Pasta (pretty) perfect. (Right Stuff).Whole-wheat bread? No problem. Whole-wheat cereal cereal or grain Any grass yielding starchy seeds suitable for food. The most commonly cultivated cereals are wheat, rice, rye, oats, barley, corn, and sorghum. As human food, cereals are usually marketed in raw grain form or as ingredients of food products. ? Just pick up a box of shredded wheat Shredded Wheat is a breakfast cereal made from whole wheat. It comes in two sizes, bite sized (3/4 in x 1 in), and normal size, which are sometimes broken into small pieces before adding milk. or Wheatena. But whole-wheat pasta While the only basic difference between these names is the shape of the pasta, each pasta is typically matched with a particular sauce based on cooking time, consistency, ability to hold sauce, ease of eating, etc. is another story. Sure, you can find it at health-food stores and food co-ops. But if you rarely venture beyond the supermarket, good luck. And the chewier texture of whole-wheat pasta may discourage some people from going out of their way to get it. That's why San Giorgio San Giorgio, the Italian form of the name of Saint George. At least 31 towns in Italy are named San Giorgio, and at least 27 more are named San Giorgio (something) (as in San Giorgio Jonico, near Taranto). Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Blend Pasta stands out. It's made of white flour plus some wheat bran and wheat germ--the two ingredients that are removed from whole-wheat flour when it's refined. Tastewise, San Giorgio's Elbows, Penne Rigate, Rotini, Spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta. , and Thin Spaghetti are in the same league as the 50% Whole Grain Organic Pastas from health-food-store brand Eden. And both are barely distinguishable from their refined counterparts. Why does the extra whole wheat matter? Because people who eat more fiber (mostly from whole grains) have a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes. You get three grams of fiber in each cup of cooked San Giorgio. That's more than you'd get from regular pasta (one gram) but less than you'd get from 100 percent whole-wheat pasta (five grams). Perfect? No. Easy? Yes. And that's what puts pasta on so many dinner plates. San Giorgio: (800) 730-5957. Eden: (888) 441-3336. |
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