Across
- 2. a fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain.
- 4. waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs for good health, but in the right amounts.
- 10. ones that cannot be synthesized by the body and, therefore, must be supplied from foods.
- 11. a plate that is divided into four sections, with each section representing how much of each food group you should eat.
- 17. a soft, silver-white, metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals, having a wax like consistency
- 18. broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy
- 19. a type of dietary fat
- 20. breaks down the amount of calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and vitamins per serving of the food.
- 22. substance such as tin, salt, or sulfur that is formed naturally in rocks and in the earth.
- 23. made stronger or more secure.
- 24. H2O
Down
- 1. sugars that are added during the processing of foods
- 3. lists each ingredient in the product by its common or usual name, and in descending order by weight.
- 5. Fats that are tightly packed with no double bonds between the fatty acids
- 6. group of substances that are needed for normal cell function, growth, and development
- 7. a unit of heat
- 8. if a food does not contain nutrients or if the calories from sugar and fats outweigh the nutrients found in the food
- 9. made up of sugar molecules that are strung together in long, complex chains.
- 12. to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient.
- 13. chemical compounds in food that are used by the body to function properly and maintain health.
- 14. large, complex molecules that play many important roles in the body.
- 15. includes a variety of foods that are similar in nutritional makeup
- 16. the chemical reactions in the body's cells that change food into energy.
- 21. a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance, especially one that is used to make cloth or rope.