Nutrition
Across
- 2. The kinds of food that you consume.
- 4. stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body.
- 5. A mineral your body needs to work properly rhyming with ‘Hassium’.
- 7. A white type of grain used in food, particularly in Aisa.
- 11. A hypersensitivity reaction to a substance especially in food; eg. a peanut _______.
- 13. food made of flour, water and yeast mixed together and baked.
- 16. The food necessary for growth, health, and good condition.
- 18. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for good health and growth.
- 20. The organ which mainly digests food.
- 21. A light informal meal
- 25. A measure of the energy value of foods.
- 26. A colourless, transparent and odourless liquid that is depended on by humans to survive
- 27. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and fructose and can be eaten as food.
- 29. To be in a good physical or mental condition.
- 30. Used by our body to build, maintain and repair body cells.
- 31. Our bodies' main nutrient for creating energy.
- 32. A standardized amount of food.
- 34. A type of food produced from or containing the milk of mammals.
- 35. Vitamins & minerals; needed in small amounts.
Down
- 1. A type of carbohydrate that keeps you full longer.
- 3. A simple sugar which is an important energy source.
- 6. Things like vitamins, minerals and herbs taken to strengthen your body, usually taken when deficiency occurs.
- 8. A plant or part of a plant used as food, such as a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean.
- 9. Aka Lipids.
- 10. A sugar found in fruit.
- 12. a type of fat, particularly less healthy than others.
- 14. the opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.
- 15. The state of being grossly fat or overweight.
- 17. The opposite of healthy, food that is harmful to health.
- 19. The hormone that regulates glucose in the body.
- 21. A condition caused by lack of vitamin C in the diet.
- 22. A feeling of discomfort caused by lack of food.
- 23. The process by which your body converts food and drink into energy.
- 24. An essential element for blood production in the body.
- 28. The flesh of an animal, eaten as food.
- 33. A chemical found in food that tastes salty.