Nutrition Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a wax-like substance that produces hormones
  2. 2. The chemical reactions in the body that turn food into energy
  3. 5. helps regulate the bodies use of sugar
  4. 6. A unit of energy for the body to use
  5. 7. Foods that do not contain all of the amino acids
  6. 9. liquid at room temperature like oils
  7. 11. A type of dietary fats
  8. 12. solid at room temperature like meats
  9. 14. break down in the body right away
Down
  1. 1. foods that do contain all of the amino acids
  2. 3. take a while to break down.
  3. 4. provides structure and support for cells
  4. 8. provides the body with glucose which gets converted into energy to support the body functions
  5. 10. The building blocks for protein and help bodily functions
  6. 13. helps the body absorb vitamins