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Subject : literacy
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1. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.






2. The food that the nutrient is found in.






3. 180






4. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care






5. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter






6. 90 degrees of each other






7. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk






8. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans






9. Built to a persons specifications






10. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






11. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






12. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






13. 20mL






14. Outline of an object






15. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)






16. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






17. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.






18. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






19. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






20. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)






21. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






22. Foods from the extras group are usually high






23. 5mL






24. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).






25. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






26. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






27. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






28. Eggs belong in this food group






29. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning






30. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






31. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






32. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig






33. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






34. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.






35. Horizontal






36. Vegetables are a great source of this






37. One hue






38. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.






39. Diagonal






40. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.






41. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






42. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.






43. 250g






44. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans






45. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product






46. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.






47. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg






48. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






49. 200






50. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.