Nutrition Mission

4. Used in commercially produced foods and soft drinks as a cheaper alternative to sucrose.
7. These are some of the worst kinds of fat you could eat.
10. A syrup made from cornstarch, consisting of dextrose, maltose, and dextrin.
11. The building blocks of proteins.
12. The most common fat found in red meat.
15. What is the healthiest kind of sugar?
17. Fats that the body can't produce by itself
19. What is needed for a lot of functions in your body, with one of the most important being to prevent anemia.
20. Your digestive system breaks down (blank) into glucose.

1. A major component of fats that is used by the body for energy and tissue development.
2. A unit of energy in food.
3. One of the main types of nutrients.
5. a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body.
6. This type of helpful fat is present in a variety of foods and oils.
8. Measures how a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood sugar.
9. Is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.
13. the process the body uses to break down food into nutrients.
14. Your body needs this to build and maintain bones, muscles, and skin.
16. Most these kinds of are typically animal fats found in high fat meats and dairy products.
18. Substances that speed up chemical reactions in the body