Whole Grains- Some Tips

Why use Whole Grain Pasta?

1. Expands while cooking- more for your money
2. Can be kept for a long time
3. Can be used in quick meals
4. More nutrients than white pasta
-Fiber, B vitamins, iron

How can you use it?

1. Cold pasta salad
2. Hot casserole dishes
3. With tomato and meat sauce
4. Plain with olive oil and seasonings
5. As a base for sauces or other vegetable/meat mixes

How Much Per Day?

Adults- 6-8 oz/day

Children- 3-5 oz/day

*1 slice of bread, 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal, or ½

cup of cooked rice, cooked pasta, or cooked cereal
can be considered as 1 ounce-equivalent from the
Grains Group
*At least half of these grains should be whole
grains!
 Look For....

"whole grain" as the first This symbol on any Grains in their whole
ingredient on the food package form
nutrition label