Whole grains are a great and easy way to add fibre and nutrients into your diet. Since they are naturally high in fibre, they keep you fuller and satisfied for longer. They are also rich in nutrients including iron, magnesium, manganese and B vitamins just to name a few, and are linked to a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other health issues. They may be a carbohydrate, but rest assured they are of the healthy complex kind.
So what exactly is the difference between a refined grain and a whole grain? All grains start as whole grains, but in the processing and milling stages many essential nutrients are lost. Whole grains are simply grains which still have the whole grain (including the bran, the germ and the endosperm) intact, while refined grains are processed, resulting in foods including white bread, sugary breakfast cereals and white rice, which offer next to no health benefits for your body. As far as classification goes there are two main types of grains: cereal grains and pseudocereal grains. Cereal grains come from cereal grasses such as oats, wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye and millet,
