Whole grain

Introduction Bran is a outer most layer of the cereal grain and consists of the nucellar epidermis, seed coat, pericarp and aleurone. The aleurone layer consists of heavy walled, cube shaped cells which are composed primarily of cellulose. It is low in starch and high in minerals, fat, and protein. However, due to its thick cellulosic walls, these nutrients are unavailable for digestion in monogastric species. Bran from a wide array of cereal grains have been shown to have an effect on…

we all talked about what I had learned during the whole entire process. I explained to them why the meal I made with healthy for us and I also asked them what they thought about the meal. While explaining to them why the meal was so healthy, I told them about all the nutrients and contents in almost all of the ingredients. We ended up talking about the health benefits in the whole grain pasta I made for around 5 minutes! We compared whole grain pasta to regular pasta. We also discussed what…

flours, fats, and sugars leads to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes (Daily Show). According to Pollan, our diet has changed over the last one hundred years. In the past, man subsided on meat, vegetables, fruit, and a little bit of whole grains. He argues that our bodies know how to digest corn, but not corn syrup. United States "Consumes two hundred and forty pounds of sugar per year" (Colbert Report). Almost every processed food contains corn syrup, sugar, or "sugar like"…

All pet-owners know how horrible it is when your beloved pet is under the weather. You know when they aren’t feeling at their best, and it’s a frustrating and upsetting feeling to watch, powerless, as they endure it. One of the best ways to stop this happening is to ensure that you keep your dog’s health up, at the highest level it can be, at all times, because just as is the case with humans, prevention is better than a cure. An excellent way to achieve this is to make sure that your dog…

Vietnamese Cuisine Eating plays an important role in Vietnamese society, there are certain requirements of dining etiquette, although this can vary from region to region. For example, in northern and central Vietnam, it is a custom for the oldest family member to sit nearest the door and everyone else to be arranged in descending age. The eldest will also be the first to help himself to food and a host will often serve the guest. In the south where the tradition of etiquette are more relaxed,…

and now it’s the oldest! Fromm makes all their dry dog food right in their own family-owned-and-operated plants in Wisconsin. Their low-fat treats are made there too, as well as some of the canned pet food. The rest of the cans as well as their grain-free treats are produced by USDA-inspected partner plants, also in Wisconsin or in South Dakota. Is From a good dog food? Yes, and it’s all made…

prostaglandins and there are anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. The bad prostaglandins are produced by foods such as red meat, sugar, coffee, alcohol and bread and pasta made from refined grains and white flour. The good prostaglandins can be found in nuts, seeds, fish, olive oil, green tea, vegetables and whole…

One’s lifestyle can either reduce one’s chances of developing a potentially terminal disease, or it can increase those same chances (Schiff 9). In most cases, people can, in fact, live longer, healthier lives by adjusting their diets, increasing their exercise levels, and changing various other detrimental aspects of their lifestyles (25). Furthermore, simultaneously possessing multiple healthy lifestyle characteristics provides additional benefits towards improving one’s health (Loprinzi et al.…

well-being of children in America, increase ingestion of healthy foods throughout the day, and encourage healthy eating habits. Some of the food requirements under the proposed rule states: be either a fruit, a dairy, a vegetable, a protein food, whole-grain rich product, must contain 10% of the daily value of a nutrient, snack items should contain less than two-hundred milligrams of sodium. These food requirements will help prevent childhood diseases associated with unhealthy eating habits…

In elementary, I remember getting mouthwatering, giant cinnamon rolls once every few months as a desert for school lunch. Now many years later, the cinnamon rolls served at school are much smaller, have far less frosting, and have turned “whole grain”. Unfortunately, cinnamon rolls are not the only things that have been changed. Since elementary school, my classmates and I have noticed smaller serving sizes, fewer varieties of food choices, and more canned or frozen food. The change in cinnamon…