Bye Bye, Belly Rolls: Slimming Down with Whole Grains


When shopping for whole-grain products eyeball the labels carefully. “There are a lot of foods around that claim they contain whole grains, but are not really major sources of whole grains,” cautions Penny Kris-Etherton, a researcher on the study. She suggests looking for the products with “whole grain” listed as the first ingredient on the label. As a general rule, buy products that are at least 51 percent whole grain.

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10.07.2010
Donna Cavanagh
Just talking about this topic yesterday! So, I had to Retweet it because it confirmed the positives of whole grains that my friend and I were talking about. Great job.
03.25.2010
Claudia
I grew up on wholegrain bread, now I have to admit, Nutella just tastes better on white bread, but I really enjoy old fashioned wholegrain bread, the way farmers (used) to eat it. My favourite healthy snack is toasted wholegrain bread with avocado, garlic, cumin, paprika and sriracha mixed in it (salt if needed)~ it just tastes wonderful, and to be honest, you might find that avocados are too high in calories, but my thoughts on that is that I'd rather have high caloric intake from healthy foods than from tiramisu, and I incorporate enough movement to not have to worry about eating an avocado. Also, stop baking. Honestly. When I started baking, I gained weight. Luckily for me I prefer savoury hearty foods to sugary stuff, so I prefer home made ratatouille to freshly baked muffins. I've read studies that imply that white bread increases chances of developing colon cancer. I believe that people can learn to eat things they previously did not like, and this doesn't just apply to veg.
03.25.2010
parshotam
i enjoy whole wheat indian bread . it is very healthy.
03.11.2010
Nikki Deterding
Is Wonderbread whole wheat? No? Dang. I enjoy the sponginess of it, and it makes awesome grilled cheeses, but maybe I should trade it in ...
03.11.2010
Harriet M
Good thing I'm eating a big bowl of oatmeal as I read this. I love whole grains!
It feels good to write.

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