Across
- 4. consuming the right quantities of foods from all food groups
- 5. unit of energy; refers to energy consumption in eating and drinking
- 7. two bean shaped organs
- 11. comprised of vitamins and minerals needed for growth
- 13. a basic component of food that nourishes the body
- 14. products that are in the same state as harvested
- 15. a food that has 1/3 fewer calories, 50% less fat, or 50% less sodium than a comparable product
- 16. fourth state of matter; component of blood
Down
- 1. foods grown without pesticides and chemicals
- 2. builds bones and keeps them healthy
- 3. a mineral that helps your muscles contract
- 4. helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to cells
- 6. monosaccharides and disaccharides
- 8. storage form of energy in plants; polysaccharide
- 9. bodies main source of energy (sugars, starches, fibers)
- 10. composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 12. colorless, tasteless, odourless; basic necessity of life
- 14. saturated and unsaturated