Nutrition
Spotting whole grains at the grocery store
That's the first step in avoiding unhealthy refined or highly processed grains.
It's important to eat a diet that includes whole grains. But not everyone knows what that means. "Some people aren't sure what a whole grain is. It can be confusing, and you may wind up making the wrong food choices," says registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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