Category | Description | Examples | Use for athletes |
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Nutrient-dense carbohydrate | Foods and fluids that are rich sources of other nutrients including protein, vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants in addition to carbohydrate | Breads and cereals, grains (e.g. pasta, rice), fruit, starchy vegetables (e.g. potato, corn), legumes and sweetened low-fat dairy products | Everyday food that should form the base of an athlete’s diet. Helps to meet other nutrient targets |
Nutrient-poor carbohydrate | Foods and fluids that contain carbohydrate but minimal or no other nutrients | Soft drink, energy drinks, lollies, carbohydrate gels, sports drink and cordial | Shouldn’t be a major part of the everyday diet but may provide a compact carbohydrate source around training |
High-fat carbohydrate | Foods that contain carbohydrate but are high in fat | Pastries, cakes, chips (hot and crisps) and chocolate | ‘Sometimes’ foods best not consumed around training sessions |
1.) Watch the YoutTube Videos
2.) Read the Articles, and Use This Knowledge to Answer The Questions
3.) Answer the Questions, and Hand in the Hand In Bin. (PLEASE HAND IN THE CORRECT BLOCK, AND CORRECT DATE)
4.) Play Both Of the Carbohydrate Games
- Why You Need Carbohydrates
- What Are Good and Bad Carbohydrates
- How Much Carbohydrates Should One Be Eating