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 What's a Whole Grain?
Whole grains are grains like wheat, corn, rice, oats, barley, and rye that still have its outer covering, The whole grain kernel is nutritionally rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Popcorn is a whole grain!
Whole grains are low in fat and good sources of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein.
Whole grains are the fuel your body wants and needs to power through the day.
At least half of the grains you eat daily should be whole grains.
The amount of grains you need to eat depends on how old you are and a couple of other things. There are lots of options for adding a
whole grains to each meal—
 Whole grain
breads, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals,
cooked oatmeal, popcorn and whole
grain crackers are the most common
whole grain foods.
So ask Mom to stock up the kitchen with some healthy choices of whole grain breads, cereal, muffins, bagels, rolls, rice and pasta.
Choosing the Right Breakfast Cereal
A real healthy breakfast is whole grain cereal. Not only does it taste good and gives you lots of energy, its a great way to start the day.
A hot cooked cereal like oatmeal is what your body wants in the morning. Instead of sprinkling sugar on top, add honey, maple syrup, berries and bananas.
Cold cereal is great too, but not all cold cereals are created equal. Check the list of ingredients and be sure the first ingredient is a whole grain. Then look through all the ingredients and if you see the words "partially hydrogenated", just don’t even go there. You want to avoid foods with partially hydrogenated oils aka "trans fats". Then check for added sugars, you want little or none and lots of fiber.
Here is a list of breakfast cereals made from whole grains.
High in fiber, little or no sugar, here are some great breakfast cereal choices:
 Cheerios - General Mills
Chex, Wheat - General Mills
Grape Nuts - Post
Healthy Choice Toasted Brown Sugar Squares - Kelloggs
Kashi - Kashi Company
Mini-Wheats, Raisin Squares - Kelloggs
Mini-Wheats, Frosted, Bite-Size - Kelloggs
Mini-Wheats, Frosted - Kelloggs
Muesli - Familia
Nutri-Grain, Golden Wheat - Kelloggs
Nutri-Grain, Almond-Raisin - Kelloggs
Oatmeal Crisp, Almond - General Mills
Oatmeal Crisp, Apple Cinnamon - General Mills
Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin - General Mills
Oatmeal Squares - Quaker
Organic Healthy Fiber Multigrain Flakes - Health Valley
Puffed Wheat - Quaker
Shredded Wheat - Post
Shredded Wheat & Bran - Post
Shredded Wheat, Frosted - Post
Shredded Wheat, Spoon Size - Post
Uncle Sam - U.S. Mills
Wheaties, Crispy 'n' Raisins - General Mills
All Bran or High Bran Cereals
100% Bran - Post
All Bran, bran buds - Kelloggs
All-Bran, extra fiber - Kelloggs
All-Bran, original - Kelloggs
Bran Flakes - Post
Chex, Multi-Bran - General Mills
Complete Wheat Bran Flakes - Kelloggs
Complete Oat Bran Flakes - Kelloggs
Fiber 7 Flakes - Health Valley
Fiber One - General Mills
Oat Bran - Quaker
Oat Bran Flakes - Health Valley
Oat Bran Flakes with Raisins - Health Valley
Organic Bran with Raisins - Health Valley
Raisin Bran - Kelloggs
Raisin Bran Flakes - Health Valley
Raisin Bran, Whole Grain Wheat - Post
Total, Raisin Bran - General Mills
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Let's Eat Right
Read It Before You Eat It
Pig Out On This
One Size Doesn't
Fit All
Health Net® Tips For
Living Well
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In the 1950s, a McDonald's hamburger, fries and a Coke (12oz) had about 600 calories. Today, the McDonald's 'Extra Value Meal' of a Quarter Pounder, super size french fries, and a 42 oz Coke has 1550 calories.
--courtesy of foodreference.com
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