Carbohydrates

What does Carbohydrates do for the body?

• Transports Vitamins

• Provides the body with Energy

• Helps build strong bones

• Helps with giving you bright teeth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are the 2 categories?

• Simple and Complex

• Saturated and Unsaturated

• Complete and Incomplete

• Basic and Extra

What type of Carbohydrate is sugar?

• Complete

• Complex

• Unsaturated

• Simple

Fiber and Starch are what type of Carbohydrates

• Simple

• Complex

• Complete

• Incomplete

Pepsi would be what type of Carbohydrate

• Simple

• Complex

• Complete

• Incomplete

Potatoes and Corn would be what type of Carbohydrate?

• Sugar

• Fiber

• Starch

• Protein

Good sources of high fiber foods would be:

• Steak, Chicken, Pork Chop, Fish

• Whole Wheat Bread, Avocado, Pinto Beans. Pumpkin

• Soda Pop, Twizzlers, Sugar Cookies, Chewing gum

• Yogurt, Cheese, Whole Milk, Ice Cream

Dietary Fiber is essential to digestion and metabolism because:

• it contributes to the breaking down of carbohydrates

• it helps contribute to a healthy bowel system, lowers cholesterol, helps control blood sugar and helps maintain a healthy weight

• it helps eliminate amino acids from the body

• it serves as the transportation system throughout the bloodstream

Sugars such as sucrose, fructose and lactose are classifed as:

• Complex Carbohydrates

• Fiber

• Simple Carbohydrates

• Vitamins