Across
- 3. A fat-like, waxy substance that helps your body make cell membranes, many hormones, and vitamin D.
- 6. a very soft silvery-white metal, it is the most common alkali metal and the sixth most abundant element on earth
- 9. There are two kinds of this carb "adding" and "naturally"
- 15. A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods.
- 16. A label you put on food with useful info about whats in that food
- 19. if a food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food, it's considered to be a source of _____.
- 20. 2 Hydrogen 1 Oxygen
- 22. Compounds the body requires to perform basic functions and grow
- 23. These fats are liquid at room temperature in oil form
Down
- 1. Having added nutrients
- 2. Additional sugars put into food like sucrose or dextrose as sweeteners
- 4. A symbol used as a reminder to choose a variety of foods throughout the day and throughout the week
- 5. It's made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long "complex" chains
- 7. Found on the food label listing all the stuff used to make this, best for finding out if it contains anything you are allergic to
- 8. A food that has extra nutrients added to it or has nutrients added that are not normally there
- 10. _______ are needed for the body to function properly (Gym rats love to drink this as a shake before or after a workout)
- 11. These fats are most often solid at room temperature
- 12. A measurement of the energy content of food
- 13. A organic compounds that people need in small quantities.
- 14. Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein, and Dairy
- 16. A type of carbohydrate found in plant foods that the body cannot digest
- 17. Too much ______ in your diet increases your risk for heart disease and other health problems.
- 18. The chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy.
- 21. A element that are found in the earth and food and essential to life