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Fitting Grains Into Your Daily Plan
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Foods in the bread and cereal group come in a variety of forms from crackers, rolls and pancakes to spaghetti. If you are looking for variety in your food choices, this food group can certainly provide it. Breads and other grain foods have been labeled by some as "fattening". However, it is what you add to these foods that adds fat and extra calories. Use spreads, sauces and gravies sparingly with bread and cereal products, or use low-fat or fat-free products. Concentrate on selecting a wide variety of breads, rolls, pasta and rice dishes that are made with less fat.
Baked goods containing extra sugar and fat such as doughnuts, cookies and cakes fit into this food group. Frequently, recipes for baked goods can be changed to use less fat and sugar. To reduce the fat in a favorite recipe, begin by reducing fat one or two tablespoons at a time. You may also reduce sugar by 1/4 to 1/3 without changing product flavor or texture too much. For those who don't like to experiment, many recipe books are available featuring bakery products with reduced fat and sugar.
Those interested in getting more dietary fiber should focus on whole grain products within the breads, cereals, rice and pasta food group. Whole grain breads, bran cereals and other whole grain foods can easily provide more than half of the recommended daily levels of dietary fiber. If your current diet does not include many fiber-rich foods, introduce them slowly. Be sure to drink from six to eight glasses of water or other liquids when you increase fiber-rich foods in your diet.
Examples of grains include:
Bagels
Biscuits
Breads, enriched white or whole grain
Buns, hamburger
Cake
Cereals, ready to eat
Cereals, cooked
Cookies
Crackers
Croissants
Doughnuts
Macaroni
Muffins
Pancakes
Pastries
Pies
Rice
Rolls, dinner or cinnamon
Spaghetti
Tortillas
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