Eat Your Whole Grains

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TweetEat Your Whole Grains


Did you know that there are some great reasons to eat more whole grain breads and cereals?


They are low in fat.
They are good sources of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein.
They can be fixed and eaten in may ways.
Here are some actions to get you started and keep you going. Try two or three actions now and try more later.
Choose whole grain varieties of bread, muffins, bagels and rolls (whole wheat, bran, oatmeal, multigrain).

What's a whole grain? It's a grain that still has its outer covering, which contains the grain's fiber and many of its vitamins and minerals.
Check the label! If it doesn't say "whole grain" or "whole wheat," it's not the real thing.

Choose a whole grain (oatmeal, wheatena) variety when you have hot cereal, or a cold breakfast cereal that provides at least 4 grams of fiber for serving.

Have whole wheat varieties of pancakes or waffles.

In recipes that call for flour, use at least half whole wheat flour.

For dinner at least twice a week, serve whole wheat noodles, brown rice or bulgur (cracked wheat).

Try higher fiber cracker varieties, such as whole rye crackers, whole grain flatbead, or some of the new muliltigrain crackers. Check the label to make sure you're choosing a low-fat variety.

Once a week or more, try a low-fat meatless meal or main dish that features whole grains (spinach lasagna, red beans over brown rice and vegetable stir-fry).

[nader]

Tweetthe first two things I advice fat people to do when I am asked about nutrition. Drink no sugar drinks. and eat fiber. Kellogs makes a great breakfast bar with a huge amount of fiber, i think its called oatbran. If they are more advanced then I recommmend ground flax seed before each meal.

Fiber lowers the Glycemic index of the meal. Helps with cholerstrol. its just good crap...! flushes the bad stuff right out