Across
- 2. A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.
- 6. Vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, olive oil).
- 8. Sugars, such as fructose and lactose. Occur naturally in fruits, dairy products, honey, and maple syrup. Added to many processed foods, like cereal.
- 12. Meat, many dairy products, palm oil, and coconut oil.
- 14. Dissolve in water. Includes Vitamin C, folic acid, and B vitamins.
- 15. Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissue.
Down
- 1. Stored in body fat. Includes Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
- 3. Also known as starches. Long chains of sugars linked together. Found in grains, grain products, and root vegetables.
- 4. Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.
- 5. Fats that are formed by a process called hydrogenation, which causes vegetable oil to harden.
- 7. A tough, complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.
- 9. Compounds found in food that help regulate many body processes.
- 10. Elements found in food that are used by the body.
- 11. A waxy, fat-like substance.
- 13. Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body's main source of energy.
- 16. The process in which your body takes in and uses food.
