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What are Whole Grains? | ||
| A. Grains that are darker in color | |||
| B. Grains that contain the bran, germ and endosperm | |||
| C. Grains that have one or two of the three parts of the grain kernel | |||
| D. Grains that have been enriched | |||
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B | ||
| Only when all three parts (bran, germ and endosperm) are present can the grain be a whole grain |
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Which part has 50-80% of the grains’ minerals? | ||
| A. The bran | |||
| B. The germ | |||
| C. The endosperm | |||
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B | ||
| Only when all three parts (bran, germ and endosperm) are present can the grain be a whole grain |
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Which product name means it is whole grain? | ||
| A. Honey Wheat | |||
| B. Multigrain | |||
| C. Stone-Ground | |||
| D. Honey Whole Wheat | |||
| E. 100% Natural | |||
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D | ||
| Honey Wheat sounds good but is just a better name than HFCS Wheat Muligrain – there may be more grains but it doesn’t mean that they are whole grains or that the base bread is whole grain Stone-Ground – it may be initially stone ground and then refined Honey Whole Wheat – seeing the term Whole is usually a sure fire way to know something is a whole grain 100% Natural – natural by itself doesn’t mean whole grain |
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True or False: Color is a good way to judge whether or not something is a whole grain. | ||
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False | ||
| Some whole grains are actually light in color. A lot of ‘wheat’ breads add in molasses and caramel color to make them look brown | |||
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Diets rich in whole grains may… | ||
| A. Reduce your risk of heart disease 25-36% | |||
| B. Reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes 21-27% | |||
| C. Reduce your risk of digestive cancers 21-43% | |||
| D. Reduce your risk of stroke 37% | |||
| E. Help in weight management | |||
| F. All of the above | |||
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F | ||
| Diets rich in whole grains and other plant foods and low in saturated fats and cholesterol see all of these impressive health benefits | |||
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True or False: Kids who eat a diet rich in whole grains and other plant foods have the same risk of becoming obese as kids who don’t. |
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False | ||
| Kids who eat a diet rich in whole grains and other plant foods have a LOWER risk of becoming obese than kids who don’t | |||
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Which is a true statement? | ||
| A. Removing the bran and germ takes away 17 key nutrients and 25% of the protein | |||
| B. The B-vitamins and iron are the key nutrients that are replaced in enriched white flour | |||
| C. Fiber is not replaced in enriched white flour | |||
| D. All of the above | |||
| F. None of the above | |||
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E | ||
| All of these are true statements | |||
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True or False: The health benefits from whole grains are due to each of the different nutrients individually. | ||
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False | ||
| All of the individual nutrients are great by themselves but are even better when they all work together. You see health benefits with the Whole Grain Combination . | |||
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What is one way that you can eat more whole grains each day? | ||
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Instead of. . . | Try. . . | |
| White bread | Whole wheat bread | ||
| White rice | Brown rice | ||
| Tortillas | Whole wheat tortilla | ||
| White flour in recipes | Half whole wheat flour | ||
| Regular pasta | Whole wheat pasta | ||
| White flour based crackers | Whole wheat crackers | ||
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How many whole grain servings should you have each day? | ||
| A. “Make half your grains whole” | |||
| B. 1 ½ slices of Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat | |||
| C. Every grain serving should be from whole grains | |||
| D. A and B | |||
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D | ||
| The recommendation is to ‘Make half your grains whole’ or about 3 ounces every day. It is as simple as eating 1 ½ slices of Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat (based on a 2oz slice) | |||