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October 13, 2008

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A Whole Grain of Truth (cont'd)

Tammy Lakatos Shames and Lyssie Lakatos

Tips to get the whole grain:

Breakfast is your best opportunity to include whole grains, but it may mean kissing your usual fare "goodbye." Adios to the bagel with cream cheese and bon jour two slices of whole-grain toast or a whole-grain English muffin.
Instead of a fried egg-and-biscuit sandwich, try a bowl of oatmeal. Whether instant, old-fashioned or steel-cut, all oatmeal is whole grain. One cup is equal to two whole-grain servings.
Want ready-to-eat cereal? Look for ones that list whole wheat, whole oats or another whole grain as the first ingredient. (General Mills is the first manufacturer to make all of their cereals with the whole grain. However, just because a cereal is made with the whole grain doesn't mean it is healthy — watch out for the high sugar cereals, like Lucky Charms.)
For lunch, make sandwiches with whole-grain breads.
Skip the white rice and use brown rice, wild rice, bulgur or whole-wheat couscous.
When making bread, muffins, pancakes or waffles, substitute whole-wheat flour for part or all of the white flour.

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