WHOLE

GRAINS
Rachel Chan
Immaculata Diete9c Intern

The anatomy of whole grain

Why should
we eat
whole
grains!?

Reasons to include more whole

grains in your diet
Heart disease
Weight management
Feeling of fullness with fewer calories

Bowel movements J
Prevent birth defects

How do we iden9fy whole grain

products?

Packaging symbols
Whole Grains council
Basic Stamp

A HALF serving of whole grain

May contain rened grains

100% Stamp

A FULL serving or more

of whole grain per
serving

Packaging symbols
General Mills products
AT LEAST 9 grams of whole grains per
serving

American Heart Associa9on

Contains 51 percent or more whole grains by
weight
Plus is low in saturated fat and cholesterol

Look for whole grain on the ingredients list

If whole grain is listed as the FIRST
ingredient
you are geTng more whole grain than any other
ingredients!

Words that mean

YES it is a whole grain product:

Whole grain [name of grain]

Whole wheat
Whole [other grain]
Stoneground whole [grain]
Brown rice
Oats, oatmeal (old fashioned and instant)
wheatberries

Words that mean MAYBE

Wheat, or wheat our

Semolina
Durum wheat
Organic our
Stoneground
Mul9grain (may describe several whole grains
or several rened grains, or a mix of both)

NO
Enriched our
Degerminated (on corn meal)
Bran
Wheat germ

*Color of a product does NOT indicate a whole-
grain food

2010 Dietary Guideline for Americans

3 full servings of whole grains
=48g of whole grains/day

School Year 2014-2015

In the future, ALL grains must meet the whole
grain-rich criteria
Meaning
ALL grains have to be whole grains