is found in sources • How many essential amino acids are there? • Carbohydrates come in two forms, simple and • This is another term for simple carbohydrates • The sugar that is present in grains is called • Iron plays an essential role in producing this • Transfats and fats are considered the bad fats • ...

nutrition and welness vocab 2022-10-18

nutrition and welness vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a part of a mixture applied to food
  2. to make the surface of a food brown
  3. To cook below boiling point, bubbles form slowly and break on the surface
  4. to cut into small pieces
  5. to cut into very small pieces
  6. to cook in a liquid while bubbles constantly break the surface
  7. To cover a food with a coating of crumbs made from bread, crackers, or cereal
  8. to beat rapidly with a rotary beater, an electric mixer, or wire whisk; to incorporate air into it
  9. to toss or move cooking food to spread ingredients
  10. to cut into small squares
  11. to cut away skin or a very thin layer
  12. to soften and blend until smooth and light
  13. to fry small pieces of food very quickly in a small amount of very hot oil while stirring constantly
  14. to combine a delicate mixture, inserting spoon vertically bringing the mix over the top and turning the bowl
  15. a mesasure of warmth or coldness applied to food
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  1. to tear or cut into thin pieces or strips
  2. to cook uncovered in a small amount of fat in a pan stirring frequently
  3. decoration or embellishment accompanying a prepared food dish or drink
  4. To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning, until it is smooth and elastic.
  5. to cut into very small pieces with a sharp knife
  6. to spread or brush over food while cooking
  7. to combine two or more ingredients
  8. the amount of food a recipe serves
  9. to mix solid shortening with flour by cutting the shortening into small pieces and mixing until it's completely covered
  10. Fry To cook in an uncovered skillet with a small amount of fat
  11. to rub food against a grater to obtain fine particles
  12. cooked dishes are chilled rapidly and reheated as required
  13. to cut into flat pieces
  14. to cook with an over-and-over motion, using a spoon, rotary, or electric beater
  15. To heat an oven to a desired cooking temperature before putting in the food
  16. To soak in a seasoned liquid, (a marinade), to add flavor and/or to tenderize
  17. To cook in hot fat.

32 Clues: To cook in hot fat. • to cut into flat pieces • to cut into small pieces • to cut into small squares • to cut into very small pieces • to combine two or more ingredients • the amount of food a recipe serves • a part of a mixture applied to food • to make the surface of a food brown • to cut away skin or a very thin layer • to tear or cut into thin pieces or strips • ...

nutrition and welness vocab 2022-10-18

nutrition and welness vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. to combine a delicate mixture, inserting spoon vertically bringing the mix over the top and turning the bowl
  2. to fry small pieces of food very quickly in a small amount of very hot oil while stirring constantly
  3. Fry To cook in an uncovered skillet with a small amount of fat
  4. to cut into very small pieces with a sharp knife
  5. cooked dishes are chilled rapidly and reheated as required
  6. to cook in a liquid while bubbles constantly break the surface
  7. to cook with an over-and-over motion, using a spoon, rotary, or electric beater
  8. to cook uncovered in a small amount of fat in a pan stirring frequently
  9. to soften and blend until smooth and light
  10. decoration or embellishment accompanying a prepared food dish or drink
  11. a part of a mixture applied to food
  12. a mesasure of warmth or coldness applied to food
  13. to cut into flat pieces
  14. to cut into very small pieces
  15. the amount of food a recipe serves
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  1. to make the surface of a food brown
  2. To cook under direct heat or over coals
  3. To soak in a seasoned liquid, (a marinade), to add flavor and/or to tenderize
  4. to cut into small squares
  5. to tear or cut into thin pieces or strips
  6. to spread or brush over food while cooking
  7. To work dough by folding, pressing, and turning, until it is smooth and elastic.
  8. to cut away skin or a very thin layer
  9. To cover a food with a coating of crumbs made from bread, crackers, or cereal
  10. to toss or move cooking food to spread ingredients
  11. To heat an oven to a desired cooking temperature before putting in the food
  12. To cook in hot fat.
  13. To cook below boiling point, bubbles form slowly and break on the surface
  14. to cut into small pieces
  15. to combine two or more ingredients
  16. to beat rapidly with a rotary beater, an electric mixer, or wire whisk; to incorporate air into it
  17. to mix solid shortening with flour by cutting the shortening into small pieces and mixing until it's completely covered
  18. to rub food against a grater to obtain fine particles

33 Clues: To cook in hot fat. • to cut into flat pieces • to cut into small pieces • to cut into small squares • to cut into very small pieces • to combine two or more ingredients • the amount of food a recipe serves • to make the surface of a food brown • a part of a mixture applied to food • to cut away skin or a very thin layer • To cook under direct heat or over coals • ...

