Nutrition Basics Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a specific, actionable plan aimed at improving your health
  2. 4. A measurement of the energy content of food
  3. 7. Zone After a period of time spent in the learning zone, a new, larger comfort zone is formed
  4. 10. forms the basis of blood, digestive juices, urine and perspiration
  5. 13. Balance the state at which the number of calories eaten equals the number of calories used
  6. 14. the amount of energy your body needs to maintain homeostasis
  7. 15. a nutrient that is needed in small amounts to keep the body healthy
  8. 16. a source of essential which the body cannot make itself
  9. 17. A nutrient that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy
Down
  1. 1. food consisting of or containing a lot of sugars, starch, cellulose, or similar substances that can be broken down to release energy in the human body
  2. 3. a repeated action that becomes an automatic behavior, with little to no thought
  3. 5. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and maintenance of life
  4. 6. Zone a psychological state in which things from the environment are close and familiar to a person and under their control
  5. 8. the science that studies how food affects the body and our food choices
  6. 9. achieving a small goal
  7. 11. the response to a perceived threat
  8. 12. A molecule made up of amino acids