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

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CARBOHYDRATES

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CARBOHYDRATES

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It is the body’s most preferred energy source

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CARBOHYDRATES

• Provides energy to every living cells• Also provides many vitamins and minerals

that the body needs

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CARBOHYDRATES

• Building block—sugar molecules– Single or chains

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CARBOHYDRATESThe good vs. the bad…

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HIGH GLYCEMIC INDEX

• Linked to…–↑ risk of diabetes–↑risk of heart disease–↑ risk of obesity

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WHOLE GRAINS USES ALL THREE PARTS OF THE

GRAIN— ↑ VITAMINS & MINERALS

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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.

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• 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.

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WHOLE GRAINS

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

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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.

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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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