Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates should be the largest part of a healthy diet.

• True

• False

To stay healthy, you should eat more simple carbohydrates than complex carbohydrates

• True
• False

What kind of food is an example of a complex carbohydrate?

• Whole wheat bread
• Jams
• Honey
• Table sugar

Which do all carbohydrates do for us?

• provide energy
• make muscle
• make brains
• make hair

The percentage of our daily calories that should come from carbohydrate should be in the range of ______to_____%

• 5-10%
• 45-65%
• 20-25%
• 90-100%

Some carbohydrate foods are ________

• fruits
• grains
• vegetables
• all the above

_____________ carbohydrates come from sugar. They do not supply many nutrients.

• complex
• optional
• simple
• loaded

Simple carbohydrates do not supply any _________________.

• fiber
• fuel

An example of a simple carbohydrate could be ________________.

• bread
• oatmeal
• cupcake
• pasta

Different sugars all end in the suffix _____

• ly
• itis
• ose
• ion