Food and nutrition
Across
- 1. (verb)To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it.
- 2. (adj)Containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar.
- 5. (verb) To heat to the point where a liquid forms bubbles and turns to steam.
- 6. (adj)Not cooked.
- 8. (noun, pl)Plants or parts of a plant that are eaten as food. For example, potatoes, beans and onions.
- 11. (adj)Having a taste like that of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat.
- 13. (noun, pl) A substance that provides the body with energy and heat.
- 14. (noun)A seed, or pod containing seeds, of a climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- 15. (adj)Food that has been recently produced or picked and not frozen, dried or preserved in cans.
- 16. (adj)Containing or tasting of salt.
Down
- 1. (noun)A fatty substance found in the body. Too much of it in the blood is linked to a higher risk of heart disease.
- 3. (adj) Having a strong and pleasant taste when it is eaten.
- 4. (adj) Good for your health.
- 7. (noun)Substance that is an essential part of what humans and animals eat to help them grow and stay healthy.
- 9. (adj)Usually food that has a strong taste because spices have been added to it.
- 10. (adj) Bread or flour that contains whole grains, including the husk.
- 12. (verb)To cook food in an oven.