Grain Products For Health

August 19, 2008 at 10:47 pm | In Foods, Health, Health Information, Health Promotion, Healthy eating, Nutrition, Risk Factors | Leave a Comment
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The second group of foods I want  to talk about is ‘Grain Products’ It is second in importance to vegetables and fruit because we need less servings per day.  Grains are an excellent source of fibre. They are  also low in fat. 

Grain products provide carbohydrates, iron, fibre, Vitamin B. magnesium and zinc.

Healthy eating includes whole grain- Make  1/2 of your daliy servings of  grain  products whole grain to get the maximun nutrients .

Examples of whole grains: Brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur, quinoa, oatmeal, wild rice, whole oats, whole rye. whole wheat

A teenager requires 6-7 servings of grain products per day.

An adult age 19-50 requires 6-8 servings

Examples of a serving of grain products:

  • 1 slice of bread
  • 1/2 bagel
  • 1/2 cup cooked rice
  • 1/2 cup cooked pasta
  • 30g of cereal

Tips

  • Make at least 1/2 of these servings whole grains.
  • Choose whole wheat flour and whole wheat pizza crust often.
  •  If using white flour, look for enriched flour.
  •  Check the ingredients of white flour for added vitamins and minerals.
  • Read the nutritional value on packaging and choose cereals that are higher in fibre. 

 You may want to look at  how to bake whole wheat bread.

Nutrition-What is Healthy?

August 15, 2008 at 3:45 am | In Foods, Health, Health Information, Health Promotion, Healthy eating, Nutrition, Risk Factors | 2 Comments
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Nutrition is important for a  healthy lifestyle, to prevent diseases, to promote speedier recovery from illnesses and to boost our immune system.  Good eating habits need not be expensive, nor healthy meals difficulty to prepare.  Quite often; however, nutritious meals are associated with a large grocery bill and lots of time to prepare.  Healthy eating is not about having plenty to eat either, but about eating the right amount of the right foods.

For those who enjoy preparing meals, fast food may already been removed from your meal plans.  Nutritious food products are not necessarily expensive. 

For those with a busy lifestyle, there is help available, there are tools and resources so you can eat nutritous meals. 
I have written a number of  articles on nutrition,  so I will be blogging on nutrition , and will be sharing excerpts from some of these articles with you.

For the purpose of healthy eating the food we prepare to eat is broken down into four groups. They are listed in order of importance to your meal plan. That is you need  more servings of vegetables than you need of grains, and so on.

  • Vegetables & Fruit
  • Grain Products
  • Milk & Milk Alternatives
  • Meat & Meat Alternatives

The criteria used by Canada Food Guide  for grouping these products are:

  • Foods originating from the same agricultural base. 
  •  How foods have traditionally been classified.
  • How people used foods

The information that I will be sharing with you is current.  I will  be updating if necessary.

The nutrition information will be useful to both vegetarians and those on a weight a loss diet. I mentioned these two groups because their eating habits have been assosiated with choice.  You can find more about this topic.

Fruits & Vegetables

Grain Products

Milk & Milk Alternatives

Meat & Meat Alternatives

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