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What are the types of food groups?
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What are the types of food groups?

Donna van Zyl, Diabetes Specialist Dietician talks about the main types of food groups.

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Thank you. Good morning. So the type of food groups, I'm going to keep it simple and explain the three main food groups that we have. That includes carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. And if we look at carbohydrates, we get two different kinds. We're looking at complex carbohydrates which are digested a little bit more slowly because of the the form or the molecule that they are in digest slightly slower versus simple carbohydrates which get digested quite quickly. So if we're looking at examples of complex carbohydrates it would be your starchy ones such as your sweet potato, rice or even your breads versus your simple sugars which would be your glucose or fruit juices or for example confectionery that will be absorbed quite quickly. If we're looking at proteins they are your meats, your chicken, fish, dairy as well as eggs and then fats would be your sources of fats would include avo, olive oil, butters, nuts and seeds etc.

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