Across
- 4. a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products
- 10. a desire, rather than a need, to eat
- 11. a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products
- 13. a type of dietary fat that is solid at room temperature and is considered unhealthy, along with trans fat
- 18. a substance that spoils or infects
- 19. allows consumer the ability to easily interpret dates on labels
- 21. makes up the greatest percentage of your body and acts as a regulator for body processes
- 22. suggested amounts of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excesses in most healthy people
- 24. a negative reaction to a food or an ingredient in food that is not related to the body’s immune system or to food poisoning
- 25. an eating disorder characterized by regular, often secretive bouts of overeating followed by self-induced vomiting or purging, strict dieting, or extreme exercise, associated with persistent and excessive concern with body weight
Down
- 1. a natural drive that protects you from starvation
- 2. help regulate body processes like digestion, absorption and metabolism of other nutrients
- 3. the starches and sugars found in foods
- 5. the result of eating food with contaminants
- 6. nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues
- 7. fats that are liquid at room temperature in oil form.
- 8. type of lipid, which is a substance that does not dissolve in water
- 9. includes the parts of plant foods your body can't digest or absorb
- 12. substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect
- 14. a substance that can trigger an allergic reaction in some people when their immune system overreacts to it
- 15. the addition of nutrients that are not naturally present
- 16. inorganic substances that the body cannot make on their own and help speed up body processes
- 17. an immune system reaction that happens soon after eating a certain food
- 20. substances in food that your body needs to function properly to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy
- 23. an eating disorder that causes people to weigh less than is considered healthy for their age and height, usually by excessive weight loss