EPIC NUTRITION CROSSWORD
Across
- 1. Vitamin A helps to keep what healthy?
- 3. How many servings of breads and cereals are recommended daily?
- 5. What mineral is needed for building strong teeth and bones?
- 8. What is a lack of iron in the body known as?
- 9. Sodium helps to regulate body what?
- 11. What is a common source of saturated fat?
- 12. Complex carbohydrates are also known as what?
- 15. What condition can you get when older from a lack of calcium?
- 17. Saturated fatty acids come mainly from what sources?
- 19. Chemical substances that make up food are called what?
- 20. A good source of animal protein is eggs, milk and what?
- 22. How many servings of milk and milk products are recommended daily?
- 23. What is a good source of complex carbohydrates?
- 24. What type of nutrients are are required for vital functioning of body components?
- 25. Vitamins and minerals are known as what type of nutrients?
- 28. What type of animal is a good source of Vitamin D?
- 29. What vitamin is needed for the production and function of blood cells?
- 33. What type of fatty acids are widely found in both animals and plants?
- 36. Some simple carbohydrates contain no other nutrients, and so are referred to as being what?
- 37. At least how many servings of fruit and vegetables are recommended daily?
- 38. What mineral helps to transport oxygen around the body to blood cells?
- 39. What vitamin helps the body to absorb calcium and helps with strong teeth and bones?
- 40. What type of vitamins are not able to be stored in the body?
- 43. Vitamin K helps the body with what?
- 46. Too much sodium in the body can lead to high what?
- 47. Simple carbohydrates are also known as what?
- 48. Nutritional Guidelines recommend teenagers eat snacks low in what?
- 50. What food is a really good source of iron?
- 51. What mineral is commonly known as salt?
- 53. What type of food is a common source of sodium?
- 55. The breads and cereals food group generally provides us with what nutrient?
- 58. Lipids are also known as fats and what?
- 59. What section of the food pyramid do fats, salts and sugars fall into?
- 60. Which nutrient is the bodies main source of energy?
- 62. What is the type of carbohydrate that is absorbed quickly into the body?
- 63. What type of vitamins are able to be stored in the body?
- 65. What are carbohydrates converted to if the body doesn't use them?
- 66. Polyunsaturated fatty acids come mainly from what sources?
- 67. Nutritional Guidelines recommend teenagers eat enough for physical activity and what?
Down
- 1. What is the name of the simple carbohydrate also known as white sugar?
- 2. A type of fat found in food and the body is commonly known as what?
- 4. Minerals are non-living - what is another word for non-living?
- 5. What is the type of carbohydrate that is absorbed slowly into the body?
- 6. What food is a really good source of calcium?
- 7. What type of fatty acids increase cholesterol levels?
- 10. What food commonly eaten in NZ is a good source of starch?
- 13. What type of fatty acids can decrease cholesterol levels?
- 14. What nutrient is generally required for proper body function?
- 16. What type of vegetables are a good source of Vitamin K?
- 18. Dried beans, peas and lentils are a good source of vegetable protein, and are also known as what?
- 21. The meat and alternatives food group generally provides us with what nutrient?
- 24. What section of the food pyramid do breads, cereals, fruit and vegetables fall into?
- 26. What type of fruit is a good source of Vitamin C?
- 27. What type of fatty acids found in processed foods reduce the absorption of nutrients?
- 30. Protein is made up of what?
- 31. What is a common source of polyunsaturated fats?
- 32. Nutritional Guidelines recommend teenagers avoid drinking what?
- 33. Carbohydrates, protein and lipids are known as what type of nutrients?
- 34. Vitamin C is also known as what?
- 35. Too much cholesterol in the body leads to an increased risk of what?
- 41. What is a common source of monounsaturated fats?
- 42. What section of the food pyramid do meat and alternatives and milk products fall into?
- 44. The milk and milk products food group generally provides us with what nutrient?
- 45. How many servings of meat and alternatives are recommended daily?
- 49. Nutrients needed for the body to survive are known as what?
- 52. Vitamin A can be supplied from what type of animal products?
- 54. Good sources of dietary fibre include whole-grains and raw vegetables and...?
- 56. Nutritional Guidelines recommend teenagers eat a variety of foods, known as what kind of diet?
- 57. What is the type of carbohydrate that helps with proper bowel function?
- 61. Nutritional Guidelines recommend teenagers drink how many glasses of water daily?
- 64. The main function of carbohydrates is to provide what to the body?