Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a blank sheet of lined paper. Be prepared to show your work for credit and discuss your answers with your classmates.

  1. What fats are considered "good" and what fats are considered "bad" for your brain health? Give an example of the food sources that contain each.
  2. Why are proteins and amino acids important?
  3. Give three examples of micronutrients, including their functions and the food sources that contain them.
  4. What types of foods are high in carbohydrates, and why are they important to your brain? (What does your body make when it digests carbohydrates?)
  5. Give an example of a high- glycemic food and a low-glycemic food. In what ways do they impact your brain differently?