Nutrition Vocabulary
Across
- 3. fat that is solid at room temperature
- 5. a sauce used to add flavor or soften food
- 7. self-indulgent and luxurious
- 8. a unit of energy in food
- 10. mineral that helps make red blood cells
- 14. added in small quantities to improve or preserve
- 16. suitable to be eaten
- 17. added to food to enhance flavor
- 21. keeps blood pressure in normal range
- 22. to decorate or embellish something
- 25. a poison or venom of a plant of animal
- 26. the state of being free from illness
- 29. an inorganic substance needed for good health
- 31. thick liquid served with savory dishes
- 34. flowering plant's unit of reporduction
- 35. found in large amounts in citrus fruit
- 36. sweet and fleshy product that contains seeds
- 37. a fruit containing mostly water
- 39. a sweet smell
- 40. an edible fungus
- 42. fat that is liquid at room temperature
- 44. a type of simple carbohydrate
- 45. food or substances combined to make a dish
- 46. lack of proper nutrition
Down
- 1. nourishment
- 2. an organic substance needed for good health
- 4. the building blocks of proteins
- 6. a type of legume commonly considered a nut
- 9. a solution of large amount of salt in water
- 11. a microscopic fungus capable of converting sugar into alcohol
- 12. aromatic vegetable substance used to flavor food
- 13. the process used to make energy from food
- 15. plant or part of a plant used as food
- 18. something very pleasing to taste or smell
- 19. red fruit mistaken as a vegetable
- 20. a substance in plants that helps digestion
- 23. a small amount of food eaten between meals
- 24. any plant used for flavoring
- 27. when you do not drink enough to replace liquids you lose
- 28. a compound that clears the blood
- 30. an edible part of the plant for the pea family
- 32. when your body doesn't have enough iron in the blood
- 33. what you eat and drink
- 38. fruit consisting of hard or tough shells
- 41. a different version of something
- 43. a red fruit with seeds on the outside