Physical Fitness - Unit 1: Lesson 8. Putting The Pieces Together

Why is it important to eat complex carbohydrates instead of simple carbohydrates at meals?

They help keep your blood sugar from rising too high, They keep you full longer, They keep you from getting a sugar crash.

Most teenagers should eat about 5-6 ounces of protein each day.

True

Proteins in the body are formed from twenty amino acids.

True

1. a steak 2. rice 3. celery 4. coleslaw 5. chicken 6. a muffin

1. size of your palm 2. size of your fingers 3. unlimited 4. size of your fingers 5. size of your palm 6. cut in half

1. glycemic index 2. sugar crash 3. sugar high 4. serving size

1. the measure of how quickly foods are being digested in the body 2. the low energy and hungry feeling that come when the body recovers from the sugar high 3. the hyperactive and edgy feeling that comes when there is too much sugar in the blood stream 4. the actual amount of food that is eaten in a single meal

A food with a high glycemic index is digested slowly.

False