Vocabulary Nutrition and Wellness 2022-10-18

Vocabulary Nutrition and Wellness crossword puzzle
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  1. To use a grinder to break up food into coarse, medium, or fine particles
  2. to make straight shallow cuts with a slicing knife in the surface of a food
  3. to grind or mash cooked fruits or vegetables until they are smooth
  4. to mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large spoon and fork
  5. to lightly sprinkle a food with flour or confectioners’ sugar
  6. to beat ingredients combining until soft and creamy
  7. to cut a food, such as almonds, into very thin strips
  8. to coat a food with flour
  9. to mix thoroughly and add air to foods
  10. to remove the center of a fruit, such as an apple or pineapple
  11. to pour liquid over a food as it cooks using a baster or spoon
  12. to heat sugar until it liquefies and darkens in color
  13. to break or tear off small layers of food, often cooked fish, with a fork
  14. to beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into a mixture, making it light and fluffy
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  1. to divide a food into four equal pieces
  2. to crush food into a smooth mixture with a masher or beater
  3. to pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste with a tolling pin, blender, or food processor
  4. to put small pieces of food on the surface of another food
  5. to coat a food with three different layers
  6. to cut off a very thin layer of peel with a paring knife
  7. to cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears
  8. to coat food heavily with flour
  9. often applies to food that is cooking. Mix with a spoon or a wire whisk In a circular motion
  10. to coat a food with liquid that forms a glossy finish
  11. to use a pastry brush to coat a food with a liquid
  12. food is removed from the pan and excess fat poured off, a small amount of liquid is added and stirred and simmered
  13. to cut a food into large, thin pieces with a slicing knife
  14. to cook a food in a sugar syrup
  15. to dip food briefly in boiling water and then in cold water to stop the cooking process
  16. to make a liquid clear by removing solid particles
  17. used to gently mis a light, fluffy mixture into a heavier one

31 Clues: to coat a food with flour • to coat food heavily with flour • to cook a food in a sugar syrup • to mix thoroughly and add air to foods • to divide a food into four equal pieces • to coat a food with three different layers • to cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears • to use a pastry brush to coat a food with a liquid • ...

himmothy nutrition crossword puzzle 2022-10-24

himmothy nutrition crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared.
  2. Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy.
  3. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long
  4. a naturally occurring inorganic element
  5. broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy
  6. liquid and not wet
  7. Microwave popcorn
  8. if a food does not contain nutrients a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
  9. shows your food group targets
  10. found throughout the body
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  1. provided with defensive works as protection against attack.
  2. you have poor diet
  3. the process by which the body changes food and drink into energy
  4. a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest
  5. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
  6. a chemical element with the symbol Na
  7. the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C
  8. having had the proportion of the isotope U-235 it contains increased in order to make it suitable for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon.
  9. carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and water.
  10. liquid at room temperature
  11. any of a group of organic compounds which are essential for normal growth and nutrition

21 Clues: Microwave popcorn • you have poor diet • liquid and not wet • found throughout the body • liquid at room temperature • shows your food group targets • a chemical element with the symbol Na • a naturally occurring inorganic element • a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest • broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy • ...

National Nutrition Month 2023 2023-02-28

National Nutrition Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. Canned, frozen, and dried produce is equally as healthy as ____ produce. Nutritional value is not diminished by these preservation processes.
  2. If blood sugar changes are a concern, the effect of the ___ in fruit can be helped by adding fiber and protein to the meal or snack.
  3. ___ is a fixation on eating “healthy” foods. Recognized by the National Eating Disorder Association, people with this condition commonly exhibit obsessive behaviors regarding health, food choices, and nutrition information.
  4. Your body has a natural ___ system that includes the kidneys, liver, and gastrointestinal tract. Detox diets are not necessary – regardless of your recent dietary habits – and can be dangerous.
  5. ___ ___ are the signals your body gives you to let you know when you need to eat.
  6. Since hunger and satiety cues can be affected and even suppressed by previous diets, rigid eating habits, and mental/emotional states like stress and ___, it is important to connect with them but not rely on them entirely.
  7. ___ is not just a key element for a healthy gastrointestinal tract. It also helps remove excess cholesterol from the bloodstream.
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  1. A food’s ___ value is determined by how much heat it emits when burned in a vacuum.
  2. After soy, the plant with the highest amount of protein is ___, with 18 grams of protein per cup.
  3. People with ___ do not need to avoid fruits to be healthy.
  4. Bananas are known for being high in potassium, but they are also an excellent source of ___. So are pumpkin seeds, peanut butter, and almonds.
  5. Enjoying what you eat is a good thing. Connecting with your body to appreciate the experience and flavors can boost your mood and increase your ___ levels – which can decrease the risk of disordered behaviors like unnecessary fasting or overeating.
  6. Bugs Bunny can often be seen eating a ___.
  7. Julia Child was the host of this popular PBS cooking show: ____ ____ ____
  8. Virginia is one of the country's major ___ producers.
  9. Your diet is not a reflection of your ___.
  10. The MEC Library offers free ___ during finals week.
  11. Eating a ___ of foods is important to everyone’s health
  12. Soy-based foods do not increase your risk of ___. They can be a great resource for fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals.
  13. Marylanders are particularly fond of this locally sourced food: ___

