Step 2: Whole Grains

In any food that you eat, whole grains are a better choice than processed foods. Whole grains are full of fiber and nutrients and don’t pack on the pounds like white carbohydrates do. Here are your goals for whole grain foods.

• Instead of white rice, white pasta or white breads, eat whole grain rice, pasta and breads instead.

• Eat a serving of whole grain cereal or breads in the morning with your breakfast.

• Try replacing whole grain flour with white flour in your recipes.

• Purchase 100 percent whole grain foods, not “whole wheat” or other limited grained products.

Chances are good that you won’t notice any differences in these foods in the way that they taste but your blood sugar will!