General Mills is giving us a tastier way to eat whole grains! They have a new campaign right now, The Whole Grain Nation, and all boxes of cereal with the white check on teh front will have "More whole grain than any other ingredient*" (*as compared to any other single ingredient)
According to Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of “The Doctors,” identifying whole grain products can be challenging. Shoppers can look for nutritional cues on the front of the box, but they need to read the ingredient list to know if they are getting enough whole grain. Ingredient lists detail ingredients in order of prevalence, and if the words “whole grain” are followed by a grain like wheat or oats, it means the food contains more whole grain than any other single ingredient. Here’s how to determine if your cereals have whole grain as a first ingredient:
With all the health messages facing grocery store shoppers, it can be confusing to translate what appears on food labels into nutritional needs, and hard to determine which foods have a meaningful amount of whole grain. Dr. Stork has some additional recommendations to help you include whole grain easily into your diet. They include:
- Start Early! The Dietary Guidelines recommend people get at least 48 grams of whole grain in their daily diets. Get a jump-start on the day’s nutrition by incorporating whole grain into your morning routine. For instance, when choosing cereal make sure whole grain is listed as the first ingredient. One easy choice is cereal with the white check, which have more whole grain than any other single ingredient.
- Make Simple Swaps. Choose whole grain versions of the foods you love. Great options include whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread or even whole grain crackers. Also, try different types of whole grain. Use brown rice instead of white rice as a side dish at dinner or popcorn, which is a whole grain, for a snack.
- Don’t Judge a Food by Its Cover. The front of food packages provide good nutritional cues, but don’t forget to read the ingredients and check the nutrition label and side labels for additional health information. Cereals with the white check even include the amount of whole grain per serving on packaging.
Make a commitment to add more whole grain to your diet by simply pouring a bowl of cereal with the white check including Cheerios®, Lucky Charms®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios®and Total®.
For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the “Fast Lane for Whole Grain” sweepstakes, visitwww.WholeGrainNation.com.
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21 comments:
Cinnamon Toast Crunch! Bridget Heiple Reich - bridgetandderekreich@yahoo.com
I like Honey Nut Cheerios.
msgb245 at gmail dot com
I love cinnamon toast crunch!!
We love Honey Nut Cheerios!
susaaan at gmail dot com
Lucky Charms is my favorite. ~ Angie Bailey
Lucky Charms is my favorite (Peggy d)
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I am in love with lucky charms, my son and i eat them and we also use them to learn about sorting and pattern making.
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I love Honey nut cheerios. Yummy
I love Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Jamie Brigham
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I like cheerios! thank you!!
ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com
my fave is cherrios!
annae07 at aol dot com
cinnamon toast crunch
lucky charms thanks
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Lucky Charms!!
Honey nut cheerios are my favorite
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My favorite is Cinnamon Toast Crunch!
Lisa Garner
Multi-Grain Cheerios :D
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Cinnamon Toast Crunch!
I like Honey Nut Cheerios.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch!
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