20 Clues: Bugs Bunny can often be seen eating a ___. • Your diet is not a reflection of your ___. • The MEC Library offers free ___ during finals week. • Virginia is one of the country's major ___ producers. • Eating a ___ of foods is important to everyone’s health • People with ___ do not need to avoid fruits to be healthy. • ...

nutrition crossword puzzle, answers 2023-03-02

nutrition crossword puzzle, answers crossword puzzle
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  1. to toast the food
  2. the abbreviation for it is LBS.
  3. to cook below boiling point
  4. metal blade that removes the peel
  5. to beat sugar and fat together
  6. used to measure the foods temperature
  7. shallow round pans for pies and ect.
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  1. 60 minutes is an _____.
  2. 12 eggs are considered a _______.
  3. to be flattened by a rolling pin
  4. to beat rapidly to introduce air bubbles
  5. oven a very heavy duty pot
  6. you can steam veggies in it
  7. to cut fat into flour
  8. long tube to suck up juices
  9. you reheat your food in it
  10. extracts juice from lemons
  11. spoon like device
  12. to apply heat
  13. to cook in small amounts of fat

20 Clues: to apply heat • to toast the food • spoon like device • to cut fat into flour • 60 minutes is an _____. • oven a very heavy duty pot • you reheat your food in it • extracts juice from lemons • to cook below boiling point • you can steam veggies in it • long tube to suck up juices • to beat sugar and fat together • the abbreviation for it is LBS. • to cook in small amounts of fat • ...

Nutrition and Wellness Crossword 2024-04-04

Nutrition and Wellness Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. to cut food into large, thin pieces
  2. to cook a food in a sugar syrup
  3. to mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large spoon and fork
  4. slathering a thin layer of another food
  5. to remove the center of a fruit
  6. to break or tear off small layers of food
  7. to remove a stone or seed from fruit using a sharp knife
  8. to cut off a very thin layer of peel
  9. to crush food into a smoother mixture with a masher or beater
  10. to mix thoroughly and add air to foods
  11. to cut a food into very thin strips
  12. to divide a food into 4 equal parts
  13. to grind or mash cooked fruits or vegetables until they are smooth
  14. to pour a liquid over a good as it cooks
  15. to shape a food by hand or by placing it in a decorative mold
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  1. to heat sugar until it liquefies and darkens in color
  2. to coat food heavily wit flour, bread-crumbs, or cornmeal
  3. to put small pieces of food on the surface of another food
  4. to make straight, shallow cuts
  5. to beat ingredients, combining until soft and creamy
  6. to beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into a mixture
  7. to coat a food with a liquid that forms a glossy finish
  8. dividing a food into smaller parts
  9. to coat a food with 3 different layers
  10. to cut food into small pieces with kitchen shears
  11. to pulverize food into crumbs, powder, or paste
  12. to use a pastry brush to coat a food with a liquid
  13. to remove the tough outer coating of a food
  14. to use a grinder to break up food into coarse, medium, or fine particles
  15. used to gently mix a light, fluffy mixture into a heavier one

30 Clues: to make straight, shallow cuts • to cook a food in a sugar syrup • to remove the center of a fruit • dividing a food into smaller parts • to cut food into large, thin pieces • to cut a food into very thin strips • to divide a food into 4 equal parts • to cut off a very thin layer of peel • to coat a food with 3 different layers • to mix thoroughly and add air to foods • ...

