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nutrient
Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
alcohol
Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have
glow
The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
mineral
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
consumption
The process of taking food into the body through the mouth
go
A time period for working
carbohydrate
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
energy
The power to do work or make things move
diet
The food and drink a person usually has
breakfast
The first meal of the day
rainbow
An arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
calories
A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (plural)
awareness
State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
vitamins
Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism (plural)
moderation
Quality of being ___ and avoiding extremes
meal
The food served and eaten at one time
sugar
Sweet white crystals added to food
lunch
To take the midday meal
time
An instance or single occasion for some event
snack
A light informal meal
variety
A taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species
servings
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal (plural)
balance
Staying steady without falling over
grow
To pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute

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