Across
- 5. the process of taking in food and using it for energy and growth
- 6. sugars and starches in food
- 7. substances in food that your body needs
- 11. simples sugars like candy that should be restricted for people with diabtetes
- 15. compounds that help body processes
- 17. complex carbohydrates that humans cannot digest like the stringy parts of raw fruits and veggies
- 18. proteins containing all the essential amino acids
- 19. the carbs your body takes longer to break down
Down
- 1. your body telling you it needs nutrients
- 2. the vitamin that helps prevent birth defects
- 3. are needed for healthy and strong bones and teeth
- 4. nutrients needed to build cells and tissues
- 8. the fats made when hydrogen is added to saturated fats
- 9. provide the most calories out of all nutrients
- 10. proteins missing one or more essential amino acid
- 12. should be restricted for people with hypertension
- 13. vitamins that are fat soluble
- 14. a learned desire for food based off other factors besides the nutritonal need
- 16. helps carry oxygen through the bloodstream and forms red blood cells
