Diet & Digestion Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: myplate: reminds consumers to make healthy choices from the five food groups, descending: food labels list ingredients in _ order of predominance by weight, dv: _ is based on a 2000 kcal diet, adequacy: the diet-planning principle that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient amounts to support health is _ , physical: dietary guidelines for americans are to balance the food you eat with _ activity, milk: according to the usda food patterns, cheese is grouped as a _ product, minerals: foods within a given food group of the usda food patterns are similar in their content of vitamins and _ , digestion: _ breaks down food into nutrients, absorption: _ brings the nutrients into the cells of the small intestine for transport to the body's cells, mouth: food enters the _ and travels along the gastrointestinal tract. , peristalsis: wavelike contractions that assist with the travel of food throughout digestion, villi: the many folds and _ of the small intestine increase its surface area, making nutrient absorption efficient. , lymph: nutrients pass through the cells of the intestinal villi and enter either the blood or the _ , microbes: a diverse and abundant population of _ support gi health.