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Article: Whole grains: beyond brown bread.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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My children often try to convince me to buy white bread, but I just cannot do it. Why? Two simple reasons, no really three reasons.
First, I am a "dietitian mom" and my conscience prevents me from buying white bread. My youngest daughter, with much drama, recently told me that it was unfair that she had a "dietitian mom" because she was the only kid at her lunch table with brown bread!"
The second reason I refuse to buy refined, white bread, is that whole grains simply taste better. If you still equate whole grains with fiber or what you grandmother called "roughage," then read on as there is more to whole grains than just fiber. If you believe that ...