Across
- 9. study of nutrients and how the body uses them
- 10. starches and sugars found in foods, especially in plant foods
- 11. balance between the calories you take in from food and the calories your body uses
- 12. unit of heat that measures the energy available in food
- 13. promote normal growth, give you energy, and keep your skin healthy
Down
- 1. emotional desire for food
- 2. compounds that help to regulate body functions
- 3. tough, stringy part of raw fruits, raw vegetables, whole wheat and other grains
- 4. elements in foods that help your body work properly
- 5. have a high amount of nutrients relative to their number of calories
- 6. physical need for food
- 7. the way you see your body
- 8. the nutrients used to build and repair cells
- 9. substances in food that your body needs to function