carbohydrates

Question 1

What is the preferred energy source for many of the body’s functions?

Answer 1

carbohydrates

Question 2

What are the DRI’s for carbs?

Answer 2

RDA 130 g/day (45-65% of total calories)

Question 3

What two things dictate the impact of a nutrient on our health?

Answer 3

quality and quantity

Question 4

What are some examples of foods with glucose?

Answer 4

fruit, honey, corn syrup

Question 5

What are some examples of foods with fructose?

Answer 5

fruit, honey, table sugar

Question 6

What is table sugar?

Answer 6

sucrose

Question 7

How many grams of sugar is in one teaspoon?

Answer 7

4 g

Question 8

What is the top source of sugar for all ages?

Answer 8

fruit

Question 9

We should reduce intake of free sugars to what percentage?

Answer 9

less than 10%

Question 10

What is free sugar?

Answer 10

added sugar PLUS naturally occurring sugar

Question 11

What are the three major polysaccharides?

Answer 11

glycogen, starch, fibres

Question 12

What is the form of glucose in plants?

Answer 12

starch

Question 13

What is the structural, indigestible part of plants?

Answer 13

fibres (soluble and insoluble)

Question 14

What type of fibre is tough and eases the elimination of waste?

Answer 14

insoluble (eg. bran, whole grains, hulls, seeds)

Question 15

What is a whole grain?

Answer 15

includes all three parts of the kernel (bran, endosperm, germ)

Question 16

Which two parts of the kernel holds the most nutritious value?

Answer 16

bran and germ

Question 17

What are refined grains

Answer 17

whole grains that have had the germ and bran removed

Question 18

What do they enrich white flour with?

Answer 18

folic acid

Question 19

What is mandatory fortification?

Answer 19

regulated by the Health Canada for nutrients consumed in insufficient amounts (adding)

Question 20

What is the fibre recommendation for women and men under 50 yrs?

Answer 20

women - 25 g, men - 38 g