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