LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Make at least half the grains in your diet whole grains. You can find whole-grain versions of rice, bread, cereal, flour and pasta at most grocery stores. Examples of whole grains and whole-grain foods include: Barley.

Detailed explanation-2: -Choose whole grains instead of refined grains. Whole grains offer a “complete package” of health benefits, unlike refined grains, which are stripped of valuable nutrients in the refining process. All whole grain kernels contain three parts: the bran, germ, and endosperm. Each section houses health-promoting nutrients.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whole grains have the entire grain kernel, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. Some whole-grain examples are whole-wheat flour, bulgur (cracked wheat), oatmeal, and brown rice. Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ.

Detailed explanation-4: -The recommendation to consume at least half of total grains as whole grains can be met in a number of ways. The most direct way to meet the whole grain recommendation is to choose 100 percent whole-grain foods for at least half of all grains consumed.