Class Notes
Name: _________________________
Take notes from the power point
presentation “Simple and
Complex Carbohydrates”
Chapter 14 in Fitness For Life.
Period:____________Folder #_______
Date:____________________________
Topic: Carbohydrates/Energy
What are the 3 nutrients
used by the body for
energy?
What are the 2 types
of carbohydrates?
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
-Where do carbohydrates come from?
1.
2.
-What percent of daily
calories should come from
carbohydrates?
-What is the function of
carbohydrates?
What are some examples
1.
of “Natural and
“Processed” simple
2.
carbohydrates?
-What does sugar turn into
from a simple
_________________ = ________________
carbohydrate?
-What type of energy does
simple carbohydrates give
a body?
What are empty calories
and what is your favorite?
1.
Examples:
Your Favorite:
Why is high fructose corn
dangerous when used in
food?
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Are some simple
carbohydrates better than
others? Why?
-What are the scientific
names for simple
carbohydrates
1.
2.
1.
-What are the two names
of complex carbohydrates? 2.
What type of energy do
complex carbohydrates
give the body?
What are some the
characteristics of starch?
Example of foods?
What are some
characteristics of fiber?
Example of foods?
What does extra glucose
turn into and where is it
stored?
Simple carbohydrates (sugar) turns into _______________
Extra __________turns into __________which is stored in the
_________________ &_______________
Where do you store extra
carbohydrates if storage
area’s are full?
Sentence Frames
1.All carbohydrates_______________or______________ change
into____________which provides___________for the body.
2. Quick energy comes from____________carbohydrates like
__________. The body prefers__________carboydrates like
_____________because these foods produce_________energy.
What are the important
things to look at when
looking at a label?
How are carbohydrates
Digested?
3. If storage areas’s are full, extra____________is stored in the
___________ as stored ___________
1.
2.
3.
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