Grain Deep Dive

Grain Deep Dive

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. Learn more about the nutritional benefits of grain foods in the resources below.
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What is the Best Time of the Day to Consume Bread?

Each meal has its nutritional necessities and the good news is that you can eat bread at any time of the day!  Breakfast: At breakfast ...
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Homemade Steamed Pork Belly Bao Buns with Veggies

Take Your Pleasure for the Sandwiches to Another Level

Here some sophisticated proposals Famous chef Bill Granger Cringer recalls that the Strasbourg sandwich was a staple as a child: Tomato sauce and butter on ...
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School Lunch Sandwich

Children require adequate sustenance in order to fulfill their potential. Hunger, tiredness, and nutrient deficiencies may pose as obstacles to their academic performance. A sandwich ...
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Removing Gluten from our Diet Only Provides Temporary Solutions

Easy diets, miracle cures, self-medication and charlatanism are some of the triggers for people to have entered a trend that points to gluten as the ...
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Removing Bread from the Diet May Cause Nutritional Deficiencies and a Lack of Energy

Contrary to what many people believe, eliminating certain foods from the diet may bring more negative consequences than health benefits. A clear example of this ...
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Removing Bread from Diet Might Not Be the Answer

By Rocío Río de la Loza, Health Coach Did you know that by eliminating bread you are not necessarily eliminating gluten from your diet? Gluten ...
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How to Choose the Healthiest Bread

There are an infinite number of breads, each one is different and has the necessary health properties for each type of person. Follow these five ...
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For Good Digestion: Bread

Bread benefits the digestive system in many ways; from promoting a good intestinal transit to the treatment of hemorrhoids.  Whole grain bread is good for ...
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Five Health Benefits of Eating Bread

Bread is one of the most ancient forms of prepared foods by human groups. Throughout history, especially after the industrialization of bread making, it has ...
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Eating Whole Grains Prolongs Life

The English proverb “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” sums up the importance of healthy eating, but, are we aware that our food ...
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Eating Bread has Great Health Benefits

Although it is often mistakenly suppressed from eating the moment a diet to lose weight is initiated, bread is one of the foods that make ...
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Eat Bread and… Lose Weight!

There are many people who choose not to include bread in their weight loss diets. However, nutritionists tell us that is a big mistake since ...
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Do You Know the Mediterranean Diet and its Health Benefits?

The Mediterranean diet was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It has been awarded such ...
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Do Not Be Afraid of Carbs, They Can Save Your Life.

Carbohydrates help cardiovascular health Many times when starting a diet some of the foods that are immediately eliminated are those that contain carbohydrates; However, it ...
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Carbohydrates for a Healthy Life

Contrary to common belief, carbohydrates are not exclusive to sugary, drinks, tempting desserts, or grain foods, but are present in many other healthy items including ...
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Bread Nourishes Us Like No Other Food

Although it is often mistakenly suppressed from eating the moment a diet to lose weight is initiated, bread is one of the foods that make ...
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In this rear view, an unrecognizable woman stands with a shopping cart in front of a shelf full of food in the bread aisle of a grocery store.

Bread is Not Bad for Your Health, This is Just a Myth

According to the University of Harvard, whole wheat bread is made with flour that contains the three parts of the grain which makes it a nutrient ...
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Bread is Great for Relieving Constipation

Constipation is one of the suffering associated with modern life,it is not properly considered a disease and becomes difficult to identify. Children, elderly and pregnant ...
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