Which foods are simple carbohydrates?

• A. Sweets, soft drinks, white flour, ice cream, cake
• B. Potatoes, whole grain, beans, fruit, vegetables
• C. Fatty fish, eggs, cheese
• D. Minerals and vitamins

Answer: (A)

Simple carbohydrates are quickly digested sugars that raise blood glucose rapidly. Foods like sweets, soft drinks, white flour products, ice cream, and cake are classic sources of these quick sugars, delivering rapid energy with little fiber to slow absorption. That’s why this group is identified as simple carbohydrates. In contrast, potatoes, whole grains, beans, fruit, and vegetables provide more complex carbohydrates due to starch and fiber, which slow digestion. Fatty fish, eggs, and cheese contain little carbohydrate, and minerals and vitamins are micronutrients, not carbs. So the group listed here with sweets, soft drinks, white flour items, ice cream, and cake best fits simple carbohydrates.