Carbohydrate Crosswords

3. A calorie is a unit we use to measure how much energy is in our food.
6. These are simple sugars, like glucose, that are the building blocks of carbohydrates.
7. It's what makes plants green and helps them turn sunlight into food.
8. Starch is a type of carbohydrate that plants use to store energy, and we eat it in foods like potatoes and rice.
9. This is how plants make food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
10. It's like using water to break apart big molecules into smaller pieces, often to get energy or make things easier to digest.
12. natural stuff like plants and waste that we can use for energy.

1. Fiber is in foods like fruits and vegetables, and it helps keep our digestive system healthy.
2. are in foods like bread and pasta. They give us energy and are made of sugar molecules.
4. They're parts of molecules that often act like hooks, helping different molecules stick together.
5. These are just sugars that give us energy, like the sugar in candy.
11. like a blueprint that tells our bodies how to work and grow. It's found in every living thing.