Nutrition & Transport in Plants 2024-06-15

Nutrition & Transport in Plants crossword puzzle
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  1. xylems cells are dead at maturity, so no protoplasm and cross-walls to ______ waterflow through lumen
  2. irregularly shaped cells that allow for gaseous exchange in the leaf
  3. the phloem transports _______ from leaves to other parts of the plant
  4. light ____________ point is where rate of respiration = rate of photosynthesis
  5. companion cells contain many ____________ to carry out respiration and release energy for active transport of manufactured food substances from photosynthesis
  6. in the night, K+ ions move out of guard cells via diffusion, so water moves out of guard cells to neighbouring cells via osmosis, causing the guard cells to become _______, closing the stoma
  7. the transport of food in the phloem tissue
  8. the pores in the sieve plates allow for _____________ flow of food substances through the sieve tubes
  9. during the day, guard cells photosynthesise and energy is used to pump K+ ions into guard cells via active transport, so water from neighbouring cells enter via osmosis, causing the guard cells to swell and become ______, opening the stoma
  10. root hair cell has long and narrow protrusion to increase _______ ____ __ ______ _____ for rapid absorption of water and minerals
  11. upper epidermis and lower epidermis are single layers of closely-packed cells that function to protect the leaf from ________ ______
  12. inner walls of xylem are deposited with ______ to strengthen walls and provide support
  13. a phenomenon that occurs due to excessive transpiration, where plant cells become flaccid and leaves fold up to reduce water loss
  14. spongy mesophyll cells are covered in a thin film of ________ to allow carbon dioxide to dissolve in it
  15. the loss of water vapour from the stomata of the leaves through diffusion; a consequence of gaseous exchange in plants for photosynthesis to occur
  16. a transparent layer that coats the upper epidermis of the leaf
  17. root hair cell has many mitochondria to fuel more ______ for active transport of mineral salts into root hair cell
  18. tightly packed, regularly shaped cells that are the main site of photosynthesis in the leaf
  19. bean-shaped cells that surround the stomata to control the opening and closing of the stomata
  20. water enters root hair cells and subsequently the xylem via _______
  21. cuticle is waxy and waterproof to reduce _____ ____ through evaporation from the leaf
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  1. mineral salts enter root hair cells via diffusion or ______ _________
  2. the xylem transports water and _______ _____ from roots to other parts of the plant
  3. spongy mesophyll contains large _____________ ___ ______ to allow for quick diffusion of gases like carbon dioxide into all photosynthetic cells
  4. phloem is made up of sieve tube elements and companion cells, where the sieve tube has porous walls in between each sieve tube element called _____ ______
  5. the process in which green plants trap light energy and converts it into chemical energy for the formation of carbohydrates and its subsequent uses
  6. a factor that directly affects the process; by increasing its amount, it increases the rate of process
  7. at a constant temperature and carbon dioxide concentration, the rate of photosynthesis increases with increasing light intensity until it reaches a plateau, where light intensity becomes the limiting factor; this is called the light __________ point
  8. spongy mesophyll contains the ________ ______, which consists of xylem and phloem tissues that are responsible for the transport of substances in the plant
  9. root hair cell ____ ___ contains sugars, amino acids and mineral salts and that its water potential is lower than that of soil solution, to drive water potential gradient for osmosis
  10. palisade mesophyll contains the most number of ____________ among the tissue in the leaf to increase absorption of sunlight for photosynthesis (hint: organelle)
  11. the site of gaseous exchange in plants
  12. the pigment found in chloroplasts that traps light energy
  13. photosynthesis is a process that is highly dependent on _______, thus rate of photosynthesis is affected by temperature

34 Clues: the site of gaseous exchange in plants • the transport of food in the phloem tissue • the pigment found in chloroplasts that traps light energy • a transparent layer that coats the upper epidermis of the leaf • water enters root hair cells and subsequently the xylem via _______ • irregularly shaped cells that allow for gaseous exchange in the leaf • ...

Anatomy/Nutrition/Medical Crossword 2024-07-08

Anatomy/Nutrition/Medical Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A common internal parasite that can affect cats and dogs of all ages that absorbs vital nutrients from the animal. Adults are segmented worms in the intestines.
  2. Vaccines made of highly stable preparations of whole virus or bacteria incapable of replicating following administration, also known as "killed" vaccines.
  3. Chicken breed commonly used for meat production
  4. Proper bone name for the kneecap.
  5. Genetic mutation in the myostatin gene that causes twice the number of muscle fibers to develop.
  6. A fat cell.
  7. Lobe of the brain responsible for personality, memory, and behavior.
  8. Nutrients that encourage growth of beneficial microbes.
  9. Breed of cattle originating from India with long, droopy ears.
  10. Organ used for fermentation by microbes in some animals such as cattle.
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  1. Biological catalyst that accelerates chemical reactions.
  2. Technical term for chewing.
  3. The most important mineral for muscle contraction.
  4. Organelle that gives muscle its red color.
  5. Bones of the fingers and toes.
  6. Hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood glucose.
  7. Organ that produces bile which is important for digestion.
  8. A virus that affects the neurological system. Causes a severe, often fatal, polioencephalitis affecting the gray matter of the brain. All species are susceptible.
  9. The largest organ of the human body.
  10. Where chickens obtain calcium for developing eggshells.
  11. Organ that is the central metabolic hub.
  12. Brain units responsible for receiving and transmitting information throughout the body.

22 Clues: A fat cell. • Technical term for chewing. • Bones of the fingers and toes. • Proper bone name for the kneecap. • The largest organ of the human body. • Organ that is the central metabolic hub. • Organelle that gives muscle its red color. • Chicken breed commonly used for meat production • The most important mineral for muscle contraction. • ...

nutrition and wellness vocab 2024-10-18

nutrition and wellness vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. to remove stones or seeds from fruit by using a sharp knife
  2. to coat food heavily with flour
  3. combining two or more ingredients thoroughly so they blend
  4. board is a essential for safe and efficient cutting
  5. o leave an opening in a container so steam can escape during cooking
  6. pulverize food into crumbs, powder or paste
  7. to loosen the flavorful food particles in a pan after food has been browned
  8. to remove the center of a fruit34.) Drain to separate water from solid food
  9. to make a liquid clear by removing solid particles
  10. to cup food into small pieces with kitchen shears
  11. to mix thoroughly and add air to food
  12. to coat food
  13. is to cut a food into large thin pieces with a slicing knife
  14. to shape the food by hand or by placing it in a decorative mold
  15. crush food into a smooth mixture
  16. use a grinder to break up a food into coarse median or fine particle
  17. to beat quickly and vigorously to incorporate air into a mixture
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  1. grind or mash cooked fruits or veggies until hey are smooth10.) Quarter to dived into four pieces
  2. o cook food in a sugar syrup
  3. cut food into small amounts
  4. to lightly coat food with flour
  5. to add flavor to a food by soaking in cold seasonal liquid
  6. to heat sugar until it liquefies and darkens in color
  7. to mix ingredients by tumbling them with tongs or a large spoon and fork
  8. to coat food with a liquid that forms a glossy finish
  9. break or tear off small layers of food
  10. add flavor and texture
  11. to put small pieces of food on the surface of another food
  12. to pour liquid over food as it cooks
  13. to beat intendants until soft and creamy
  14. give bowl a quarter turn and repeat until well blin
  15. to use pastry brush to coat food with liquid
  16. to coat food with three different layers
  17. is to mix with a spoon or whisk in a circler motion
  18. to dip the food in boiling water then cold water to stop the cooking process

