What are Carbs?
What category of nutrients are carbohydrates?
Macronutrients
What is the primary function of carbs?
Providing energy
Give two examples of high quality carbs.
Answers will vary
What are the two classifications of carbs?
Simple and complex
Which has more carbs: Beans or Salmon
Beans
Is Fibre a carbohydrate?
Yes
How do carbs provide energy?
Though glucose/ blood sugar in bloodstream
Which is better: whole grain or processed grains?
Whole grains
Which carb classification takes longer to digest?
Complex
Which has more carbs: Corn or Peppers
Corn
Where does the energy from carbohydrates go in the body?
Cells, tissues and organs
What nutrient can provide energy when carbs are not available?
Protein (not recommended)
Name foods with a high glycemic index.
Answers will vary (white bread, white rice, potatoes)
Which classification has a higher glycemic index?
Simple
Which has more carbs: Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes
Explain a carbohydrate in your own words
Answers will vary
What is the state called when you are undereating carbs?
Ketosis
Name a food without carbohydrates.
Answers vary (meat, fish, eggs)
What is the range of glycemic index?
0-100
Which has more carbs: Apples or Melon
Apples
What micronutrients can carbs contain?
Vitamins and minerals, water
Name a disease that overeating carbs can cause?
Heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome
What makes a carb high quality?
Being complex and causing your body to have to digest the complex links
Give an example of a complex carb?
Answers will vary (strachy vegetables, legumes, whole grains)
Which has more carbs: White rice or White pasta
White rice