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- 1. When you eat a wide variety of foods in the right amounts
- 7. Helps with overall body function and keeps you from being dehydrated
- 9. It measures the energy a food or drink provides
- 11. Required by the body in larger amounts
- 13. How much of a food or substance is in a single serving
- 14. Substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and maintaining life
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- 2. Provides fuel and energy for your body
- 3. Provides energy reserve, insulation & protection of vital organs
- 4. How nutrients are changed in the stomach and intestines into a form that can be absorbed and used by the body
- 5. Provides structure to cells and repairs tissue
- 6. A micro that can help your body fight infection
- 8. Helps reduce the risk of chronic diseases and protects against cancer, heart disease, and heart attacks
- 10. Required by the body in smaller amounts
- 12. Food is converted into this