Carbohydrates

What is the role of fiber in our body (check all that apply)

• Help to keep us feeling full

• Help to move waste through the digestive system

• Help to provide a healthy form of energy

• Helps to repair muscle and body tissue

• Helps to transport vitamins through our body

Which types of carbohydrates are more healthy to consume and why?

• Complete carbs because they give us all the energy we need

• Simple carbs because they are easily broken down by the body to provide energy and are usually empty calories

• Incomplete carbs because they don't contain as many calories as other types of carbs

• Complex carbs because they provide a long term form of energy and usually have more nutrients

• Fiber because this supplies you with the healthiest form of energy

What is the main role of carbohydrates in the body?

• Is the main source of energy for the body

• Helps to build and repair body tissue

• Provide warmth and cushioning to the body's organs

• Helps to transport vitamins through the body

• All of the above are roles of carbohydrates in the body

If I take in a gram of carbohydrates, approximately how many calories have I consumed?

• 2,000 calories

• 9 calories

• 3,500 calories

• 4 calories

• 2 calories

If I am consuming grain products, such as breads, pastas, and some root vegetables (starches) what type of carbohydrate am I taking in?

• Simple carbohydrates

• Fiber

• Complete carbohydrates

• Saturated carbohydrates

• Complex carbohydrates

Based on the national guidelines, approximately how much of my daily calories should be coming from carbohydrates for the average person?

• 25-35%

• 10-15%

• 5-10%

• 0-5%

• 45-65%

What could be an issue if I do not consume enough carbohydrates regularly?

• Body will use fat stores for energy

• Increase the amount of energy

• Body will not absorb vitamins correctly

• Weight gain which can lead to heart disesase

• All of the above are correct

If I am consuming sugary food, what type of carbohydrates am I consuming and why should I limit them?

• Complete carbohydrates and I shouldn't take in too many because they contain more calories

• Saturated carbohydrates and I should limit these because they usually have too much fat too

• Simple carbohydrates and I should cut back because they provide quick energy and usually very few other nutrients.

• Complex carbohydrates and I shouldn't eat too many because they take too long to digest and break down.

• Incomplete carbohydrates and I should not eat too many because they do not contain many nutrients

How does the body use carbohydrates?

• The body breaks it down and converts it into glucose which your body uses as energy

• The body coverts it to protein to use when needed

• The body breaks it down and uses it to build and repair body tissue

• The body uses it to help transport vitamins and minerals throughout the body

• None of the above are true about how the body uses carbohydrates

If I am taking in too many carbohydrates what could happen to me? (Select all that apply)

• Increase risk of diabetes

• Reduce the amount of body fat

• It can cause weight loss

• It can cause weight gain

• Increase the risk of heart disease