Across
- 1. How we measure energy in food
- 6. The chemical process by which the body breaks down substances and gets energy
- 9. A high level of this can result in a heart attack
- 11. Types of fat that are liquid at room temperature
- 12. A food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing
- 13. Type of fat that is formed from a process called hydrogenation
- 14. AKA salt
- 15. Type of carbohydrate that is sugar and gets absorbed quickly
- 16. A guide developed by the USDA for healthy eating
- 19. Type of carbohydrate that is starch and absorbed slowly
- 21. A substance found in food that keeps your body functioning
Down
- 2. Type of sugar that follows the 5/20 rule
- 3. These do not provide energy, but are still essential to good health
- 4. A type of starch that cannot be digested. Used in digestive tract
- 5. Groups that are used to separate dairy, protein, vegetables, etc.
- 7. The body requires 17 of these daily
- 8. A food that had nutrients added to it that might not have been in them in the first place
- 10. The 6 main nutrients that include, fat, protein, etc.
- 17. Made of amino acids
- 18. Type of calorie that lacks most nutrients
- 20. Dissolves vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in your body