Nutrition Crossword

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  1. 3. Provide energy and help the body use certain vitamins more effectively
  2. 6. Provide all the amino acids your body needs (Ex. meat, fish, eggs, milk)
  3. 10. Helps your body digest food and eliminate waste
  4. 12. Do not contain all the necessary amino acids (Ex. most food from plants, beans, nuts)
  5. 13. Major source of energy for the body.
  6. 14. Found in many animal foods such as meat and dairy products
  7. 15. Nutrients that help your body build, repair, and maintain its tissue
  8. 16. Found in many animal foods such as meat and dairy products
Down
  1. 1. Natural sugars such as those found in fruit and milk products.
  2. 2. Found in plant products and fish
  3. 4. The building blocks in proteins
  4. 5. Starches (Ex. bread, rice, starchy vegetables)
  5. 7. Help your body grow and develop
  6. 8. The part of grains and plant food that your body cannot digest
  7. 9. Nutrients that help chemical reactions take place in your body
  8. 11. A soft, waxy, fat-like material produced by the body