Carbohydrates

 

Please track your diet throughout the week using the fooducate app. Once you have tracked your food intake for several days. Write a two page

essay double spaced, 12 point font, times new roman. The essay should include a well thought out intro, body and conclusion and should have in

text citations. It should be in APA format and include a reference page with at least two credible resources. You should consider the following

in your essay:

1. This essay will focus on your carbohydrate intake specifically. Take a look at the nutrition facts on the foods you’ve eaten, which can be

found within the app. Look at Total Carbohydrates of these foods. Overall did you meet the RDA for carbohydrates? How do you know? use resources

for support.

2. As discussed in Chapter 4, please break down the total carbohydrates into fiber, and sugars (monosaccharides, disaccharides, and

polysaccharides). Which one is a better source of carbohydrate? why? Could you improve your diet in this area? How are you going to do that? Use

resources for support.

3. Explain how these carbohydrates (monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides) are used in the body of someone that has diabetes and

does not have diabetes. Also, discuss soluble and insoluble fiber (differences between them) is one better than the other?

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