Look for the words "whole grain" before you buy breads or cereals. Beware of those products that advertise "mult-grain" because that's not the same as "whole grains."
Examples include:
Whole wheat flour
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgur
Muesli
Whole grain barley
Amaranth
Millet
Quinoa
Sorghum
Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Start your day with a cup of oatmeal for breakfast.
Look for cereals with at least 3 grams of fiber per serving. Some has as much as 13 grams in a single serving.
Brown-bag It
Bring a baggie of whole grain crackers to snack-on.
Brown-bag your lunch with a sandwich made of whole grain bread or a whole wheat wrap.
Pack a Snack
Munch on dry popcorn or dry cereal for a snack.
Replace plain bagels with whole wheat bagels.
Whole wheat snack crackers are tasty treats at staff meetings.
Portion Distortion
A large bagel is typically two or more servings. Try a smaller version or only eat one half of a larger bagel.
Read your cereal box nutrition label. Serving sizes range from 1/2 cup to 1 cup. Not all cereals are the same serving size.
How big are your buns? When choosing sandwich buns, choose smaller options with fewer calories.
