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CARBOHYDRATES

CARBOHYDRATES. CARBOHYDRATES. It is the body’s most preferred energy source. CARBOHYDRATES. Provides energy to every living cells Also provides many vitamins and minerals that the body needs. CARBOHYDRATES. Building block—sugar molecules Single or chains. CARBOHYDRATES.

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CARBOHYDRATES

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  1. CARBOHYDRATES

  2. CARBOHYDRATES It is the body’s most preferred energy source

  3. CARBOHYDRATES • Provides energy to every living cells • Also provides many vitamins and minerals that the body needs

  4. CARBOHYDRATES • Building block—sugar molecules • Single or chains

  5. CARBOHYDRATES The good vs. the bad…

  6. HIGH GLYCEMIC INDEX • Linked to… • ↑ risk of diabetes • ↑risk of heart disease • ↑ risk of obesity

  7. WHOLE GRAINS USES ALL THREE PARTS OF THE GRAIN— ↑ VITAMINS & MINERALS

  8. WHOLE GRAINS • Start the day with whole grains. If you're partial to hot cereals, try old-fashioned or steel-cut oats. If you're a cold cereal person, look for one that lists whole wheat, whole oats, or other whole grain first on the ingredient list.

  9. WHOLE GRAINS • Use whole grain breads for lunch or snacks. Check the label to make sure that whole wheat or another whole grain is the first ingredient listed.

  10. WHOLE GRAINS • Bag the potatoes. Instead, try brown rice or even "newer" grains like bulgur, wheat berries, millet, or hulled barley with your dinner.

  11. WHOLE GRAINS • Pick up some whole wheat pasta. If the whole grain products are too chewy for you, look for those that are made with half whole-wheat flour and half white flour. 

  12. WHOLE GRAINS • Bring on the beans. Beans are an excellent source of slowly digested carbohydrates as well as a great source of protein.

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