WHOLE GRAINS

WHAT ARE WHOLE GRAINS? REFINED GRAINS?

HEALTH BENEFITS Adding whole grains can reduce the risk of..

Eating whole grains gives your body extra

Stroke
antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, and
minerals. Heart Disease
Cancer
Replacing refined grains with whole grains Obesity
has shown to significantly Improve total
cholesterol, LDL, hemoglobin A1c, and C- Diabetes
reactive protein levels.

COMMONLY KNOWN WHOLE GRAINS

Amaranth Millet Sorghum

Barley Oats Wheat
Buckwheat Quinoa Wild Rice
Bulgur Rice
Corn Rye
 WHOLE GRAINS
RECOMMENDATIONS

100% All GRAIN INGREDIENTS ARE WHOLE

Whole Grain Stamp

GRAIN. THERE IS A MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT OF 16g (FULL
SERVING) OF WHOLE GRAIN PER
LABEL SERVING.

50%+ AT LEAST HALF OF THE GRAIN

INGREDIENTS ARE WHOLE GRAIN.
THERE IS A MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT OF 8g (HALF
SERVING) OF WHOLE GRAIN PER
LABEL SERVING

BASIC CONTAINS AT LEAST 8g (HALF SERVING)

OF WHOLE GRAIN, BUT MAY CONTAIN
MORE REFINED GRAIN THAN WHOLE

No Whole Grain Stamp?

Check the Ingredients.
A packaged item will say "100% Whole
Grain"

The Ingredient list will contain the

word "whole grain," "whole wheat,"
"whole [grain]," "stoneground whole
[grain]," "brown rice," "oats, oatmeal,"
or "wheat berries" to Indicate that it
contains all parts of the grain. Be sure to choose products high In fiber
with fewer added sugars

All adults are to eat half their grain as whole grains

That is at least 3 - 5 servings

Children require 2 - 3 more servings

Source: Wholegraincouncil.org / eatright.org