Across
- 4. A protein found in wheat. Does not contain essential nutrients
- 7. Are organic compounds that are present in varying amounts in natural foods. They act as regulators or catalysts in the body's processes
- 9. Fulfill a variety of metabolic functions such as building, activating, regulating, transmitting, and controlling
- 10. Organ that produces insulin
- 14. Solid at room temperature
- 15. Table sugar; disaccharide
- 17. A chemical process that changes food to energy
- 18. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
- 19. Minerals that contain an electric charge. They help your body regulate chemical reactions, maintain the balance between fluids inside and outside your cells, and more
- 21. (The good cholesterol) carries LDL to liver and out the body
- 22. The inability to produce insulin which leaves glucose in the bloodstream
Down
- 1. More fat than protein. The bad cholesterol
- 2. The body’s main source of energy. Comes in the form of sugar, starch, or fibe
- 3. Lacks one or more of the essential amino acids
- 5. A highly concentrated source of energy in the body. Essential fatty acids the body cannot make itself
- 6. Liquid at room temperature
- 8. The building blocks of protein. Must be obtained from foods because our bodies can't produce these
- 11. This is fruit sugar and honey, which is the sweetest of the simple sugars
- 12. Hormone created by the pancreas that controls the amount of glucose in the bloodstream
- 13. Build tissues and repair body cells
- 16. Contain all the essential amino acids in both quantity and correct proportion required to promote normal growth
- 20. A unit of heat used to measure the energy value of food.