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(milk and eggs) ; peanut butter sandwiches with milk.
3) Why do we get hungry soon after eating only carbohydrates?
Our cells are asking for needed proteins.
4) Milk is the most nourishing fluid available, rich in
protein, vitamins and minerals.
J. Carbohydrates and Fat
1. They are needed for energy.
2 .
They are fuels; the body burns them to produce heat and to
provide energy for work and play.
3. Any amounts of carbohydrate and fat consumed beyond what is
needed for energy are turned into fat and contribute to overweight.
K. Carbohydrates = Sugars and Starches
1 .
Sugar
a .
Sugar is pure carbohydrate = no fat, no vitamins, no
minerals, no protein.
b .
Types of sugar
1 )
Sucrose = table sugar; provides food energy but nothing else.
2) Glucose = blood sugar; manufactured by the body from its
daily intake of food, mainly from proteins, also from
carbohydrates.
3) Fructose = fruit and honey sugar; fruit = fructose plus
valuable nutrients.
4) Lactose = milk sugar.
c. Sugar is useful as a quick fuel for your muscles; one of the
sugars that is a source of energy = glucose = found in fruit
juices.
d. Why should we limit the amount of sugar we eat?
1) We should have some sugar rich food each day, but should
not eat too much of these foods, because we need to save
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