Nutrition Word Search
Nutrition is the study of how food fuels the body and keeps it running. Most nutrition advice comes down to a plate with plenty of vegetables and fruit, some protein, whole grains, and water to drink. Suits health lessons, family tables and anyone curious about what food actually does.
Nutrition word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- dairy
- food
- fruit
- grain
- healthy
- meal
- protein
- snack
- vegetable
- water
Nutrition word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- calcium
- dairy
- fiber
- food
- fruit
- grain
- healthy
- iron
- meal
- protein
- snack
- sugar
- vegetable
- vitamin
- water
Nutrition word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- balance
- calcium
- calorie
- carbohydrate
- dairy
- fiber
- food
- fruit
- grain
- healthy
- iron
- meal
- mineral
- portion
- protein
- snack
- sugar
- vegetable
- vitamin
- water
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Words in the Nutrition word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- food
- Anything eaten to give the body energy and materials
- fruit
- Sweet plant food rich in vitamins and fiber
- water
- Drink that makes up most of your body weight
- protein
- Nutrient that builds and repairs muscles and tissue
- healthy
- Describes eating and habits that support the body
- vegetable
- Plant food like carrots, spinach and broccoli
- grain
- Seed crop such as wheat, rice or oats
- dairy
- Milk, cheese and yogurt, good sources of calcium
- snack
- Small amount of food eaten between meals
- meal
- Larger sitting of food, such as lunch or dinner
- calcium
- Mineral that builds strong bones and teeth
- iron
- Mineral that helps blood carry oxygen
- fiber
- Plant material that keeps digestion moving
- vitamin
- Substance needed in small amounts for good health
- sugar
- Sweetener best eaten in modest amounts
- balance
- Eating a mix of foods rather than only one
- portion
- How much food you put on your plate
- carbohydrate
- Nutrient in bread, rice and fruit that supplies energy
- mineral
- Element like zinc or calcium the body needs
- calorie
- Unit measuring the energy a food provides
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