35 Clues: to coat food • add flavor and texture • cut food into small amounts • o cook food in a sugar syrup • to coat food heavily with flour • to lightly coat food with flour • crush food into a smooth mixture • to pour liquid over food as it cooks • to mix thoroughly and add air to food • break or tear off small layers of food • to beat intendants until soft and creamy • ...

the importance of nutrition 2023-05-08

the importance of nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest
  2. the waxy fatlike substance in your blood
  3. - the spreading of pathogens from one food to another
  4. - a condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods
  5. treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens
  6. elements in food that are used by the body
  7. the psychological desire for food
  8. nutrients that the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues
  9. starches and sugars found in foods that provide your body’s main source of energy
  10. - recommendations about smart eating and physical activity for all americans
  11. a condition in which bones become fragile and break easily
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  1. illness-food poisoning
  2. the natural physical drive to eat prompted by the body's need for food
  3. - negative reaction to food that doesn’t involve the immune system
  4. substances added to a portion of food to produce desired effect
  5. are compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes
  6. an interactive guide to healthful eating and active living
  7. substances in food that your body needs to grow to repair itself and to supply with energy
  8. is a unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food
  9. certain foods with a high ratio of nutrients to calories
  10. the process by which your body takes in and uses food.

21 Clues: illness-food poisoning • the psychological desire for food • the waxy fatlike substance in your blood • elements in food that are used by the body • - the spreading of pathogens from one food to another • the process by which your body takes in and uses food. • a tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest • ...

Animal Nutrition Lecture 1 2022-08-26

Animal Nutrition Lecture 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. grasping and ingesting
  2. Breaking down
  3. burping to get rid of gases
  4. Any chemical element or compound in the diet
  5. middle portion of small intestine
  6. "true stomach" of a ruminant
  7. "to chew again"
  8. lower portion of small intestine
  9. small nipple projection interior of rumen wall
  10. third compartment of stomach absorbs water
  11. passageway from mouth to stomach
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  1. animal is losing weight
  2. upper portion of small intestine
  3. animal is gaining weight
  4. second compartment also called honeycomb
  5. a simple stomach and does not ruminate
  6. grinding and chewing
  7. relative energetic state of animal
  8. Building up
  9. first compartment of a ruminant's stomach

20 Clues: Building up • Breaking down • "to chew again" • grinding and chewing • grasping and ingesting • animal is losing weight • animal is gaining weight • burping to get rid of gases • "true stomach" of a ruminant • upper portion of small intestine • lower portion of small intestine • passageway from mouth to stomach • middle portion of small intestine • relative energetic state of animal • ...

Orrin PB Nutrition Puzzle 2022-11-17

Orrin PB Nutrition Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. contain amino acids.
  2. a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease, or when the quality or structure of bone changes.
  3. a measurement of the energy content of food.
  4. is defined as the capacity to do work.
  5. a source of essential fatty acids, which the body cannot make itself.
  6. a mineral that is naturally present in many foods, added to some food products, and available as a dietary supplement.
  7. a type of dietary fat. It is one of the unhealthy fats.
  8. contain one or more double or triple bonds between the molecules.
  9. dense Food that is high in nutrients but relatively low in calories is called what?
  10. a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest.
  11. the process by which the body changes food and drink into energy.
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  1. those elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally.
  2. simply the desire to eat.
  3. are broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy.
  4. a nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.
  5. is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body.
  6. a chemical compound found in foods.
  7. a mineral most often associated with healthy bones and teeth.
  8. are unsaturated fatty acids that come from either natural or industrial sources.
  9. an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy
  10. an essential nutrient because it is required in amounts that exceed the body's ability to produce it.

21 Clues: contain amino acids. • simply the desire to eat. • a chemical compound found in foods. • is defined as the capacity to do work. • a measurement of the energy content of food. • a type of carbohydrate that the body can't digest. • a type of dietary fat. It is one of the unhealthy fats. • are broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy. • ...

