Tips to Eat More Whole Grain Foods


November 12, 2008 by admin  
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To eat more whole grains, substitute a whole-grain product for a refined product – such as eating whole-wheat bread instead of white bread or brown rice instead of white rice. It’s important to substitute the whole-grain product for the refined one, rather than adding the whole-grain product.
For a change, try brown rice or whole-wheat pasta. [...]

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Foods With Fiber - What Are Whole Grains?


November 12, 2008 by admin  
Filed under High Fiber Foods

What foods are in the grain group?
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another
cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast
cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products.
Foods with fiber include grains which are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined grains.
Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel [...]

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