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Foods Crossword Puzzle
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Carbohydrates: the body's main source of energy.
Dietary Fibre: a mixture of plant materials that is not broken down in the digestive system
Fats: a concentrated source of energy. Important for the transportation of nutrients
Proteins: Nutrients that help build, repair, and maintain body tissues.
Vitamins: Chemicals that help regulate many vital body processes and aid other nutrients in doing their jobs
Minerals: Non-living substances that help the body work properly and in some cases, become part of body tissues, such as bone
Water: A nutrient since it is essential to life
Insoluble Fibre: Fibre that does not dissolve in water. Much like a sponge ______ fibre it absorbs water which contributes to bulk and prevents constipation
Soluble Fibre: Fibre that does dissolve in water. ____ fibre increases the thickness of your stomach contents and reduces blood cholesterol levels
Amino Acids: Chains of chemical building blocks, which help create Protein
Cholesterol: A fat-like substance present in all body cells, and needed for any essential body processes
Saturated: _____ fats, are fats that appear to raise the level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream
Polyunsaturated: Are fats that seem to help lower cholesterol levels
Monounsaturated: Are fats that also help lower bad cholesterol levels and may help raise levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL)
Hydrogenation: A process in which missing hydrogen atoms are added to an unsaturated fat to make it firmer in texture
Antioxidants: Substances that protect body cells in the immune system from harmful chemicals.
Foods Crossword Puzzle
Across:1. | the body's main source of energy. | 3. | Nutrients that help build, repair, and maintain body tissues. | 7. | Are fats that seem to help lower cholesterol levels | 11. | Non-living substances that help the body work properly and in some cases, become part of body tissues, such as bone | 12. | Chemicals that help regulate many vital body processes and aid other nutrients in doing their jobs | 13. | _____ fats, are fats that appear to raise the level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream | 14. | A fat-like substance present in all body cells, and needed for any essential body processes | 15. | A process in which missing hydrogen atoms are added to an unsaturated fat to make it firmer in texture |
| | Down:2. | Substances that protect body cells in the immune system from harmful chemicals. | 4. | a mixture of plant materials that is not broken down in the digestive system | 5. | Fibre that does not dissolve in water. Much like a sponge ______ fibre it absorbs water which contributes to bulk and prevents constipation | 6. | Fibre that does dissolve in water. ____ fibre increases the thickness of your stomach contents and reduces blood cholesterol levels | 8. | Chains of chemical building blocks, which help create Protein | 9. | a concentrated source of energy. Important for the transportation of nutrients | 10. | A nutrient since it is essential to life |
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Foods Crossword Puzzle
Across:1. | the body's main source of energy. | 3. | Nutrients that help build, repair, and maintain body tissues. | 7. | Are fats that seem to help lower cholesterol levels | 11. | Non-living substances that help the body work properly and in some cases, become part of body tissues, such as bone | 12. | Chemicals that help regulate many vital body processes and aid other nutrients in doing their jobs | 13. | _____ fats, are fats that appear to raise the level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream | 14. | A fat-like substance present in all body cells, and needed for any essential body processes | 15. | A process in which missing hydrogen atoms are added to an unsaturated fat to make it firmer in texture |
| | Down:2. | Substances that protect body cells in the immune system from harmful chemicals. | 4. | a mixture of plant materials that is not broken down in the digestive system | 5. | Fibre that does not dissolve in water. Much like a sponge ______ fibre it absorbs water which contributes to bulk and prevents constipation | 6. | Fibre that does dissolve in water. ____ fibre increases the thickness of your stomach contents and reduces blood cholesterol levels | 8. | Chains of chemical building blocks, which help create Protein | 9. | a concentrated source of energy. Important for the transportation of nutrients | 10. | A nutrient since it is essential to life |
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