Food For Life: Standard 3 Design and demonstrate a nutritious diet

All the chemical changes that occur as cells produce energy and materials needed to sustain life.

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

the main source of energy for your body

essential for the growth and repair of body cells

transports nutrients, removes wastes, aids in digestion

a substance, found in some foods, that can speed up body processes

a waxy, fatlike substance our bodies produce and need in small amounts

the science that studies how the body makes use of the substances in food and how and why people eat the way they do

a unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods

everything you regularly eat and drink

guidelines for the amount of each nutrient to be eaten each day

the complex carbohydrate stored in potatoes, rice, wheat, and other plants

a mineral that helps control the amount of fluid in our bodies

a plant when valued for its medicinal properties , flavor, scent, or the like.

class of substances of vegetable origin used as seasoning, preservatives, etc