Jon Mils Nutrition puzzle 2022-11-17

Jon Mils Nutrition puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Opposite of number
  2. This turns into glucose.
  3. The amount of energy released when your body breaks down food.
  4. Required for growth and the maintenance of life.
  5. How our body breaks down food.
  6. Dietary supplement and Antacid.
  7. A feeling to eat
  8. Has 3 categories that are Saturated, Unsaturated, and trans.
  9. It is made up of amino acids.
  10. When you have too much fatty substance in you, pretty much overweight.
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  1. A naturally occurring inorganic element.
  2. Another word for this is H2O.
  3. They dissolve in water and go into the bloodstream during digestion.
  4. A condition in which bones become weak and brittle.
  5. A type of fat containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules.
  6. This is gained when sleeping and needed for activities.
  7. The amount of beneficial nutrients in a food product.
  8. A discomfortable feeling caused by lack of food.
  9. Moves waste through your digestive. system.
  10. A type of fat that is found in processed food like snacks.
  11. Has a type of protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to parts of your body.

21 Clues: A feeling to eat • Opposite of number • This turns into glucose. • Another word for this is H2O. • It is made up of amino acids. • How our body breaks down food. • Dietary supplement and Antacid. • A naturally occurring inorganic element. • Moves waste through your digestive. system. • Required for growth and the maintenance of life. • ...

304: Feeding and Nutrition 2022-10-18

304: Feeding and Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. A fresh supply must always be provided
  2. Chickens have one of these to help grind down food
  3. Thiamine, riboflavin and ascorbic acid are all water soluble ________
  4. Dietary sources include meat, fish and dairy products
  5. Not digestible to non-herbivores
  6. Polypeptides are broken down into _____ acids
  7. A polygastric herbivore, such as a cow is known as a ________
  8. Bile is produced here
  9. The bond formed between two amino acids
  10. A plant carbohydrate that helps with digestion
  11. The part of the large intestines used by hindgut fermenters, but not by simple stomach animals
  12. Makes enzymes such as trypsin and lipase
  13. Tongue helps move food into a lump called a _____
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  1. Glucose is stored in the body in this form
  2. The largest part of a ruminant's stomach
  3. Glycerol + 3x fatty acids = ____________
  4. The first stage of cellular respiration
  5. The enzyme that breaks down bacterial cell walls
  6. A type of fat that is solid at room temperature
  7. The term given to destructive metabolism
  8. Can occur at 15% dehydration
  9. Acts as an emulsifier
  10. A monosaccharide found in fruit
  11. A macro-mineral that helps with bone formation

24 Clues: Acts as an emulsifier • Bile is produced here • Can occur at 15% dehydration • A monosaccharide found in fruit • Not digestible to non-herbivores • A fresh supply must always be provided • The first stage of cellular respiration • The bond formed between two amino acids • The largest part of a ruminant's stomach • Glycerol + 3x fatty acids = ____________ • ...

Sports Nutrition Review 2.0 2022-05-09

Sports Nutrition Review 2.0 crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who can help you with a plan for training & competition and can help check safety of supplements
  2. This can affect your performance for 72+ hours, even if BAC returns to 0%
  3. In a post-workout snack, carbohydrates refuel your muscles and protein does what?
  4. Low energy availability effect performance and overall ______
  5. You want to do this to perform
  6. The term for when you provide enough nutrients/energy to your body to support workouts and rebuild lean tissue.
  7. Post-workout goals are to refuel, repair and _____________.
  8. Muscles stay in a state of _______ until fuel is restored post workout.
  9. Energy availability = Energy intake – energy ________
  10. Consuming carbohydrates/fluids during a workout can help prevent this.
  11. This is the word for carbohydrate stored in muscle
  12. True or False – appetite is not always indicative of food/fueling needs
  13. About how many grams of protein will stimulate post-exercise muscle recovery
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  1. Depleted glycogen stores can worsen fatigue and increase this risk
  2. A product taken by mouth that contains a “dietary ingredient” that includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs/botanical as well as other substances.
  3. Salmon, chia seed, flax seed and canola oil are anti-inflammatory foods and sources of this micronutrient. (written as a word plus number)
  4. Your body can use 30 - _____ grams of carbohydrate per hour during prolonged exercise. (written as a word)
  5. The macronutrient that helps spare muscle breakdown & decreases fatigue when consumed before a workout/competition
  6. Not getting enough of this can affect: performance, learning, memory, cognition, pain perception, immunity & recovery
  7. In high concentrations, this vegetable increases nitrates & may improve aerobic endurance performance.
  8. About what percent of your immune system is located in your gut? (written as a word)
  9. True or False – the federal law does not require dietary supplements to be proven save or effective by the FDA before being sold
  10. This is a 24-48 hour process.
  11. True or False – you should count the calories you consume during a workout towards your daily intake.
  12. This person is responsible for making sure the supplements you take are safe
  13. If food intake is too low, your body will start to break these down for energy

26 Clues: This is a 24-48 hour process. • You want to do this to perform • This is the word for carbohydrate stored in muscle • Energy availability = Energy intake – energy ________ • Post-workout goals are to refuel, repair and _____________. • Low energy availability effect performance and overall ______ • Depleted glycogen stores can worsen fatigue and increase this risk • ...

