Big Word Puzzle 1

2. Mixing different low biological value proteins to supply all the essential amino acids (13,8)
5. Pregnant women need this mineral and vitamin to help grow the baby's bones (7,3,7,1)
7. Adolescents need these two minerals to help their bones grow and develop (7,3,10)
9. The smallest unit of a protein
10. The unit that energy is measured in foods (kcal)
15. BMR-Amount of energy we need for all basic bodily functions (5,9,4)
18. HBV Proteins that contain all of the essential amino acids (4,10,5)
19. RNIs- the amount of a nutrient that is enough for most people in a group (9,8,7)
20. Nutrients needed by the body in small amounts
21. Ex-trinsic sugars. Sugars added to foods during baking plus honey, syrups and fruit juice (4,6)
22. A lack of fibre in the diet causes this disease in your intestines (7,7)
23. DRVs- Estimates of the amount of nutrients needed for good health (7,9,6)
25. The type of food a baby needs to help them frow (6,5,5)

1. In-trinsic sugars. Sugars already inside a food such as an apple or banana (3,4,6)
3. PAL- The energy used for all types of movement (8,8,5)
4. The unit that energy is measured in food (kj)
6. What you can develop in your body if you're low on iron
8. Toddlers and pre-school children need a diet with a lot of these to help give them a lot of energy (7,13)
11. Nutrients needed by the body in large amounts
12. NSP the part of food that is not digested by the body and helps prevent diverticular disease (3,6,14)
13. Autoimmune disease that means your body attacks the protein gluten in foods (7,7)
14. School-aged children should base their diet on this guide (7,5)
16. Amino acids that cannot be made by the body (9,5,5)
17. Not able to digest milk sugars (7,11)
24. Mixing different low biological (LBV) proteins to supply all of the amino acids (4,9)