Food Tech

Clues

• Animal and plant sources. Fruits, avocado pears, olives, nuts & pulses, peanuts and walnuts, seeds, sesame, sunflower & soya. Animal - meat, lard and suet, milk, butter, cheese & cream, fish, particularly oily fish, tuna, salmon and sardines. (7, 2, 3)
• Found in grain products, bread, rice, cereals and pasta. Broken down slowly into simple sugars by the digestive system to provide energy, adds bulk to our diet, provides a feeling of fullness, excess is converted into fat. (8)
• Holds water and keeps the faeces soft and bulky. Helps prevent various bowel disorders, including constipation, bowel cnacer, appendicitis and haemorrhoids (piles) Can help people to control their body weight & can HF diets lead to low cholesterol. (7, 5)
• Micronutrients - body building (bones & teeth), control of body processes, especially the nervous system, essential part of body fluids and cells, form part of enzymes and other proteins necessary for the release of energy. (8)
• Non starch polysaccharide is the non-digestable cellulose found in plant foods. It passes straight through the digestive systems, absorbing moisture and providing bulk (5, 3)
• Proteins, Fats & Carbohydrates. These are needed in relatvley large quantities and form the bulk of our diet. (14)
• Provide the body with energy for physcial activity, provide the body with energy to maintain bodily functions. Provide dietary fibre (non-starch polysaccharide) to help digestion. They sweeten and flavour foods (13)
• To maintain health, help prevent diseases such as beri beri and rickets. Regulate repair of body cells, help combat ageing process, help process carbohydrates and release energy in the body. (8)
• Vitamins & Minerals. Found in food and are vital to health but are required in very small amounts. (14)
• Water, Fats, Carbohydrates, Minerals, Protein & Vitamins (9)