Across
- 5. guide for making healthful daily food choices
- 6. substances that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and for regulating many vital body processes
- 9. a natural physical drive that protects you from starvation
- 10. a desire, rather than a need, to eat
- 14. a set of recommendations for healthful eating and active living
- 16. units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body
- 17. nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues
- 18. the starches and sugars present in foods
Down
- 1. proteins that the body responds to as if they were pathogens, or foreign invaders
- 2. an indigestible complex carbohydrate
- 3. a condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods
- 4. substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect
- 7. food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
- 8. a fatty substance that does not dissolve in water
- 11. food poisoning
- 12. compounds that help regulate many vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients
- 13. the process by which the body takes in and uses food
- 15. a negative reaction to a food or part of food caused by a metabolic problem, such as the inability to digest parts of certain foods or food components