Module 10

3. The physical drive to eat that protects you from starvation.
9. Substances in food that your body needs to grow.
10. The psychological desire for food, often triggered by smell, sight, or advertisements.
13. spreading pathogens from one food to another.
15. Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy supplied by food.

1. The current USDA visual guide for making healthy food choices.
2. needed to create cell walls, certain hormones, and vitamin D.
4. The process by which your body takes in and uses food to maintain health.
5. A tough complex carbohydrate that the body cannot digest (helps move waste through the digestive system).
6. a condition in which the bones become fragile and break easily
7. foods that have a high ratio of nutrients to calories
8. Compounds that help regulate vital body processes, including digestion and metabolism.
11. Nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues (made of amino acids).
12. Inorganic elements found in food that the body uses (e.g., calcium, iron).
13. Starches and sugars found in foods; the body's preferred source of energy.
14. a type of fat found mainly in animal products