Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Whole grain




Now that I have been educated to the awesomeness of whole grains. I only buy whole grain bread and pasta. If you pay attention to the sales 90% of the time they include the whole grain varieties of the brand as well. The whole grain has more fiber, interestingly enough I keep finding that the less healthier option has odd things added to the product to make it seem like a healthy choice. Such as thiamine, niacin,and riboflavin.

Thiamine- is a vitamin prescribed to those who have a deficiency, that you get from not eating enough whole grain.
Niacin- is found in meats, dairies, vegetables, nuts. You don't need a lot, daily.
Riboflavin- interestingly enough is water soluble and NOT stored in the body, it needs to be replenished every day. It also can be found in dairy,veggies and nuts.

I'd rather my family eat several veggies a day to receive what they need of the above and the many many other benefits the veggies have to offer.

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