Macromolecules food combinations

Question

So I have this home experiment since we're in a pandemic and schools are still home based learning, I have to make something edible with combinations of macromolecules

Carbohydrates+water,

carbohydrates+lipids,

protein+water, protein+lipids, carbohydrates+water+lipids, carbohydrates+protein+lipids+water (sweet), carbohydrates+protein+lipids+water (savory)

What can I make? I'm pretty stumped, please help!

Answer 1

Hi Ronnie -

The key for you is to translate the macromolecules into common food items.

Some examples:

1. carbohydrates is another way of saying sugar so regular table sugar (sucrose) could work.
2. Starch is another form of carbohydrate (it's a polymer of glucose used by plants to store energy) found in grains so anything involving flour for example would work here
3. Fats are a type of lipids (lipids are hydrocarbons that don't dissolve in water). So butter or any type of oil would work here.
4. Protein comes from a variety of sources such a meat, eggs, and yogurt.

It seems like baking could allow you to make several of the combinations - think of what you can do with eggs, butter, and flour. Pasta with olive oil or butter can give you carbohydrates + lipids. I recommend making a list of a few foods under each category and then thinking about what you like to eat and going from there.

Sounds like a fun assignment. I hope you enjoy what you end up with.