Nutrition is the solution 2023-10-02

Nutrition is the solution crossword puzzle
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  1. Nutrients like calcium and iron that help your body work properly
  2. A nutrient that provides energy and is found in oils and butter
  3. A sweet substance often added to food and drinks
  4. A diet with a mix of different foods from all food groups is considered a ______ diet
  5. A mineral that helps build strong bones and teeth. Found in dairy products
  6. Fresh fruits and vegetables
  7. These are essential for good health and come from foods like fruits and veggies
  8. This nutrient helps build muscles and repair tissues. It's found in meat, eggs, and beans
  9. Essential for staying hydrated and healthy
  10. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
  11. A small, quick meal between regular meals
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  1. Sweet and often colorful foods that come from plants
  2. The food and drinks a person regularly consumes
  3. A unit of energy found in food and drinks
  4. A type of plant that's good for you when you eat it
  5. The act of taking in fluids to stay properly hydrated
  6. The body's primary source of energy, found in foods like bread and pasta
  7. A substance found in food that provides nourishment
  8. Foods like rice, pasta, and bread made from plants like wheat or rice
  9. Foods like milk, cheese, and yogurt made from milk
  10. The amount of food you put on your plate
  11. Found in fruits and vegetables, it helps with digestion and keeps you feeling full
  12. The amount of food recommended for one person
  13. The power to do work or be active
  14. A mineral that helps carry oxygen in your blood. Found in red meat and leafy greens

25 Clues: Fresh fruits and vegetables • The power to do work or be active • The amount of food you put on your plate • A unit of energy found in food and drinks • A small, quick meal between regular meals • Essential for staying hydrated and healthy • The amount of food recommended for one person • The food and drinks a person regularly consumes • ...

Nutrition & Wellness Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-26

Nutrition & Wellness Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Works Against Poison
  2. To make food impure
  3. A product that may contain vitamins
  4. Microscopic Organisms
  5. Show signs of something
  6. When foods are not wrapped correctly
  7. Extremely important or essential
  8. Expecting or predicting something in advance.
  9. A poison that kills insects or other pests
  10. Nutrients
  11. Temperature range where bacteria grows
  12. Your body uses it for many processes
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  1. Life-saving technique
  2. Caused by unsafe food.
  3. Maintaining Cleanliness
  4. Immediate care that prevents more injury and relieves pain
  5. Foods that spoil easily
  6. A substance that performs a job in your body
  7. Easy to catch on fire
  8. Suitableor proper for a particular situation

20 Clues: Nutrients • To make food impure • Works Against Poison • Life-saving technique • Microscopic Organisms • Easy to catch on fire • Caused by unsafe food. • Maintaining Cleanliness • Foods that spoil easily • Show signs of something • Extremely important or essential • A product that may contain vitamins • When foods are not wrapped correctly • Your body uses it for many processes • ...

Plant and human nutrition 2025-03-24

Plant and human nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. Nutrients needed for growth and repair
  2. Inorganic substances essential for body function
  3. Simple sugar used for energy in cells
  4. Tissue that transports water in plants
  5. Muscle movement that pushes food through the digestive system
  6. Process of breaking down food into smaller molecules
  7. Process by which plants make food using light
  8. Gas used by plants during photosynthesis
  9. Sugar produced in photosynthesis
  10. Organic substances required in small amounts for health
  11. Enzyme that breaks down starch
  12. Helps digestion and prevents constipation
  13. Organ that absorbs water and forms waste
  14. Organism that makes its own food
  15. Green pigment that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
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  1. Substance that helps break down fats
  2. Organ where most nutrients are absorbed
  3. Enzyme that breaks down proteins in the stomach
  4. Mineral needed for protein synthesis in plants
  5. Gas released by plants during photosynthesis
  6. Nutrients that provide energy and store fat
  7. Mineral needed for making chlorophyll
  8. Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
  9. Main source of energy in the diet
  10. source needed for photosynthesis
  11. Tissue that transports sugars in plants
  12. Process of water loss from leaves
  13. Organ that produces digestive enzymes
  14. Tiny pores in leaves for gas exchange
  15. Specialized cell that absorbs water and minerals

30 Clues: Enzyme that breaks down starch • source needed for photosynthesis • Sugar produced in photosynthesis • Organism that makes its own food • Main source of energy in the diet • Process of water loss from leaves • Substance that helps break down fats • Simple sugar used for energy in cells • Mineral needed for making chlorophyll • Organ that produces digestive enzymes • ...

Nutrition Crossword 8-9 2025-10-08

Nutrition Crossword 8-9 crossword puzzle
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  1. add hydrogen to fat molecules in vegetable oils
  2. only found in animal products
  3. lighter than the standard for a persons height
  4. breaks down food to release energy
  5. when you eat protein your digestive system breaks it down
  6. nutrients that contain nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen
  7. fat found in animal fats and dairy products
  8. illustrates 5 foods you need regularly
  9. water contains this small substances
  10. carbohydrate found in plants
  11. help protect health cells
  12. your body only needs small amounts of this
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  1. fat found in vegetable oil, nuts, and seeds
  2. physical discomfort for your body's needs for nutrients
  3. use energy when you rest
  4. desire for food
  5. nutrients made of carbon
  6. heavier than the standard for a persons height
  7. amount of energy broken down
  8. substance the body needs to function
  9. made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

21 Clues: desire for food • use energy when you rest • nutrients made of carbon • help protect health cells • amount of energy broken down • carbohydrate found in plants • only found in animal products • breaks down food to release energy • substance the body needs to function • water contains this small substances • made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen • ...

