Nutrition and Cooking Terms

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Fat

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A solid or liquid substance from animals or plants and used especially in cooking.

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Baked

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Cooked by dry heat in an oven.

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Nutrient

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A substance that promotes growth, provides energy, and maintains life.

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Vitamin

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One of a group of natural substances in food that you need to be healthy.

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Fiber

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The part of food that helps to keep a person healthy by keeping the bowels working and moving other food quickly through the body.

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Sodium

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A soft, silver-white chemical element that is found in salt.

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Snack

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A small amount of food eaten between meals.

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Calories

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A unit of energy, often used as measurement of the amount of energy that food provides.