Cereal is a quick and easy way for me to add whole grain to my diet. Which as I get older I know is really important. Dietary Guidelines recommend choosing products with whole grain listed as the first ingredient.
General Mills is making it easier for you to find the cereal with whole grain as the first ingredients in their cereals! You will see a white check mark on the General Mills Cereal box that has the Whole Grain labeled as the first ingredient. Now every cereal with the white check has more whole grain than any other single ingredient with the same great taste. You will see “whole grain” as a part of the first ingredient on the ingredient list, indicating that whole grain is the first and most prevalent ingredient. Make a commitment to add more whole grain to your diet by simply pouring a bowl of cereal with the white check including Cheerios®, Lucky Charms®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios® and Total®.
For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the “Fast Lane for Whole Grain” sweepstakes, visit http://www.wholegrainnation.com/.
- Start Early! The Dietary Guidelines recommend people get at least 48 grams of whole grain in their daily diets. Get a jump-start on the day’s nutrition by incorporating whole grain into your morning routine. For instance, when choosing cereal make sure whole grain is listed as the first ingredient. One easy choice is cereal with the white check, which have more whole grain than any other single ingredient.
- Make Simple Swaps. Choose whole grain versions of the foods you love. Great options include whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread or even whole grain crackers. Also, try different types of whole grain. Use brown rice instead of white rice as a side dish at dinner or popcorn, which is a whole grain, for a snack.
- Don’t Judge a Food by Its Cover. The front of food packages provide good nutritional cues, but don’t forget to read the ingredients and check the nutrition label and side labels for additional health information. Cereals with the white check even include the amount of whole grain per serving on packaging.
- To help with choosing products with whole grain, General Mills developed “Fast Lane for Whole Grain,” an online educational game. Consumers can navigate virtual grocery store aisles and identify products that have whole grain as the first ingredient, with the option to enter a sweepstakes to win one of each of the 50 cereals with the white check.
Make a commitment to add more whole grain to your diet by simply pouring a bowl of cereal with the white check including Cheerios®, Lucky Charms®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios® and Total®.
For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the “Fast Lane for Whole Grain” sweepstakes, visit www.WholeGrainNation.com.
http://www.wholegrainnation.com/:
I have been given the opportunity to host a giveaway where one lucky Cotton Pickin Cute reader can win the prize pack below.
Prize Pack Includes:
■5 boxes of General Mills cereal with the white check
Giveaway ends February 10, 2011 at 11:59pm EST.
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a Rafflecopter giveaway**This is my first giveaway using the Rafflecopter. Please let me know if you have any problems. Rafflecopter makes entering giveaways easier for you, my readers but I'm not sure if I've filled out my first form correctly, so your input would really help me out.
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We are huge fans of cheerios!
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Honey Nut Cheerios (and all other flavors of Cheerios too).
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Honey Nut Cheerios
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