A Scientific Look into Nutrition Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. any organic substance essential in small quantities to the nutrition and normal metabolism of most animals
  2. 7. soluble in fat vitamins A,D,E and K
  3. 8. starches
  4. 9. allow for available energy; if there is no energy from other sources the proteins kick in and give energy
  5. 10. allows us to absorb the needed nutrients and eliminate the unneeded substances
  6. 11. building blocks of protein
Down
  1. 1. the main source of energy for the body
  2. 3. do not have all the amino acids we need
  3. 4. have all the amino acids we need
  4. 5. concentrated sources of fuel to the body’s energy system
  5. 6. made up of two sugars