Explain how monosaccharides and polysaccharides differ
What will be an ideal response?
Monosaccharides have only one sugar unit. Polysaccharides have more than one sugar unit, including disaccharides with two sugar units, and oligosaccharides with three to ten sugar units) and complex carbohydrates of more than ten units.
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a. food allergy. b. food intolerance. c. specific inducible episode. d. transient immune suppression. e. histamine inhibition response.
To encourage healthy eating practices among children, caregivers should ________.
A. require youngsters to take at least 3 tablespoons of each food that's on their plates during a meal B. withhold dessert until youngsters finish eating the less appealing foods on their plates C. use threats or bribes to encourage youngsters to eat unfamiliar foods D. have youngsters help select and prepare new foods
The smallest amount of a nutrient that, when consumed over a prolonged period, maintains a specific function is called the nutrient
a. allowance. b. requirement. c. tolerable limit. d. adequate intake.
Which of the following foods is a natural source of trans fat?
A. Meat B. Avocados C. Tomato sauce D. Olive oil