The Food Groups Word Search
This The Food Groups word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: PROTEIN, VEGETABLE, FRUIT, DAIRY, GRAIN, CARBOHYDRATE, FIBER, VITAMIN, MINERAL, CALCIUM, IRON, HYDRATION.
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The Food Groups word list, defined
- PROTEIN /ˈprəʊtiːn/ (British); /ˈproʊtiːn/ (US) · noun
- A protein is a large organic molecule made of one or more chains of amino acids, produced by living cells and involved in virtually every biological process. In nutrition, protein is the class of nutrient found in foods such as meat, beans, dairy products, and eggs that supplies amino acids to the body.
- VEGETABLE /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/ · noun
- A vegetable is a plant or part of a plant used as food, especially one that is savory rather than sweet. The word can also be used figuratively for a person regarded as dull, insignificant, or lacking vitality, a sense that is now dated and derogatory. Related: veg, greens, produce.
- FRUIT /fruːt/ · noun
- The sweet, fleshy, seed-bearing product of a plant, especially a tree or bush, that is typically eaten as food; more broadly, the edible reproductive structure of a flowering plant. Related: produce, crop, harvest.
- DAIRY /ˈdɛəri/ · noun
- A dairy is a place or establishment where milk and milk products are kept, processed, or sold; the term also refers collectively to foods made from milk, such as butter, cheese, and cream. Related: creamery, milk farm, dairy farm, buttery.
- GRAIN /ɡreɪn/ · noun and verb
- Grain is an edible seed, especially one of the cereal grains such as wheat, barley, oats, rice, or maize; it can also refer to a small particle, a natural texture or pattern, or a minute unit of weight. As a verb, grain means to make something granular or grainy; informally, it can mean to irritate or annoy someone. Related: seed, cereal, kernel, particle.
- CARBOHYDRATE /ˌkɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ · noun
- Any of a large group of organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen — including sugars, starches, and cellulose — that serve as a major source of energy in the diet of living organisms. Related: saccharide, starch, sugar, glycogen.
- FIBER /ˈfaɪbər/ · noun
- A thread-like structure of natural or synthetic material, such as the strands forming plant tissue, muscle, cloth, or nerves. More broadly, it denotes dietary material from plants that the body cannot fully digest, and figuratively, essential character or texture. Related: thread, strand, filament, fibril.
- VITAMIN /ˈvɪtəmɪn/ · noun
- An organic compound essential in small amounts for normal growth, metabolism, and bodily function, obtained from food or produced within the body. The term can also refer to a preparation containing one or more vitamins. Related: micronutrient, nutrient.
- MINERAL /ˈmɪnərəl/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with an ordered crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition. As an adjective, it means relating to minerals or mineral resources; as a rare verb, it means to extract minerals from a place or substance. Related: ore, inorganic substance, element, mineral matter.
- CALCIUM /ˈkælsiəm/ · noun
- A chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20; a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal that is essential to living organisms, where it occurs chiefly as a constituent of bones, teeth, and shells.
- IRON /ˈaɪən/ (British); /ˈaɪɚn/ (American) · noun, verb, adjective
- Iron is a tough, ductile metallic element used in construction, tools, machinery, and many other applications. Figuratively, it means strength, determination, or a harsh and constraining condition. Related: metal, implement, club, strength.
- HYDRATION /haɪˈdreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of giving something, especially the body, water or moisture. It also refers to the state of being adequately supplied with water, as in proper hydration during exercise. Related: moisturization, rehydration, water intake, fluid replacement.
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