Going back to basics, grains are wheat, cereals, corn, rice, rye, barley and couscous. They are found in bread, cereal, pasta, bagels, rolls, muffins, crackers, biscuits, pastries, corn, tortilla chips, lager, soy sauce, some canned soups, lots of ready meals – start to read the ingredients labels!
Firstly, if eating the processed or white versions of the above foods, it means that they have been through a chemical process to bleach them, which naturally removes the goodness, all of the vitamins and minerals. But what about wholegrains I hear you cry? Confusion over grains being healthy comes from the Department of Health’s insistence that whole grains are essential to a healthy diet. They are one of the few foods that are allowed to make health claims on their labels, relating whole grains with a reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers.
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