Carbohydrates

There are two main sorts of carbohydrates:

1. Starches
2. Sugars

Starches

Starchy foods are shown in the following list:

• Breakfast cereals
• Bread
• Potatoes
• pasta
• rice
• Vegetables (varying amount)
• Banana (only fruit that contains starch)

The carbohydrates in these foods are known as complex carbohydrates

Sugars

Sugars can either be intrinsic or extrinsic. They are found:

• Almost all the fruits (Intrinsic sugar)
• Vegetables (Intrinsic sugar)
• Table sugar (Extrinsic sugar)
• Honey (Extrinsic sugar)
• Cakes (Extrinsic sugar)
• Biscuits (Extrinsic sugar)
• Confectionary (Extrinsic sugar)
• Vegetables (varying amount) (Extrinsic sugar)
• Banana (only fruit that contains starch) (Extrinsic sugar)

For a healthy diet, 50% of your daily energy consumption should comes from complex carbohydrates and intrinsic sugars.