Across
- 3. Minerals critical for bone growth
- 6. Short chains of amino acids
- 8. Charged particles essential for body function
- 13. Young children in early development
- 14. What is contained within a food product
- 16. Overall nutritional and structural makeup
- 17. The process of growth and advancement in children
Down
- 1. Manufactured substitute for breast milk
- 2. The process of providing or obtaining food for health
- 4. Nutrients responsible for growth and repair
- 5. Unbound protein units in specialized formula
- 7. Microbial population in the digestive system
- 9. Method used to treat and prepare formula
- 10. Organic compounds essential for metabolism
- 11. Common term for a very young child
- 12. Having a specific purpose or role in biology
- 15. Something added to enhance nutrition