Across
- 3. Nutrients a nutrient that is required for normal body function
- 5. is having added nutrients
- 11. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
- 15. Calorie a food high in calories but lacking in all other nutrients
- 16. the chemical process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy
- 17. help build, maintain, and repair body tissues
- 18. adding greatly-needed nutrients to foods that might not have had them in the first place.
- 20. carries nutrients to your cells and carries waste from your body
Down
- 1. Carbohydrates these are sugars that are absorbed easily
- 2. is a type of starch that the body cannot digest
- 4. is a type of fat needed to digest foods, but can be harmful.
- 6. a guide developed by the USDA for healthful eating that identifies daily meal proportions for the fruit, vegetable, grains, proteins, dairy food groups
- 7. the body requires 17 of these daily that are necessary for life.
- 8. help regulate chemical processes in the body
- 9. Fats these are fats that are liquid at room temperature
- 10. Fat a fat formed from a process called hydrogenation and raises blood cholesterol levels
- 12. Carbohydrates these are starches that are absorbed slowly
- 13. is how we measure energy in food
- 14. this is used to flavor food, a salt.
- 19. groups are how different foods are categorized like: dairy, vegetables, carbohydrates, etc.