FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Starchy foods are our main source of carbohydrate and have an important role in a healthy diet. Starchy foods – such as potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, and cereals – should make up just over a third of the food you eat, as shown by the Eatwell Guide.

Detailed explanation-2: -A lollipop has lots of added sugar and doesn’t contain important nutrients. Complex carbohydrates: These are also called starches. Starches include grain products, such as bread, crackers, pasta, and rice. As with simple sugars, some complex carbohydrate foods are better choices than others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rice contains vitamins and minerals that pasta does not, including folic acid, B vitamins (unless the pasta is fortified), iron, and zinc, but Rizzo says the amounts are very small. For those following a gluten-free diet, rice is a good option.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Carbs: Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates. It is really important we have starchy foods as part of a healthy diet. Starchy foods should make up a third of the food we eat.