The Great Whole Grain Hunt

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The Great Whole Grain Hunt

Shopping for whole grains? ly, labels are a confusing mess--unless

you have this guide

by Holly McCord, RD, with

Buying broccoli is easy, because you know it when you see it. Buying

whole grains? Don't trust your eyes. Those " Seven Grain Crackers " or

" Hearty Dark Rye " that look so convincingly whole grain usually contain

mostly refined white flour. To your body, that's the same as sugar.

Your solution: Print out, and save the Whole Grain Shopper's Guide on the

next page, a list of 37 delicious whole grain products. Or, check any

product's ingredients list, and apply the rules below to know if it's

really a whole grain food.

Wheat: If you don't see the word " whole, " the product is made from

refined wheat flour.

Oats: Whether you see the word " whole " or not, the product is made from

whole oats.

Rye: You must see the word " whole. " Most so-called rye and pumpernickel

bread in the US is mainly refined wheat flour.

Corn: Look for the word " whole. " Unfortunately, some whole corn products

don't bother to use it.

Rice: You must see the word " brown. " That is, brown basmati rice is

whole grain; basmati rice is refined.

Eat This Much: Even Harvard Medical School now agrees with what

Prevention has said for years: Most of the grain foods you eat should be

whole grains.

Why This Matters: Whole grains help ward off heart disease, diabetes,

stroke, cancer, and possibly Alzheimer's disease and asthma.

Check off the items you're interested in buying. Then print out this

handy shopping list. using the Print function in the File menu on your

Toolbar. But you will have to manually check the boxes after the page is

printed.

Bread

Alvarado St. Sprouted Sourdough Bread

Goya Corn Tortillas

's Whole Wheat English Muffins

Mestemacher Three Grain Bread

Mestemacher Whole Rye Bread with Muesli

Pepperidge Farm 100% Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bread

' Sahara 100% Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Wonder Stone Ground 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Cereal

Arrowhead Mills Steel Cut Oats

General Mills Cheerios

General Mills Wheat Chex

Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats

Post Bran Flakes

Post Raisin Bran

Quaker Instant Oatmeal

Quaker Old Fashioned Oats

Quaker Quick 1 Minute Oats

Crackers

Ak-mak Stone Ground Sesame Cracker available at Trader Joe's mmm ;-)

Kavli Hearty Thick Crispbread

Ryvita Sesame Rye Crispbread

Wasa Hearty Rye Original Crispbread

Whole Foods Baked Woven Wheats

Pasta

Annie's Whole Wheat Shells & Cheddar

DeCecco Whole Wheat Linguine

Fantastic Whole Wheat Couscous

Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Bow Tie

Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Lasagna

Rice

Fantastic Brown Basmati Rice

Kraft Minute Instant Brown Rice

Lundberg Family Farms Wehani Brown Rice

Success 10 Minute Brown Rice

Uncle Ben's Instant Brown Rice

Wegmans Quick Cook Spanish Brown Rice

Snacks

Bearitos Tortilla Chips

Health Valley Healthy Chips Double Chocolate Cookies

Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame

New Morning Organic Cinnamon Grahams

Note: All products contain no trans fats from partially hydrogenated

vegetable oils.