NW Nutritious Information

Substances that become part of a food product when they are added during the processing or making of that particular food

• food dye

• food additive

• preservative

• flavor enhancer

Condition in which the blood does not have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to body cells where energy is made

• osteoporosis

• nutrient deficiency

• anemia

• trans fats

A substance that performs a job in your body

• phytonutrient

• complete protein

• incomplete protein

• nutrient

Lack one or more essential amino acids

• incomplete protein

• nutrient deficiency

• anemia

• complete protein

Poor nutrition

• malnutrition

• under nutrition

• nutrient deficiency

• osteoporosis

Highly refined artificial sweetener which has become the number one source of calories in America

• artificial sweetener

• aspartame

• saccharine

• high fructose corn syrup

A unit that measures energy from food and energy by the body

• gram

• nutrient

• calorie

• metabolism

The speed at which your body uses energy for body processes

• dietary reference intake

• basal metabolic rate

• nutrient deficiency

• malnutrition

A person who is not very active

• lazy

• sporadic

• at rest

• sedentary

Shortage of a nutrient

• phytonutrient

• nutrient deficiency

• anemia

• osteoporosis