Across
- 2. breaks down the amount of calories, carbs, fat, fiber, protein, and vitamins per serving of the food, making it easier to compare the nutrition of similar products.
- 4. a unit of energy that originated from the caloric theory of heat.
- 6. a mineral found in many foods. Your body needs it for normal muscle and nerve functions.
- 8. the amount of food customarily consumed (i.e., typically eaten) in one sitting for that food.
- 9. are sugar molecules, and along with proteins and fats are one of three main nutrients found in foods and drinks.
Down
- 1. a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs it to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.
- 3. nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue (including the brain), and hormones. The body also uses it as fuel.
- 5. a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance or to preserve it.
- 7. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat.