Simplify the following text for a Grade 14 native English-speaking person.
Original: The amount of energy needed to digest cooked meat is less than that needed for raw meat , and cooking gelatinizes collagen and other connective tissues as well , it `` opens up tightly woven carbohydrate molecules for easier absorption . ''
Simplified: The amount of energy needed to digest cooked meat is less than raw meat , and cooking gelatinizes collagen and other connective tissues as well , `` opens up tightly woven carbohydrate molecules for easier absorption . ''