6 nutrients

(needed for growth and maintence of your body)CarbohydratesFatsProteinMinerals Energy NutrientsVitaminsWater

“CARBOHYDRATES”

Simple And Complexed

Carbohydrates

Come from plants and milk

provides energy to body

Carbohydrates55%-65% daily diet

CARBOHYDRATES

“Processed” “Natural”

Carbohydrates Carbohydrates

White Flour

Simple Carbohydrates

Sugar =“Glucose” for “QUICK” ENERGY!

Empty CaloriesSimple Carbohydrates no nutritional value

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

• Natural

• Same calories as sugar

• Empty calorie

• What’s the danger?

Simple CarbohydratesCheck in Discussion

Are some simple carbohydrates better than others?

Why?

What do they provide the body with?

How monosaccharides join to form disaccharides

1. Simple Carbohydrates

Monosaccharides Disaccharides

2. Starch

3. Fiber

Simple Carbohydrates

ComplexCarbohydrates

SIMPLE(sugars)

COMPLEX(polysaccharidesStarch/Fiber)

REVIEW

Complexed CarboyhdratesComplexed Carboyhdrates==““StarchStarch””&&““FiberFiber””

““Sustained” supply of energySustained” supply of energy

“Complexed” Carbs preferred fuel source

(Whole Grains, Fruits, Legumes, Vegetables)

• Hard to digest• Needs to be cooked• Found in seeds • Digestion starts in the mouth• Absorbed in the

the small intestines

• Indigestible part of the plant.

• Enzymes cannot break the chemical bonds

• Provides no energy but makes you feel full

• Soluble fiber – barley, legumes, fruits & oats

• Insoluble fiber – strings of celery, kernel of corn, outer layer of grains

Simple Carbohydrates = Glucose

Extra Glucose is stored in the muscles and liver as Gylcogyn

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1. All carbohydrates, _______or _______change into __________ which provides _______ for the body.

2. Quick energy comes from ____________ carbohydrates like ________. The body prefers _________ carbohydrates like _____________ because these foods produce________ energy. 3. If storage area’s are full, extra ________is stored in ___ _____as stored ______

Reading Labels

SPECIAL “K”Nutrition FactsServing Size 1 CUPCalories 110    Calories from Fat 0Total Fat 0g Sat. Fat 0g Trans Fat 0gTot. Carb. 22g Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 4gCholesterol 0mg Protein 7g Sodium 219mg

INGREDIENTS: Rice, wheat gluten, sugar, defatted wheat germ, salt, high fructose corn syrup, dried whey, malt flavoring, calcium caseinate,

SHREDDED WHEATNutrition FactsServing Size 1 CUPCalories 170    Calories from Fat 10Total Fat 1g Sat. Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Polyunsaturated 0.5gTot. Carb. 40g Dietary Fiber 6g Soluable Fiber 1g Unsoluable Fiber 5g Sugars 0gCholesterol 0mg Protein 6g Sodium 0mg

INGREDIENTS: Whole grain wheat

Where do the other 17g come

from?