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Humans require this amount of their intake to be comprised of carbohydrates (hint: percentage).
What is 45-65%?
This is the disaccharide found in milk.
What is lactose?
Name 3 sources of starch.
What are bread, corn, potatoes, grains?
These are the body's 3 main sources of energy.
What are Carbohydrates, Fat, and Protein?
This is Emma's favorite color.
What is blue?
Carbohydrates provide primarily these kinds of vitamins, which are important for the metabolic process.
What are B-vitamins?
These two monosaccharides make up table sugar (sucrose).
What are glucose and fructose?
This food is an unlikely source of carbohydrates.
What is milk?
Name the three macronutrients.
What are carbohydrates, fat, and protein?
This fruit is a member of the rose family (hint: it's a berry).
What are raspberries?
This is the main role of carbohydrates in the body.
What is providing energy?
This carbohydrate source is not fully absorbed and has 2 types.
What are insoluble and soluble fiber?
Combining these two sugar molecules creates the disaccharide in malt.
What are glucose and glucose?
This macronutrient is primarily broken down in the stomach.
What is protein?
Pound cake gets its name from _____.
What are the ingredients (or measurement of ingredients)?
Name 4 signs/symptoms someone will experience when they do not get enough carbohydrates?
What are headaches, dizziness, fatigue, muscle weakness, difficulty concentrating, poor emotion regulation, nausea, constipation, bad breath, difficulty sleeping, vitamin & mineral deficiencies, and increased risk for chronic disease? (only need 4)
Carbohydrates can be converted to this neurotransmitter in the gut.
What is serotonin?
These foods contain simple sugars.
What are fruit, pastries, soda, syrups? (Only need to name at least 2)
The macronutrient fat helps with the absorption of these vitamins.
What are vitamins A, D, E, & K?
What is mac n' cheese?
This biochemical process utilizes glucose to make energy.
What is the Krebs Cycle?
Name the two different starches and the difference between them.
What are amylose- linear chain of glucose; amylopectin-branched chain of glucose?
Name 4 sources of soluble fiber.
What are oats, barley, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, and peas? (only need 4)
The body will use this macronutrient next whenever the body is not getting enough carbohydrates.
What is protein?
One jar of Nutella contains ______ hazelnuts.
What is 50?
*Fun fact: Nutella uses 1 in 4 of every hazelnut grown on Earth due to it's high popularity!