BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Some carbohydrate foods are ____
A
fruits
B
grains
C
vegetables
D
all the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates are found in a wide array of both healthy and unhealthy foods-bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks, corn, and cherry pie. They also come in a variety of forms. The most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibers, and starches.

Detailed explanation-2: -The USDA recommends that 45 to 65 percent of your total daily calories come from carbohydrates. For example: To consume 60% of total daily calories from carbohydrate sources: A moderately active 18-year old male who requires 2800 calories a day would need to consume 1680 calories from carbohydrate sources.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grains. Any food made from wheat, rye, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or other cereal grain is a grain product. This includes bread and pasta, breakfast cereal, grits, tortillas, and even popcorn. Grains-along with fruits, vegetables, and dairy-contain carbohydrates, the body’s main source of energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unhealthy high carbohydrate foods include pancakes, soft pretzels, bread products, ready-to-eat cereals, milkshakes, ice-cream, cereal bars, cake, pies, muffins, sweetened canned fruits, sugary drinks, fruit juices, corn chips, potato chips, and candies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Not all carbs are sweet, though. Foods like bread, pasta, and grains are rich in polysaccharides–longer chains of glucose.

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