Grain foods are one of the major food groups as part of an overall healthy eating plan. When you think about a meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you should aim to have about one-quarter of that meal coming from grain foods to benefit include their essential nutrients – dietary fiber, B vitamins (folate, thiamin, niacin), iron, zinc, magnesium and calcium.
Nutritional Benefits of Grains
To make “every bite count” it is important to choose a variety of foods from all food groups and limit added sugars and foods high in sodium. The Dietary Guidelines recommendation to eat half of your grains whole grain sources illustrates that both whole and enriched grains provide necessary nutrients.
As plant-based foods, grains play a foundational role within all the Dietary Guidelines recommended diet patterns. Many staple enriched grain foods are not only delicious but also versatile, representing cultural foodways such as pasta and vegetables, sandwiches, cereal, fruit and milks, pizza, and more.
This year for National Cereal Day we’re going beyond just your average bowl of deliciousness with milk. We’re merging, combining, elevating, whatever you want to call it- the result is the same- two delicious cereals together for an epic breakfast.