Make half your grains whole

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GRAINS
Make half your grains whole!
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GRAINS
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Why do we need to eat so much from the Grains
Group?
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Energy!
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B Vitamins
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Iron
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Fiber

• Keeps us regular
• Helps us feel full
• Protects against bowel disorders
• Helps regulate blood glucose
• Reduces blood cholesterol

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Make half your grains whole!
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These are NOT whole grains

• Wheat flour
• Enriched flour
• Degermed corn meal

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What does it mean?

• Enriched?
• Fortified?

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Sometimes grains are sources of fat and extra
sugar.
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Grains

• How many ounces of grain products do you need
  every day?
• How many ounces should be whole grains?

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What is an ounce of grains?

• 1 ounce equivalent
• 1 slice of bread
• 1 biscuit or roll
• ½ hamburger or hotdog bun
• 1 cup ready-to-eat cereal
• ½ cup cooked cereal, rice or pasta

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Stretch your grains dollars
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Take Home Messages

• Grains low in fat and sugar should be the
  foundation of our diets
• Half of the grains should be whole grains for
  best sources of energy, nutrients and fiber
• With smart purchasing and storage practices,
  grains can stretch food dollars while giving the
  best nutrition

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Adapted from NEP-202FG, Grains Group Make Half
Your Grains Whole

• Prepared by Jackie R. Walters, MBA, RD, LD
• University of Kentucky
• Extension Associate for Nutrition Education
  Programs
• May 2006
• Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative
  Extension serve all people regardless of race,
  color, age, sex, religion, disability, or
• national origin.