Across
- 4. the process of taking in food and using it for energy and growth
- 7. are made when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils
- 9. vitamins that are fat soluble
- 11. proteins containing all the essential amino acids
- 12. this vitamins helps prevent birth defects
- 14. proteins that are missing one or more of the essential amino acids
- 15. nutrient needed to build cells and tissues
Down
- 1. compounds that help regulate many vital body processes
- 2. provides the most calories per gram of all the nutrients
- 3. a form of complex carbonhydrates from plants that humans cannot digest
- 4. substances in foods that your body needs to grow
- 5. helps make red blood cells and carries oxygen in the blood
- 6. sugars and starches in foods
- 8. are needed for healthy bones and teeth
- 10. sugars and should be carefully restricted by diabetics
- 11. take longer for the body to break down
- 13. should be carefully restricted by people with hypertension