Grains – Are you eating whole grains?
It is amazing how many people have no idea what a whole grain is and what foods are whole grain and which are just refined grains. To have a healthy diet, one needs whole grains in their diet, yet so many people have no idea what that means. I was presenting at a high school class while the students ate their lunches. All the students said they ate whole grains. When I asked them what on their lunch tray was whole grain they pointed to the white roll, the breading on their fried chicken, the mashed potatoes. Of course, none of these foods are whole grain. Fortunately, I was there to help them learn what whole grains were. I’ve asked many adults what whole grain bread is and they respond, if the bread is dark in color, any brown at all, it is whole grain. Not true. What is whole grain? To be whole grain, the food needs to contain 100% of all parts of the grain seed including the bran, endosperm and germ. ...