All About Carbohydrates

Energy

Carbohydrates are the ideal ___ for the body

• Nutrient

• Food

• Fuel

• Type of carb

select the 2 other sources of calories for the body

• Protein

• Vitamins

• Water

• Fat

Protein-rich foods are usually more ___ and provide ___ advantages over carbohydrates when used to provide fuel for the body.

• affordable, some

• expensive, no

• affordable, no

• expensive, some

Fat-rich foods might be ___ expensive, but fat ___ be used efficiently as fuel by the brain and nerves, and diets high in solid fats are associated with many chronic diseases.

• less, can

• more, cannot

• more, can

• less, cannot

When your blood glucose level becomes too low you get

The brain and nervous system are sensitive to the concentration of glucose in the blood.

• True

• False

When your blood glucose level becomes too high, you get what

Hint: Sugar Crash

Only when blood glucose is within the normal range can you feel

• true joy

• sleepy

• energetic and alert

• weak and shaky

All carbohydrates are composed of single sugars—known as

• Glucose

• Monosaccharides

• Disaccharides

• Saccharides