5.2 Carbohydrates

Open Ended

What is your favorite food?

Multiple Choice

What is the main job of Carbohydrates?

• Make us tired

• Give us energy

• Build muscle

​All grains from nature start as whole grains. Whole grain means that all the layers of the grain are there. No parts of the grain have been taken away.

​​Whole Grain

​Once grains are harvested from the field, they are processed into flour.

The flour is then used to make different foods.
A grain is no longer whole when parts of its layers are removed in processing. It is now called a refined grain. By removing layers of the grain, food companies are also removing valuable nutrition—fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

​​Refine Grain

​There are 2 Types of Carbohydrates

Fiber is found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
It helps food move through the digestive system.

​Fiber

​Which is a whole grain?

​Whole Wheat Bread

​Pasta

​What is the main job of a Carbohydrate?

​Build Muscle

​Provide us Energy

​Rice

​Sugar

​Which is a Whole Grain?

​What is a balanced meal?

​Donut

​Chicken Pot Pie