The Whole Grain Truth
With all the diets and nutrition misinformation out there, it's hard to know what if any grain products are good for us. The bottom line is that a healthy, well balanced diet should include grain products (quantities & portion sizes will vary based on individual needs), and ideally half of the grains we consume each day should come from whole grain sources. So what's a whole grain?
Whole grains refer to the entire seed of a plant where the 3 key parts (the bran, the germ, and the endosperm layers) all remain intact. For a more detailed explanation, refer to the Whole Grains Council's website. Incorporating whole grains can mean much more than just eating whole wheat bread and brown rice. Try to get more variety with your whole grains by choosing from any of the following: Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Corn, Millet, Oats, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Teff, Triticale, Wheat including Spelt, Emmer, Farro, Einkorn, Kamut, Durum, Bulgur, Cracked Wheat & Wheatberries. For more info on these whole grains, click here.
If you have Celiac Disease or a gluten (wheat) intolerance, choose the following whole grains which are gluten-free: Amaranth, Buckwheat, Corn, Millet, Montina (Indian rice grass), Quinoa, Rice, Sorghum, Teff, & Wild Rice. For more information on Celiac Disease and a gluten-free diet, click on the following resources: Whole Grains Council or Celiac Disease Foundation.
Whole grains refer to the entire seed of a plant where the 3 key parts (the bran, the germ, and the endosperm layers) all remain intact. For a more detailed explanation, refer to the Whole Grains Council's website. Incorporating whole grains can mean much more than just eating whole wheat bread and brown rice. Try to get more variety with your whole grains by choosing from any of the following: Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Corn, Millet, Oats, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Wild Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Teff, Triticale, Wheat including Spelt, Emmer, Farro, Einkorn, Kamut, Durum, Bulgur, Cracked Wheat & Wheatberries. For more info on these whole grains, click here.
If you have Celiac Disease or a gluten (wheat) intolerance, choose the following whole grains which are gluten-free: Amaranth, Buckwheat, Corn, Millet, Montina (Indian rice grass), Quinoa, Rice, Sorghum, Teff, & Wild Rice. For more information on Celiac Disease and a gluten-free diet, click on the following resources: Whole Grains Council or Celiac Disease Foundation.
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