DID YOU KNOW: Research has found the people who eat more whole grains tend to live significantly longer lives (this is independent from other dietary and lifestyle factors!) Whole grains can also reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and stroke.

Three servings per day of whole grains are recommended. One serving can count as ½ cup hot cereal/cooked grains, 1 cup cold cereal, ½ bagel or english muffin, or 3 cups of popped popcorn!

Five to One Rule: When buying packaged grain products (bread, cereals) in the store, look at the nutrition label to find the carbohydrate to fiber ratio. Products with a carbohydrate to fiber ratio lower than 5 get the green light. For example, an item with 15g of carbohydrate and 3g of fiber (15/3=5, YES) versus an item with 30g of carbohydrate and 3g of fiber (30/3=10, PASS.) 

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