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- 3. There are five of these; fruits, vegetables, proteins, fiber, and dairy.
- 5. Formed from a process call hydrogenation which causes unsaturated fats to harden.
- 6. Trans fats can raise the levels of this which can increase your risk of a heart attack.
- 7. Nutrients that were lost during processing are added back.
- 11. Substances found in food that keep your body functioning.
- 14. Food that is high in calories yet lacks all other nutrients.
- 15. Sugars that are absorbed quickly
- 17. Adding greatly-adding nutrients to foods that might not have had them in the first place.
- 19. Nutrients required for normal body functions.
- 20. The process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy.
- 21. Type of starch that the body cannot digest. Used to move waste through the body.
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- 1. A guide developed by the USDA for healthful eating that identifies daily meal proportions for the fruit, vegetables, grains, proteins and dairy food groups.
- 2. Starches that which are absorbed more slowly.
- 4. Carries nutrients to your cells and carries waster from your body.
- 8. Substance added to food and beverages at some point before their consumption.
- 9. The Measurement of energy in food
- 10. The body depends on these for practically every process necessary for life. 17 daily.
- 12. Helps regulate many chemical processes in your body.
- 13. Fats that are liquid at room temperature.
- 16. Made up of chemical compounds called amino acids. Help build, maintain, and repair body tissues.
- 18. Salt is the main source of this substance in the average US diet.