Carbohydrates

This nutrient is the body's main source of energy

• Protein

• Fat

• Carbohydrates

• Water

A carbohydrate with a simple chemical structure (ex: pop and candy)

• complex carbohydrate

• simple carbohydrate

• small carbohydrate

• simchem carbohydrate

Found in fruits, vegetables, grains, potatoes, pasta, breads.

• Starch
• Glycogen 
• Cellulose

What suffix indicates that a chemical is a sugar?

• -ose
• -ase
• -ate
• -ite

Which of the following contains complex carbohydrates?

• chocolate candy bar
• soda
• cookies
• apple

How is fiber different from most other foods you eat?

• It doesn't contain any sugars at all
• Consuming it robs your body of nutrients
• Your body can't digest it
• It contains elements of all the major food groups

Which of the following breads is the healthiest?

• white
• Italian
• whole wheat
• sourdough

How many sugar units make up polysaccharides?

• one

• two

• more than two

• zero

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%

If we eat too much carbohydrate it is stored in the body as ___?

• fat
• extra cells
• flouride