Across
- 4. Complex sugar
- 6. supply amino acids and energy (not a great source of energy, though) to the body. Amino acids are used to build, repair, and maintain every cell in your body (skin, hair, blood, bone, etc.).
- 7. The supplying of the materials necessary for life to cells and the body.
- 9. Stored in the fat tissues in your body and in your liver.
- 10. Crucial for all bodily functions, playing a vital role in everything from carrying nutrients and oxygen to regulating body temperature and lubricating joints
- 12. A unit of food energy (the amount of energy needed to heat 1 gram of water 1 degree
- 15. Substances found in the food we eat that are essential to supply energy, promote growth and regulate the body
- 16. Good fat - good for the heart
- 17. The best supply of food energy supports the growth of cells.
- 18. provide the body with the fuel it needs for physical activity by breaking down into glucose (a sugar our bodies use as a universal energy source).
Down
- 1. Dissolve in water and not stored in your body
- 2. Simple sugar
- 3. Naturally occurring, inorganic solids with a defined chemical composition and crystal structure.
- 5. bad fat
- 8. VERY Bad fat
- 11. Essential organic compounds are needed in small amounts for the body to function properly
- 13. The sum of the food consumed by an organism
- 14. 'Good’ fat - lowers cholesterol
