nutrition quiz
Across
- 1. a measurement of the amount of energy produced when food is burned by the body.
- 6. contain one or more double or triple bonds between the molecules
- 8. substances that must be obtained from the diet because the body cannot make them in sufficient quantity to meet its needs.
- 9. adding greatly-needed nutrients to foods that might not have had them in the first place.
- 11. an essential nutrient and is needed by the body in relatively small amounts(provided that substantial sweating does not occur) to maintain a balance of body fluids and keep muscles and nerves running smoothly.
- 12. if a food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food,
- 14. made up of many amino acids joined together
- 16. substances that our bodies need to develop and function normally.They include vitamins A,c,d,e,and b
- 17. is a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
- 18. a collection of foods that share similar nutritional properties or biological classifications.
- 19. sugars that are added during the processing of foods
Down
- 1. rich in energy and is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with complex chains
- 2. a guide developed by the USDA for healthful eating that identifies daily meal proportions for the fruit, vegetable, grains, proteins, dairy food groups
- 3. a waxy substance found in your blood
- 4. a food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing
- 5. a molecule compound
- 7. is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy
- 10. chemical substances in food that help to maintain the body.
- 13. inorganic elements that come from the soil and water and are absorbed by plants or eaten by animals, such as calcium, potassium, and zinc.
- 15. type of cardiohydrate that the body cant digest
- 20. a lot of energy and is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen