Nutrients in our Food

Carbohydrates
 Questions
Which foods have carbohydrates?
What happens to carbohydrates when we eat them?
Are some carbohydrates better than others? If so, which ones?

How much sugar is in a can of soda?

How much sugar is in fruit juices?
Any ideas about healthy drinks?

Debate - Whole Grains versus Refined Grains

Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
Which foods are rich in carbohydrates?
 Carbohydrates
Which foods are rich in carbohydrates?

Bread Beans Fruits Vegetables

Cereals

Sugar Potatoes Pasta Cookies Soft

Drinks
 Cereals

What does the word

cereal mean?
 Cereals

The word cereal comes

from Ceres the
Roman goddess of
grain and agriculture
Cereals

Wheat Rice Millet or Bajra

Oats Maize or Corn

Carbohydrates

Why do we need
Carbohydrates?
Carbohydrates
For energy

Provide 4 calories per gram

 Carbohydrates

What are the different

forms of
Carbohydrates?
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Forms of Carbohydrates
Sugar
Starch
Dietary Fiber
Sugars

What happens to carbohydrates when we

consume them?
Sugars

Play Video to show presence of sugar or glucose in the blood stream -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOWhuC_9Lw

From 0:19 to 0:38

 Vocabulary

Glucose is a simple
sugar that is an
important energy
source for our
body.
It is also known as
blood sugar
Sugars

Play Video to show how insulin works like a key, which allows our cells to absorb glucose -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOWhuC_9Lw

From 0:19 to 1:11

Sugars

How does glucose provide energy to our

body?
Vocabulary

Pancreas is a gland
behind the stomach,
which is
responsible for
releasing insulin
Sugars

Google Body Browser to show pancreas

http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/body.html#m=0&note=&ui=0,0&opa=s:0,m:0,sk:1,c:1,o:1,ci:1,l:1,
n:1&nav=7.69,111.02,160&sel=p:;h:;s:5975;c:-0.8;o:-0.9
Sugars

Play Video to show how insulin works like a key, which allows our cells to absorb glucose -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOWhuC_9Lw

From 0:52 to 1:11

Mute with commentary

Vocabulary

Insulin is a
hormone which
regulates the
amount of
glucose in our
body
 Research Project
Cause Effect How it is
controlled
The pancreas
stops making
enough
insulin
The body no
longer
responds to
insulin
 Research Project
Cause Effect How it is
controlled
The pancreas Type I Injections of
stops making Diabetes insulin for life
enough
insulin
The body no
longer
responds to
insulin
 Research Project
Cause Effect How it is
controlled
The pancreas Type I Injections of
stops making Diabetes insulin for life
enough
insulin
The body no Type II Exercise and
longer Diabetes proper diet
responds to
insulin
Closing the Loop
Which foods are rich in carbohydrates?
 Closing the Loop
Which foods are rich in carbohydrates?

Bread Beans Fruits Vegetables

Cereals

Sugar Potatoes Pasta Cookies Soft

Drinks
Closing the Loop

Why do we need carbohydrates?

For energy
Provide 4 calories per gram
Closing the Loop

What happens to carbohydrates when we

consume them?
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