Nutrition Ch. 3 Carbohydrates 2025-10-21

Nutrition Ch. 3 Carbohydrates crossword puzzle
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  1. non-digestible carbohydrates that tend to form a thick, gel-like compound in the stomach that may then be fermented by bacteria in the colon.
  2. composed of two (di) monosaccharides (e.g., sucrose, maltose, lactose).
  3. Grains contain the entire grain, or seed, which is the endosperm, bran, and germ.
  4. the effect a food has on the blood glucose concentration: how quickly the glucose level rises, how high it goes, and how long it takes to return to normal.
  5. sugar alcohols produced from the fermentation or hydrogenation of monosaccharides or disaccharides.
  6. adding back certain nutrients (to specific levels) that were lost during processing.
  7. Synthetically made sweeteners that provide minimal or no carbohydrate and calories. They are also known as artificial sweeteners.
  8. the storage form of glucose in plants.
  9. dietary fiber + functional fiber.
  10. intermediate, acidic compounds formed from the incomplete breakdown of fat when adequate glucose is not available.
  11. group name for starch, glycogen, and fiber; composed of long chains of glucose molecules.
  12. form of glucose in animals and humans.
  13. a formula that combines portion size and GI into one number to evaluate the impact on blood glucose levels.
  14. the estimated amount of a food additive that a person can safely consume every day over a lifetime without risk.
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  1. single molecules of sugar (saccharide); the most common monosaccharides in foods are hexoses that contain six carbon atoms.
  2. non-digestible carbohydrates that cannot be broken down by bacteria in the colon but absorb water.
  3. consisting of many (poly) sugar molecules.
  4. class of energy-yielding nutrients that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, hence the common abbreviation of CHO.
  5. a classification of carbohydrates that includes monosaccharides and disaccharides; commonly referred to as sugars.
  6. as proposed by the Food and Nutrition Board, functional fiber consists of extracted or isolated non-digestible carbohydrates that have beneficial physiologic effects in humans.
  7. a numeric measure of the glycemic response of a 50 g carbohydrate serving of a food sample. The higher the number, the higher the glycemic response.
  8. carbohydrates and lignin that are natural and intact components of plants that cannot be digested by human enzymes.
  9. caloric sugars and syrups added to foods during processing or preparation, or consumed separately; do not include sugars naturally present in foods, such as fructose in fruit and lactose in milk.
  10. bioactive, nonnutrient plant compounds associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases. Also known as phytochemicals.
  11. adding nutrients that are not naturally present in the food or were present in insignificant amounts.
  12. Grains consist of only the endosperm (middle part) of the grain and therefore do not contain the bran and germ portions.

26 Clues: dietary fiber + functional fiber. • the storage form of glucose in plants. • form of glucose in animals and humans. • consisting of many (poly) sugar molecules. • composed of two (di) monosaccharides (e.g., sucrose, maltose, lactose). • Grains contain the entire grain, or seed, which is the endosperm, bran, and germ. • ...

Unit 2 Vocab - Nutrition 2026-02-02

Unit 2 Vocab - Nutrition crossword puzzle
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  1. A nutrient that provides the body’s main source of energy.
  2. Foods made from wheat, rice, oats, corn, or other grains.
  3. A nutrient the body needs in small amounts (vitamins and minerals).
  4. A type of food additive that helps prevent food from spoiling.
  5. A substance in food that the body needs to grow, repair itself, and function properly.
  6. A nutrient the body needs in large amounts (carbohydrates, protein, fat).
  7. A nutrient that provides energy and helps absorb certain vitamins.
  8. A unit that measures the amount of energy food provides.
  9. Foods that come from plants and contain natural sugars, vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
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  1. A food additive used to improve or change the color of food.
  2. Plant-based foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
  3. A substance added to food to improve taste, appearance, or shelf life.
  4. A category of foods that provide similar nutrients.
  5. A nutrient that helps build and repair muscles and body tissues.
  6. A type of carbohydrate that helps with digestion.
  7. Foods and drinks made from milk that provide calcium, protein, and vitamin D.
  8. A nutrient that helps regulate body temperature and transport nutrients.
  9. Eating a variety of foods in proper amounts to support overall health.
  10. An organic nutrient needed in small amounts to support body functions.
  11. A model that shows how much of each food group to eat

20 Clues: A type of carbohydrate that helps with digestion. • A category of foods that provide similar nutrients. • A model that shows how much of each food group to eat • A unit that measures the amount of energy food provides. • Foods made from wheat, rice, oats, corn, or other grains. • A nutrient that provides the body’s main source of energy. • ...