Food and Nutrition

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Across
  1. 5. Boiling before baking is the process of making this breakfast staple
  2. 8. The standard complete protein reference
  3. 9. This fat has more potassium than a banana
  4. 12. Fat makes up about 60% of this organ
  5. 13. Deficiency of Vitamin D in children
  6. 19. 99% of this mineral is stored in the bones
  7. 21. Vitamin essential for wound healing and helps absorb iron
  8. 23. Deficiency is called Pellagra
  9. 24. This fruit's ripeness is tested by bouncing
  10. 27. Table sugar
  11. 28. Babybel cheese is this type of cheese
  12. 29. Important vitamin for pregnant women
  13. 31. Carbohydrates that digest slowly
  14. 32. Vegetable with different colors that represent the different stages of development
  15. 33. Energy source that also flavors food
  16. 34. Deficiency of Vitamin C
  17. 38. President who introduced America to mac & cheese
  18. 39. Getting enough to eat
  19. 41. Non-animal source of Vitamin D
  20. 42. Type of protein that Vitamin B12 can only be found in
  21. 46. Essential for blood clotting
  22. 47. Protein found in red blood cells
  23. 49. Essential nutrient that carries other nutrients to cells & waste products to the kidneys
  24. 50. Sugar found in milk
Down
  1. 1. Storage form of glucose
  2. 2. Fatty fish like salmon provide high amounts of this fat
  3. 3. Two glucose units link together to form this disaccharide
  4. 4. Helps to boost overall immunity
  5. 6. Helps with the production of keratin
  6. 7. This veggie contains more Vitamin C than an orange
  7. 10. Made up of amino acids
  8. 11. Fruit sugar
  9. 14. This organ is 22 feet long
  10. 15. Eating foods from all food groups
  11. 16. minerals needed in small amounts
  12. 17. First food to be planted in space
  13. 18. Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride
  14. 20. Carbohydrate that becomes sweeter the longer you chew it as the starch breaks down into simple sugars
  15. 22. The foundation protein of bones
  16. 24. Main fuel source
  17. 25. This mineral's main function is keeping a normal heart rhythm
  18. 26. Iron found in animal protein
  19. 27. Hyponatremia refers to low blood volume of this mineral
  20. 30. Not getting too much or too little of a nutrient
  21. 35. Vegetarians & Vegans have a hard time getting this water-soluble vitamin
  22. 36. Carbohydrates with a basic structure and are easy to digest
  23. 37. Deficiency causes anemia, weakness, fatigue, and headaches
  24. 40. Vitamin is found in limited foods but can be synthesized through the skin
  25. 43. Waxy substance made by the liver to help build healthy cells and make hormones
  26. 44. Blood sugar
  27. 45. Fruit that contains bromelain, an enzyme that breaks down proteins
  28. 48. Eating different options within each food group