Your solution: Check any product’s ingredients list, and apply the rules below to know if it’s really a whole grain food. Also check out 37 delicious whole grain products on the next page.
Wheat: If you don’t see the word “whole” on the food label, the product is made from refined wheat flour. [sidebar]Oats: Whether you see the word “whole” or not, the product is made from whole oats. Rye: You must see the word “whole.” Most so-called rye and pumpernickel bread in the US is mainly refined wheat flour.Corn: Look for the word “whole.” Unfortunately, some whole corn products don’t bother to use it. Rice: You must see the word “brown.” That is, brown basmati rice is whole grain; basmati rice is refined.
Eat this much: Even Harvard Medical School now agrees with what Prevention has said for years: Most of the grain foods you eat should be whole grains. Why this matters: Whole grains help ward off heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, and possibly Alzheimer’s disease and asthma. [header=Shopping Checklist] Shopper’s Guide Take the guesswork out of shopping for whole grains with this list of smart buys below. All of these products contain no trans fats from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Bread: Alvarado St. Sprouted Sourdough Bread Goya Corn Tortillas Matthew’s Whole Wheat English Muffins Mestemacher Three Grain Bread Mestemacher Whole Rye Bread with Muesli Pepperidge Farm 100% Stone Ground Whole Wheat Bread Thomas’ Sahara 100% Whole Wheat Pita Bread Wonder Stone Ground 100% Whole Wheat Bread Cereal: Arrowhead Mills Steel Cut Oats General Mills Cheerios General Mills Wheat Chex Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Post Bran Flakes Post Raisin Bran Quaker Instant Oatmeal Quaker Old Fashioned Oats Quaker Quick 1 Minute Oats Crackers: Ak-mak Stone Ground Sesame Cracker Kavli Hearty Thick Crispbread Ryvita Sesame Rye Crispbread Wasa Hearty Rye Original Crispbread Whole Foods Baked Woven Wheats Pasta: Annie’s Whole Wheat Shells & Cheddar DeCecco Whole Wheat Linguine Fantastic Whole Wheat Couscous Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Bow Tie Hodgson Mill Whole Wheat Lasagna Rice: Fantastic Brown Basmati Rice Kraft Minute Instant Brown Rice Lundberg Family Farms Wehani Brown Rice Success 10 Minute Brown Rice Uncle Ben’s Instant Brown Rice Wegmans Quick Cook Spanish Brown Rice Snacks: Bearitos Tortilla Chips Health Valley Healthy Chips Double Chocolate Cookies Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame New Morning Organic Cinnamon Grahams More from Prevention: 8 Supermarket Saves (And Splurges)
