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Types of  Single Sugars:
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Galactose

Single sugars are the simplest form of sugar and is the form our body uses for energy

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•Few (oligosaccharides) or many (polysaccharides) glucose units bound/linked together in straight or branched chains

•Storage form of glucose in the body

•Provides a rapid release of energy when needed

•Glycogen

•Starch

•Fibre

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Disaccharides (two sugars) are pairs of monosaccharides, one of which is always glucose:

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Disaccharides (two sugars) are pairs of monosaccharides, one of which is always glucose:

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Maltose a combination of glucose + glucose

Sucrose   a combination of   glucose + fructose

Lactose (sugar mainly found in milk)  a combination of  glucose + galactose

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1 . Monosaccharides
2. Disaccharides
3. Polysaccharides

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•Sugar (glucose) molecules

•Most basic form of energy used by the body

•Regulated in the body

•Carbohydrate (glucose)

•Glycogen

Used in the Krebs Cycle for cells to produce energy

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Glucose

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Grains and cereals

Starchy vegetables

Legumes including dried and canned varieties

Fruit; frozen, fresh, dried and juiced

Dairy foods from cow/sheep/goat milks

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Despite popular belief, carbs don't "make you fat"

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17 kilojoules per gram

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40-60% of total energy intake = 220-320g/day depending on energy intake