Everything in this flashcard set.
- protein
- Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
- carbohydrates
- An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
- vitamins
- Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism (plural)
- calcium
- A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light
- fats
- Greasy substance in food and body tissue (plural)
- pesticides
- A chemical used to kill pests (plural)
- obese
- Excessively fat
- anorexia
- A prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- iron
- Strong metal used to make tools and nails
- food
- What we eat to get energy and grow
- exercise
- Physical activity that keeps you fit
- minerals
- Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (plural)
- water
- Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
- fibre
- Any of several elongated, threadlike cells