Brunswick Community College
Why doesn’t candy make a good meal? Riley blows up gummy candies at Brunswick Community College to demonstrate the amount of energy produced by just one candy.
8.L.5.1 Summarize how food provides the energy and the molecules required for building
materials, growth and survival of all organisms (to include plants).
8.L.5.2 Explain the relationship among a healthy diet, exercise, and the general health of the
body (emphasis on the relationship between respiration and digestion).