What’s Whole?

How do you know something is whole wheat? How do you know the label isn’t lying to you?

Well let me explain what is “whole wheat” and by the time you finish reading this article, you should have a sense how to choose your whole wheat products.

Whole wheat simply means the entire grain. Lately, the government has begun to place these “whole grain” labels on cereals such as Froot Loops, Cocoa Puffs and etc. The Whole Grains Council (yeah they have a council for this stuff) decided that the whole grain label can be stamped on foods that have a minimal of 8 grams per serving and foods that have 16 grams per serving get the 100% whole grain label. Again, those labels are just there to confuse you, it’s all based on the food pyramid serving size baloney. The recommended amount of whole grains per day would be six full servings, now that is way too much if you are trying to get lean, if you are trying to gain mass then you can attempt the six servings. However, the whole grain cereals are better then non-whole grain cereals.

When choosing whole grain products, look for the terms whole grain, whole wheat, stone ground wheat, brown rice and oats, those terms mean you’re getting the real deal. Ingredients such as wheat flour, durum wheat, organic flour, multigrain, or semolina are unclear as to what they actually mean whole grain wise. Avoid ingredients such as wheat germ, bran, or enriched flour, those terms never mean whole grain.