Across
- 1. needed in small amounts to help control many body functions
- 3. a very serious eating disorder
- 4. the study of how our bodies use food to maintain health
- 5. how you feel about yourself
- 6. too little water in your body
- 10. a healthier way to cook meat
- 12. one of the six essential nutrients that provides energy to be active
- 14. a food guidance system to help you choose what and how much to eat
- 15. the process of turning nutrients into usuable energy
- 16. the number of food groups in myplate
- 17. a mineral essential to good bone health
Down
- 2. provides information about serving size, calories, and quantity of nutrients
- 7. fats that are liquid at room temperature
- 8. an example of an empty calorie food often consumed by teens
- 9. meat, beans, eggs, and nuts are all considered part of this group
- 11. have of the grains we eat should be...
- 12. the energy value of food
- 13. the most important meal of the day
- 16. provides 9 calories per gram; needed by body in small amounts