Across
- 4. Your body breaks this down into amino acids and is the building blocks for your muscles
- 6. The study of food and how it affects the health and growth of the body
- 8. The nutrients we need in larger quantities that provide us with energy
- 9. Avocado is considered a good source of this macronutrient
- 10. Sodium and potassium are both examples of this micronutrient
Down
- 1. Your body breaks this down into glucose
- 2. On a daily basis you should consume .5-1oz of this per gram of your body weight
- 3. This includes both vitamins and minerals
- 5. A group of substances that are needed for normal cell function, growth, and development
- 7. A unit of energy, often used to express the nutritional value of foods, equivalent to the heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 °C