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Benefits of Fibre
- Start your day with a bowl of oatmeal, whole grain cereal, or whole wheat toast.
- Try whole grains used in different cultures, such as bulgur, pot barley, quinoa and wild rice.
- Substitute brown rice in recipes that call for white rice, and use whole wheat pasta instead of regular pasta.
- Bake with whole wheat flour. In most recipes, you can substitute half of the white flour with whole wheat flour.
- Pick a cereal that is made with whole grains or bran, or one that is at least a "high source" of fibre.
- Look at the ingredient list rather than the colour of a food when you choose whole grain foods. Some brown bread, for example, is simply white bread colored with molasses.
- The first ingredient should be a whole grain such as whole grain wheat.
- Order pizza made with a whole wheat crust.
- Choose grain products that are lower in fat, sugar or salt.
- Make at least half of your grain products whole grain each day.
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Did You know?
The advice of many nutrition experts is to eat fish two to three times a week. Eating fish has been associated with a reduced risk of heart attacks. And yes, canned tuna and salmon count as servings.
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