Nutrition Terminology

2. Items consumed to meet our daily needs and grouped based upon content
3. This describes the recommended energy intake
5. This describes an adequate amount of energy not to cause harm
7. Required in large amounts and provides energy
8. Foods that contain more than one food group
11. What is the name given to the process of maintaining bodily temperature
13. Where does energy originate from
14. This is required in small amounts and contributes to health and wellbeing
15. The energy contained in food
16. Name the process where plants use the energy from the sun

1. A pictorial guide showing groups, portions and types of food required for a healthy diet
4. Where does the body store and transport energy
6. This class of nutrient can be synthesised from other nutrients
9. The way in which we consume our food, based upon how we put them together
10. The process of converting nutrients (food) into functional bodily tissue
12. This class of nutrient must be consumed every day